Alternative Health

451. What Type of Arthritis Do You Have? By Rudy Silva
     Arthritis dates back to prehistoric times and is seen all through the ages in the joints of the skeleton remains.Most of you will have problems with your joints and it may be arthritis. Arthritis is associated with aging but it is not caused because you are aging. Arthritis is caused by the body not been fed the proper nutrients that keep your joints health and free of wear and tear.There are plenty of joints in your body and typically there are only specific joints that have arthritic pain.…



452. Maintaining Healthy Vision Naturally By Marc Grossman
     The training of our eye doctors in this country is very comprehensive there have been major advances in treatment of eye disease and even laser surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism is available today. But it doesn't really correct the underlying problem of why it is there to begin with. Eye care in this country is symptom oriented. In our training as eye doctors we’re taught that once something goes wrong with your eyes there is not much that can be done to help …



453. Independent Research Proves Effectiveness of Magnotherapy Wristbands By Raine Leary
     “Magnetic bracelets reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.” Those are the findings of a scientifically peer reviewed clinical trial published in the British Medical Journal (Dec 17 04) The trial used specially designed ‘Bioflow’ magnets which use Central Reverse Polarity™ made by Cornish company Ecoflow Plc.Local woman, Raine Leary, an Independent Distributor for Ecoflow, today spoke of her “delight but not surprise” at the findings. Raine said: “It’s wonderful to be able to point to some indepen…



454. Could You Have Lyme and Not Know It? By Heidi Whitaker
     If you have ever been bitten by a tick, flea, mosquito, gnat, or mite or have been sexually active with someone who has been bitten, then you are at risk for Lyme Disease. Lyme can also be transmitted from mother to unborn child and through breast-feeding. Contaminated food can also pass along the disease.Forget what you have been told about “bulls-eye” rashes and deep woods excursions – they only make up a small percentage of the population infected by Lyme. Lyme Disease is not rare. It is an…



455. Holistic Methods: Color Therapy and Aura Soma in Steamboat Springs, Colorado By Andrea Jehn
     The human body is recognized as a series of colors, detectable only in the last fifty years with the technology of Kirlian Photography. The colors relate to the body’s subtle energy fields, known as auras and chakras. Although these fields have only been visible in recent years, healing techniques that enhance these energetic colors have been used since Egyptian times. By manipulating these energetic fields with various treatments of what is now known as “color therapy,” the body can begin …



456. The Truth About Dandelions! By Lorna Mclaren
     Dandelions are not weeds! They are wild vegetables. In Greek mythology, Hecate fed Theseus dandelions for 30 days so he would become powerful enough to defeat the Minotaur. Though this is just the stuff of legend, this story gives us an insight as to the powerful properties of the lowly dandelions.In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared that dandelions are more nutritious than broccoli and spinach. Attractive to birds and deer, these wild vegetables make excellent food fo…



457. Medieval Remedies That Still Work Today By Doug Smith
     Home Remedies - Facts or Quacks?In a previous article we looked at several possible definitions of a home remedy, and patched together a definition that met our mental image of such a remedy. If you missed it, here’s the definition we derived.A home remedy is an experience-based or even accidental remedy or cure prepared from herbs, plants, or other available ingredients by common folk when modern medical help was unavailable (or hadn’t been devised yet).But Home Remedies Are From The Dark Ag…



458. Essential Oils Are Essential For Our Time By Diane Castell
     What is "it"? Oils-Pure Essential Oils. Frankincense and Myrrh, for Christ's birth; Christ anointed with oils for healing. The Egyptians used it for healing, so why don't we? We have been exposed to oils for basic smells, but what about using them for more therapeutic purposes?Why are we sick in America? Our lives are out of balance; we have 4 parts to our lives, physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional. Finding ways to put these four aspects into balance will allow healing and happiness…



