Alternative Health

126. With A Little Help From Our Friends By Charlie Badenhop
     The quality of one's life to a large extent is determined by the quality of our relationships with others. When we feel we have no choice but to face the world alone, we suffer emotionally, physically, and spiritually, and no degree of outward success can replace or repair the lonely feeling in our heart. No matter how talented, wealthy, or trim and fit we might appear to be, without supportive relationships it is a difficult challenge for any one of us to maintain physical and emotional healt…



127. How Brewer’s Yeast and MSM Clear Constipation By Rudy Silva
     Brewer’s yeast can help to ease, reduce, or clear your constipation. If you can handle the taste, add it to your juices morning and night.Brewer’s Yeast contains all B vitamins, except B12. It also contains many vitamins, minerals and is high in amino acids. When you first use brewer’s yeast, it will create gas in your colon. Brewer’s yeast supplements your good bacteria in your colon, increasing its count. This increase in good bacteria activates a battle between the good and bad bacteria c…



128. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy By C. Bailey-Lloyd
     What is HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is an alternative treatment whereby persons breath pure oxygen under greater atmospheric pressure than normally. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy allows the breath to hyper-oxygenate blood plasma in patients that are suffering from inflammation, edema or poor circulation. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy further enhances healing and increases blood supply via formation and differentiation of blood vessels (also known as angiogenesis).Hyperbaric Ox…



129. Toxic Overload By Angie Lewis
     A thirty-six-year-old construction worker withered in pain as the ambulance rushed him to the hospital. Andy’s cramps were excruciating and he thought he was going to die. The doctor told him that his gall bladder would need to be surgically removed and there was no time to waste. Three hours later, this otherwise apparently healthy young man lay recuperating in his hospital bed minus a vital organ needed to help the body system run properly, similar to a car with a leaky gas valve. And where …



130. Dandelions! This Common Weed is a Wonderful Spring Tonic By Cori Young
     Those Glorious Dandelions! Taraxacum officinale (composite family)Spring is coming! Starting about this time every year I find myself craving bitter flavors. My body is longing to cleanse itself of toxins accumulated over a long winter of holiday indulgence, rich foods and various colds & flus. I am aware of an overall stagnation of energy in the digestion, kidneys and liver.I am always so amazed at how much better I feel when I start using dandelion in the spring! All that stagnated liver/kid…



131. Natural Alternative Flu Home Remedy By Brian Carter
     When Chase-Manhattan lender David Givens began to feel some of the early symptoms of the flu - fatigue, muscle aches and pains (not from exercise), and a slight fever - he had no reason to expect he'd be, as he put it, "amazingly better within 2 days" because of a flu home remedy.Fortunately for him, one of his basketball-playing friends, the author of this article, is a Chinese medicine acupuncturist and herbalist. When he called me about his symptoms, I recommended he take a modern Chinese h…



132. Massage Therapy: Shiatsu Massage By Caroline Colby
     Shiatsu Massage Therapy is a finger-pressure technique that is developed in Japan. It is gaining much popularity in the holistic world.Shiatsu Massage Therapy makes use of the traditional acupuncture points (Meridian points) of Oriental healing. The meridian network provides life giving and life-sustaining energy to every part of the human. It is this network that connects all the organs, tissues and cells in the body. This is in fact, the basis of understanding on how this form of massage t…



133. The Flu Hysteria and Your Family By Ryan Joseph
     (originally in Nov. 2004 ZoneNet Newsletter)In this flu season, America is faced with a dilemma: we are some fifty million flu shots short. Public health officials say that the vaccine should be reserved specifically for babies six months to two years old as well as adults over 65. They should also be reserved for women who are pregnant in their second or third trimester, health care workers who care for high-risk groups, patients afflicted with debilitating health issues such as heart and lun…



134. Mental Health Maintenance Is Made Simple By Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
     Your mental health is often drastically improved when you use the techniques Dr. Kuhn teaches in this article. When you are able to experience this improvement, your relationships blossom, career paths open, and people find you attractive and accessible. You deserve to have fun and joy in your life - and Cliff Kuhn, M.D. will help you do that.In the classic Frank Capra film, It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey's mental health is overwhelmed by the difficulties of his life and he wishes he'd n…



