Alternative Health

501. Home Remedies By Andy Casasanta
     Ever have a bee sting? Try rubbing an aspirin on it. Gum in hair? Soak the gum-coated hair in Coke® and it should wipe out easily. While not being a replacement for medical attention, and you should always seek your doctor when you feel you have to and please take these home remedies with a grain of salt.Here you go and enjoyACNE, BLACKHEADS, AND PIMPLES: Dab a small amount of toothpaste (paste, not gel) on pimples before bed; this helps dry out the pimples. Apply fresh lemon juice on the …



502. The Rising Popularity of the Massage Chair By Caroline Colby
     Available to the retail market beginning in the 1980's, massage chairs are finally becoming one of the most popular home therapy products on the market. These chairs were developed to provide the benefits of massage therapy to the home user on a regular basis. Also, by being placed in one’s home, it affords a great deal of convenience.Massage therapy has been used for centuries to treat pain, help with relaxation. Massage is also credited with boosting the body’s immune system through the s…



503. Being Rubbed Up – The Right Way! - The Therapeutic Wonders of Massage By Paula Hynes
     PROBABLY one of the most powerful preventive medicine tools available to us is that of Massage.  It is one of the oldest forms of treatment and can be traced back many thousands of years to the ancient Greeks, Persians and Chinese who are said to have practiced massage as a spiritual art.  The word Massage comes from the Greek ‘massein’ meaning ‘to knead’.   Today in this fast paced 21st century, it could be argued that we’ve never known a more hectic style of living. When we become stressed o…



504. Plain Soap as a Natural Method of Infection Prevention By Lisa Barger
     It is estimated that 80 percent of communicable illnesses are spread through touch but only about 30 percent of adults wash their hands after using the toilet and still fewer wash thoroughly. The very people who ought to know better are among the worst offenders. Nosocomial infections, or those occurring as the result of hospital caregivers not washing properly, kill 30,000 people each year and sicken another 70,000. In fact, the CDC estimates that as many as 15% of all hospital patients cat…



505. Echinacea To Prevent Common Cold and The Flu By Peter Kudlacz
     Everyone hates getting a cold or flu but even the healthiest people are susceptible to falling ill. I will discuss the simplest ways of staying healthy and if you do feel the beginnings of a flu or cold, how you can either prevent it from getting worse or easing the symptoms.The easiest ways of preventing colds and the flu:Wash your hands. This should be done every time before you eat. There's a reason why your mom or school teachers would always emphasize that before eating you should wash yo…



506. Aromatherapy Favorites: Patchouli Essential Oil By Misty Cech
     Patchouli’s History and UsesAh, Patchouli oil - people seem to love it or hate it. This well know essential oil has a somewhat deserved reputation as the scent of the Hippy generation (according to one source, it’s use began as a mask for the odor of a particularly cherished herb), though it’s traditional use dates back hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. Today, Patchouli oil has a well-deserved reputation in aromatherapy, with it’s deep, musky, and sweet odor, and Earth and Fire balancing e…



507. Drink Well: The Health Benefit of Black and Green Tea By Jake Mayer
     Scientific studies continue to show that green tea is good for you.Tea began its illustrious history as a Chinese medicinal drink, and only gradually did it become the popular beverage that it is today. In traditional Chinese medicine, tea is considered good for you to clear the eyes and head, resolve excess phlegm, promote urination, relieve toxins, aid the digestion, and quench thirst. As with so many foods and medicines, the traditional Chinese medicinal thoughts are being proven sci…



508. Do-Sa-Do: Square Dancing and Mindfulness By Maya Talisman Frost
     When I was 12, one of my best friends was a square dancer. Twice a week, her family would pile into the Country Squire station wagon and head to the Grange Hall, where they'd gather with their square dancing club for an evening of music, friendship and do-sa-do.As a regular guest, I was fascinated by the form but, in the height of my coolness-conscious years, also acutely aware of the overwhelming dork factor. These people lived to square dance.They skipped around for two or three hours at a t…