459. The Macrobiotic Approach To Health And Wellness By Stephanie Raymond
     It may be an ordinary dance studio during the week, but on Sunday mornings this little room in Toronto’s west end is transformed by the smells of steamed vegetables, seaweed and miso into Anna Rosenberg’s Macro Mornings cooking class. Here Rosenberg provides her students with a basic introduction to macrobiotic cooking.Many of Rosenberg’s students come to her cooking classes to learn how to prepare a wide variety of meals that will help them start the healing process and recover from such dise…



460. Health Benefits of Tea By Jason Ditto
     Tea: It Does the Body GoodStudies that support the health benefits of tea drinking keep filling the headlines. There’s simply no denying that a daily spot of tea does the body good.Even though researchers can’t quite agree on every aspect, I’m sold on the fact that a few cups a day will do its best to protect me from heart disease, a stroke, cancer, and more.What Makes Tea Good for the Body?Tea contains high levels of antioxidants, some of which are called polyphenols, flavonoids, and catechin…



461. Body Work By C. Bailey-Lloyd
     Body Work is more than just a massage, it's a whole concept. Body work theororizes that within our anatomy, is a story of unresolved problems and past traumas -- both physical and psychological. Body Work is a massage technique where deep, hard pressure is applied to the acupressure and related points of the blockages (in the body). This form of body work massage frees the client to release tension and feelings; is usually done through yelling, crying, muscular vibrations, release -- then foll…



462. Toddler Stuttering By Steve Hill
     Some parents have the shock of hearing their young child start to stutter as a toddler. I am somebody who runs a speech centre in Birmingham, England, I now help people to achieve fluency.I met a lady who was thirty and her little boy aged four had been stuttering for quite a while. She had taken him to speech therapy and was extremely anxious as to why he was stuttering. It had possibly started because the toddlers father had quite a severe stutter, the boy may of picked up the bad habits thi…



463. How to Protect Your Family Against the Coming Pandemic By John Hart
     Most dictionaries define pandemic as "an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world."Recently, Klaus Stohr, the coordinator of the global infuenza program at the World Health Organization predicted a bird flu pandemic that would take more lives than the Spanish Flu of 1918 wherein 20-to-40 million perished.He wasn't the only expert who pressed the panic button.United States Health and Human Secretary, Tommy Thompson, said "This …



464. Constipation Remedy Using Citrus Juice By Rudy Silva
     Citrus JuicesCitrus juices are a constipation remedy that is an excellent way to stimulate your colon and other parts of the body. Since your colon is less active at night, drinking juices as soon as you awaken and get up can stimulate strong peristaltic action and promote a bowel movement.LemonsLemons are filled with minerals, especially potassium, Vitamin C, and bioflavonoids. They have a cleansing action for the entire body.Fresh lemon juice is the king of fruit juices. It contains citri…



465. Bone Loss, Osteoporosis, Depression, Menopause & Tai Chi By Bill Douglas
     Emerging medical research indicates that an ancient health therapy may be the prescription for the future. Increasingly the menopausal problems of hormonal imbalance, often resulting in bone loss, are also affected by depression and stress. Change is stressful for all of us, even good changes, like changes of life. Maturity is a good thing, yet the stress of major life changes can result in stress and depression, which according to emerging research may further aggravate the uncomfortable s…



466. Paintings That Heal™ & Children’s Healing Art™ ? Right ! By Brent Atwater
     If you asked me a year ago if a Painting could physically heal you, I would have said Right?! I even remember when my grandmother at age 100, reminded me of the time when tomatoes were considered to be poisonous. (Don't think the Ketchsup companies would like that!) So open your mental filters a little, and let me tell you about my journey discovering Paintings That Heal™.As a professional artist for over 20 years, I licensed art and my designs.I was tired!I wanted to paint from my heart. A…



467. Therapeutic Massage Goes Main Stream By Angie Kocsi
     Have you ever bumped your knee or elbow? What was the response? Well, of course, you rub them in order to ease the pain and make them feel better. As the ancient art of therapeutic massage is enjoying a modern-day revival it is interesting to note that as far back as the fifthth century BC, Hippocrates, wrote: “The physician must be experienced in many things, but assuredly in rubbing…for rubbing can bind a joint that is too loose and loosen a joint that is too rigid”Therapeutic massage is be…