135. Neuro Emotional Technique By Jef Gazley
     NET or Neuro Emotional Technique is one of the newer “power therapies” and stress reduction techniques that along with TFT (Thought Field Therapy), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) have become popular in the last ten years. These therapies seem to work quicker than traditional talk therapies. This appears to be due in part because they target the more primitive parts of the brain. These would include the Limbic system, the Medulla Oblongata, and the Enkelphin system, wh…



136. Brief Overview of Tibetan Medicine By C. Bailey-Lloyd
     What is Tibetan Medicine? Practiced for over 2,500 years, Tibetan medicine is a system of medicine that is one of the five major sciences. Also called "gSoba Rig-pa, " (the science of healing), Tibetan medicine includes the use of various types of herbs, precious metals, saps, soils, resins and even rocks. While ninety-five percent of Tibetan medicine is comprised mainly of herbs, some precious metals are utilized for "Rinchen rilpo," or precious pill.Tibetan medicine is known to be helpful fo…



137. Healing Your Body's Energy: Medical Intuitive Insights on Adrenal Fatigue By Christopher Stewart
     Many of my clients speak of having fatigue, sleeping problems, weight gain, and depression. They say that their mind feels 100 years ahead of their body. Sound familiar?Many of these clients have what is known as Adrenal Fatigue or in extreme cases, Adrenal Exhaustion.Your adrenals are small Brazil nut size glands which are on top of your kidneys. They are, in reality, two very different glands packed into one. The center of the adrenal gland makes adrenaline (epinephrine) and it is gover…



138. Are Herbal Remedies The Answer? By Jon Davis
     It seems that almost every day we come across a story in a newspaper or magazine which raises concerns about the use, misuse, or overuse of a particular pharmaceutical remedy in the treatment of minor ailments, or serious medical conditions. Often these stories are quickly discredited as being ill-informed or based on insufficient evidence, perhaps medical opinion is divided, or particular experts in the field prefer to wait for an extended period of time, maybe years, in order to ascertain t…



139. Buyer Beware: Is That "Ergonomic Chair" Really Ergonomic? By TC Thron
     Not everybody knows exactly what ergonomic means, but it's getting to the point where everybody knows an "ergonomic chair" is better than just some plain old chair. Thus even Joe Newbie is more likely to buy the ergonomic chair than the chair that is not advertised as ergonomic.The problem is stores and manufacturers are starting to put the word ergonomic in front of every chair they sell, whether it has anything to do with ergonomics or not. There is more to ergonomics than a little added cus…



140. Basic Reiki By Robert Morgen
     This is a very simplified primer on basic Reiki. It’s intended as a basic lesson to help someone get started channeling the energy and in no way should be considered a Reiki Course in itself.What is Reiki?Reiki is a Japanese phrase which means “Universal Energy”. Its history is enshrouded in myth, legend and parable, but the simple fact is, it works. Reiki is simply the process of channeling Universal Energy through oneself and into some one (or something) else. The vast range of uses for Reik…



141. Frankincense in Aromatherapy - Trees, Pearls, and Essential Oil By Misty Cech
     The Mysterious FrankincenseUsed for many thousands of years, the Frankincense tree has perhaps the greatest association with spiritualpractice of any plant on earth. In most of the great ancient cultures,including the Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, Hebrew, Greek and Roman civilizations, it has played a role inreligious and domestic life. Frankincense has been sought after by kings and valued as highly as gold. Morerecently, the essential oil is gaining popularity with spiritual seekers and na…



142. Homeopathy: A Natural Health 101 Article By Lisa Barger
     What It IsIn Homeopathy, extremely dilute preparations are given to a patient to spur the patient's immune system into action and re-balance the body's "vital force". The preparations are extremely dilute--often going well beyond Avogadro's Limit--but are "succussed" or rapped firmly onto a padded surface to, as Homeopaths believe, send healing vibrationationl energy throughout the remedy.Homeopathy works on 3 basic principles: The Law of Similars, The Minimum Dose Principle and The Single D…