509. Athlete Foot Remedies By Balaji B
     Athlete foot is a common skin infection that is caused by a fungus. The medical term for foot fungus is tinea pedis. The fungus is a plant-like microorganism too small to be seen by the naked eye that mainly depends on dead tissue for nutrition and growth. As athletes are at high risk of getting this disease,it is called as Athletes foot.There are plenty of athletes foot remedies that are being widely used by people to get some relief from the symptoms causing greater level of discomfort. The …



510. Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Phantom Pain By Richard Neves
     Much of what goes on in our bodies is controlled by the subconscious mind. A simple example is the process of moving from a sitting to a standing position. Infants (and stroke survivors also, for example) have to think consciously of exactly what their muscles need to do while they are learning to stand up, but it soon becomes automatic. Thereafter, when we want to stand up, we simply do it -- from then on, it's a process that's controlled by the subconscious mind.Having learned how to control…



511. The Chevreul Pendulum - A Tool for Accessing Your Subconscious About Your Pain By Ben Plumb
     The Chevreul pendulum is a simple device for communicating with the subconscious mind to learn what it thinks you can do to relieve your pain. Chances are good that you'll be able to use it, since about 90% of the people who try it are able to gain information from it about their pain.The pendulum was first publicized in 1833 by a French chemist named Michel-Eugene Chevreul and ever since has been used to obtain simple answers from the subconscious--Yes, No, Maybe, and Don't Want To Answer--th…



512. The Sense of Smell and Emotional Response By D.S. Braun
     Smell is a specialised chemical sense. It is interesting to note that the olfactory cells are the only place in the human body where the central nervous system is in direct contact with the external environment. When we detect the smell of something, there is a direct contact between the molecules of scent and our own receptors.The message regarding the molecule of scent is passed along the olfactory nerve to the nerve centre in the brain. The neurons of the olfactory nerve, control the inner …



513. Herbal Talk By Ray La Foy
     Traditional medicines more often than not are expensive therefore; many people are now exploring the healing powers of herbal medicines. There are several herbal medicines that one could choose from and one of the best guide in discovering the truth and full potentials of these product is the website, herbaladviceguide.com. In this website, you could be assured that all your questions could be answered. Here are some of the topics included in this website.One of its most popular products is h…



514. Stuttering Treatment, Stammering Treatment By Steve Hill
     There are many different treatments for people who stutter/stammer. In this article I will describe some of the experiences and types of stuttering or stammering therapy people experiment with.One of the first places people go to when seeking help for a speech impediment is speech therapy. I myself started attending speech therapy at the age of five and I continued at different times to attend until the age of eighteen. Now I am sure some people have some very positive experiences and results …



515. Alternative Health Care is Under Attack by a Hidden Standard - The Unfortunate Case of Dr. Shortt By Dr. N. Rowan Richards
     A recent case in the news highlights an alarming trend in “alternative” health care—how difficult it is becoming to both obtain and provide alternative care in the United States. Dr. James Michael Shortt (an M.D.) practicing longevity medicine in Greenville, South Carolina, has been sued by the relatives of a patient who died under his care, and may be indicted for murder. (AP/LA Times 1-09-05.)The information in the media concerning this unfortunate case is very instructive if read wit…



516. The Stammering/Stuttering Speech Course By Steve Hill
     The five day speech course for stuttering/stammering.The first two days of the course are used to learn all of the rules of fluent speech.The first day is the most important day. This is the “clients” easy day as I do most of the talking, explaining in detail around half of the speech rules. I ask the client to talk about their history, including information about how their stutter started, about their family and about their interests, plus any other information they would like to disclose, i.…



517. Alzheimer’s Home Testing Manual Now Available Online By Jim Erskine
     If you’re concerned about the condition of an older family member or loved one, you are likely asking yourself: “I know there's something wrong. Could it be Alzheimer’s?”You aren't alone. Many folks share these "silent" fears and concerns about loved ones who show signs of memory lapses or have difficulty performing routine tasks. They fear Alzheimer's Disease -- a terrible, progressive brain disorder that slowly strips away one's mental and physical capabilities.A new manual, "How to Tell if …