468. Elidel and Protopic? Natural Alternatives to Treat Eczema By Ben Lynch
     As I was couch bound one evening, a 'cute' commerical for an eczema drug appeared. It stated that it treated eczema and that there was no cure for eczema. Needless to say, as a naturopathic medical student, I was furious. There is a cure for eczema. It is called prevention. But that is another issue.The issue I want to address here: Elidel, the 'cute' eczema drug, causes cancer in three different animal species. That is not cute. Protopic also causes cancer in the same animal species.The FDA a…



469. Toenail Fungus Treatments That Work and Those Which Do Not By Ben Lynch
     I'm sure you've already spent months trying to figure this out. That is alright. I've spent years. And you know what? I'm going to provide the information to you for free. Why? Because Lamisil is deadly and I'm tired of hearing/seeing/reading about all the bunk remedies out there that do not work.Toenail Fungus Treatments That DON'T workVick's vapor rub - this may be effective if on infant toenails and in only the mildest of cases. I'm not impressed with it though. Tea Tree Oil - alone it is g…



470. Becoming A Certified Reflexologist By D.S. Braun
     Reflexology is something I've used and loved since I was 8 years old. I began learning about Reflexology when my aunt bought me a book by Mildred Carter - whom I consider to be the mother of American Reflexology.Eunice Ingham is the woman who took zone therapy even further - mapping reflex points in the feet and building the first Reflexology educational institution. She is, without a doubt, the mother of Reflexology.However, Mildred Carter brought this healing method to the people here in the…



471. A Constipation Remedy Using Potassium and Prunes By Rudy Silva
     Potassium and prunes are a natural constipation remedy that you can quickly use to help you get constipation relief.Potassium is needed in your colon walls to insure that peristaltic action occurs. Without potassium, colon walls are weak and unable to respond and contract properly when fecal matter needs to be move.Potassium in your colon wall tissues brings in more oxygen, which is required for good cell function and elimination of toxins. In addition, potassium creates an alkaline environm…



472. Straddling the Science/Magic Line: A Look At Magnetic Therapy By Maya Talisman Frost
     What's the difference between science and magic? It's our understanding of what makes something happen.If magic is hocus-pocus, science is simply well understood hocus-pocus. Fire? Solar eclipse? Volcanic eruption? Earthquake? Once we can explain it, it becomes science. But sometimes we're stuck straddling that science/magic line.Consider magnets.Remember when you were a kid back in elementary school and you first discovered the wonder of magnets? What a thrill it was to explore the possibilit…



473. The Positive Effects of Ambient Music By Mark Altman
     Ambient nature sounds have the ability to aid sleep, reduce stress, and provide a relaxing atmosphere for activities such as yoga, tai-chi, and meditation.Most of us spend our days surrounded by the sounds of vehicles, televisions, and office machines. Nature sound recordings can offer us an escape from these unnatural surroundings, and allow us to reclaim our balance. Popular sounds used in ambient recordings are: ocean waves, creeks, waterfalls, wind, rain, thunder, and birds. Our sense of h…



474. Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Hypnotism, and the Truth about the Funky Chicken! By Richard MacKenzie
     Over two hundred years after this momentous event the world is still saying WOW in amazement to this gracious art. Hypnotherapy has come so far and I believe that we are now in an age where we now know so much of how the mind works and what makes us tick, that it is possible to successfully change our lives into the dreams that we wish them to be! During my time as aHypnotherapist I have enjoyed tremendous results from my clients, I put this down to my main work ethic, which is – When I work w…



475. The Point of Acupuncture Goes Beyond Needles By Bonnie Koenig
     Say acupuncture. People think needles. Acupuncture is not so much about the needles as it about balancing the body’s energy system or qi (pronounced chee). The concept of practitioners inserting needles into points seems to be what everyone thinks of when they think of acupuncture.Acupuncture is a medical practice that is thousands of years old. It originated in Asia. Throughout the country of China, there are many different theories and ways of practicing. As time passes, more and more…



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