143. Colon Cleansing and Colon Hydrotherapy By Sandra Kim Leong
     Detoxification programs have long been used to help with many illnesses and conditions. Colon cleansing and colon hydrotherapy are two of the most popular detoxification therapies, and many swear by these alternative treatments for improved energy, health and vitality.The colon is a long tube in your body that helps with the end of the digestive process, eliminates the residue of digestion from the intestinal tract and helps eliminate waste and toxins from the body. If the colon is not worki…



144. Ayurvedic Home Remedies for digestive disorders By Dr.Savitha Suri
     Ayurvedic Home Remedies for digestive disordersThere are numerous simple recipes illustrated in Ayurveda to correct many disorders. Here are few gruel recipes which are strongly recommended in digestive disorders. These are simple and effective remedies which can be prepared easily at home to correct the digestive disorder and also to replenish the lost nutrients.Gruel recipes1. In Indigestion Ingredients: Rice-1/2 cup Water -4 cups Long pepper- 2or 3 Ginger -1’’ Method of preparation: Cook …



145. Thyroid Dysfunction, its Symtoms & Treatment By Balaji B
     Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland situated under the pituitary gland does not produce the required amount of thyroid hormone. This hormone is necessary for proper functioning of the cells of our body and assist in metabolism. Any deficiency in this hormone would result in a host of problems in the human body.There many people around the world with some form of hypothyroidism or thyroid dysfunction without even knowing that they have that disorder.Surgery, medications, iodin…



146. Three Tips for Arthritis Pain Relief By Karri Koivula
     Massage –not the areas that hurtSome experts think that arthritic conditions or pain conditions in general aggravate and flare up trigger points, and that one can get additional relief to arthritis symptoms trough self massage.The idea is not to massage the area where it hurts, but to find pressure tender areas in your muscles near the actual pain area, and massage them instead.For example, if your arthritis pain is in your knee joint, then you would find and massage tender points from your qu…



147. How to Use Herbal Salves & Ointments to Shrink Your Hemorrhoids By Rudy Silva
     Comfrey Herbal SalveHere is an herbal combination that contains herbs that promote the healing of skin wounds and blood vessel, is antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, soothing, and antiitching.Here is what is in it:* Comfrey root* St. John’s Wort flower and bud* Calendula flower* Plantain leaf* Chickweed herb* Mullein leafHere’s how to use it:Clean the area where you want to apply the salve. Apply the salve to the anus or slightly into the rectum by rubbing to soften the salve. Thi…



148. Jin Shin Jyutsu By C. Bailey-Lloyd
     What is Jin Shin Jyutsu? Jin Shin Jyutsu translates into "the creator's art through knowing and compassionate man." An ancient art of bringing harmony to mind, body and spirit through gentle touch, Jin Shin Jyutsu is a form of non-massage Shiatsu. Developed in Japan by Jiro Murai, Jin Shin Jyutsu uses 26 pressure points, also known as energy locks. The theory behind Jin Shin Jyutsu is that fatigue, illness and/or tension has the capability of trapping energy in these varying pressure points.Ho…



149. Eating Healthy Myths Destroyed By Dr. Jamie Fettig
     All Refined Carbohydrates are Hazardous to Your Health. The average American eats over 300 pounds of sugars each year. Most of this is because of all the sugar that is added to the everyday foods most people eat. Sugars are refined carbohydrates include anything that ends in “ose.” Sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, dextrose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup and sugar all count as sugar. An easy way to remember this is anything that rhymes with “gross.”I am not talking about sug…



150. An ADD Case Study: What Does it Mean to "Fail"? By Jennifer Koretsky
     Josh is a client of mine who is a junior in college. He's very smart. He's amazingly smart. Talk to Josh for an hour and you'll know how smart he is. But if you don't know Josh and you look at his grades from previous semesters, you would probably guess that he wasn't smart at all.Josh gets frustrated in school. He works hard, but often finds that the pressure of test taking overwhelms him, and his grades suffer for it.Recently, Josh had a midterm in his Economics class. He knew it would…



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