518. Do You Have SAD? By Brenda Hoffman
     If you find yoursef feeling SAD as the days grow shorter, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (aka Winter Depression). This medical condition is caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight resulting in low levels of melatonin and serotonin, abnormalities of cortisol, carbohydrate craving, weight gain, and sleep disturbance.SAD usually begins at the end of October when we set our clocks back an hour (Daylight Savings Time). This change in time makes the shorter daylight hours even more app…



519. Why You Should Use Fruits for Constipation By Rudy Silva
     Fruits are made by nature and are a perfect food. They contain the right balance of nutrients with distilled water. You gain enormous benefits from eating fruits especially if you eat the outer skin and eat them without cooking. They are easy to digest and absorb and do not stress your colon.Fruits contain fiber, which help to cleanse your colon and prevent constipation. Most fruits help provide the body with minerals that help the body reduce acid as it is created. And most important of …



520. Getting More out of Your Massage with a Epsom Bath Afterwards! By Dawn Marie Peters
     As a massage therapist, I often recommend taking a Hot Epsom salt Bath after a massage because of several factors. One I have moved alot of metabolic waste as I manipulated the muscle tissues. Drinking water will help flush these toxins out, but you still may feel achey and sore for 24-48 hours after your massage.Epsom salts taken as a bath promotes perspiration and draws acidic wastes - mainly uric acid - through the pores of the skin. This all helps to relieve pain. This bath also sedates th…



521. Improving Your Body Immune System By Balaji B
     The immune system in your body is an amazing functionality that produces antibodies to fight against any infections whether it is bacterial, fungal, or cancers. Any micro organism that invades our body is kept under check and it is destroyed by the immune system in our body. Any intrusion by a micro organism alerts the immune system and it produces antibodies against that particular micro organism to destroy it.There are many types of immune system problems that are to be noted and can be divi…



522. Allergies: Why Do You Have Them? By D. Marie Giolitto
     Next time you reach for your Claritin, think about this:Allergies are totally abnormal. Sure, tons of people have them. Probably most of the planet is sneezing, wheezing and itching right now. But why? You're allergic to cats. They lick you, your arm gets a rash. Your eyes swell up. What the heck is that all about?Allergies are symptoms that occur when the immune system perceives that it's being attacked by a harmful invader which is actually an innocuous substance. Such a substance might be d…



523. Our New Years Resolution – Get Rid of The Toxins in our Lives By Dave Zielski
     It is hard to believe, almost unthinkable. Everyday we are exposed to so many toxins in our lives. Some are so common and ordinary that we never know or fail to remember how toxic these familiar things can be. For example, most common household cleaners we use everyday contain harsh toxic chemicals. We breathe them, touch them and could accidentally be ingesting them just by cleaning the home we live in. Why are we exposing ourselves and our children and pets to these products everyday?Wheneve…



524. Feeling Frisky? Herbs for Fertility By Susun Weed
     For thousands of years knowledge of the herbs and wild plants that could increase fertility were the secrets of the village wise women. But after the holocaust against European Wise Women (the "burning times") and the virtual extermination of Native American medicine women, this knowledge virtually disappeared. In fact, many people erroneously believe that "primitive people" had no means of controlling the likelihood of pregnancy. Nothing could be further from the truth.Many common plants can …



525. Discover The Missing Key to Improving Your Health By Shelley Hitz
     Do you know the top ten causes for death? You will recognize them all.Here they are…1. Heart disease2. Cancer3. Stroke4. Lower-respiratory diseases5. Injury (mostly car accidents)6. Diabetes7. Flu and pneumonia8. Alzheimer's disease9. Kidney disease10. InfectionSource: 1999-2001 mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMost of us want to live long, productive, pain free lives.So, then, why are so many people dying from heart disease, cancer and strokes - most…



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