Introduction
Many people today have a renewed interest in the whole area of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. This is a very good thing because Conventional Medicine cannot always provide a cure for any illness that comes along
You may have heard the saying “after [some illness] he or she was never the same again”! The […]
Those of us who claim that we do not practice any form of alternative medicine or therapies have missed out considering all the simple remedies that we apply at home.
Consider the following examples:- - Do you massage your neck at the back when you have a splitting headache? - Do you put an ice […]
There are many reasons why people stricken with cancer turn to complementary alternative medicine for solutions.
Some people are unable to cope with the side effects caused by cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. Conventional treatments are often extremely difficult to handle. They entail a great deal of physical stress. Because of this, patients who are older […]
What are the various types of alternative medicines?
The first classification of alternative medical system is based on complete systems of both practice and theory. These systems may have either evolved separately or earlier than their conventional medical counterparts.
Examples of these alternative medical practices that developed in Western cultures include naturopathic and homeopathic medicine. Medical systems […]
In Part 1 we discussed the fact that alternative medicine (so called) was being used in ancient times long before conventional medicine came on the scene. It is interesting to note that there were not so many diseases plaguing mortals in those days. What has caused this never-ending increase of deadly diseases that wreak such […]
Here we are in the season of giving which can be particularly stressful and take its toll on our health. However, you could make this the year when you step back and take a look at the overall state of your health and well being — physical and mental — and decide to expand […]
Maybe your doctor recently broke the news that you have diabetes. Or you have learnt that you are at risk of getting diabetes. And so now you are worried ? scared of what diabetes will do to you. Worried about the drugs you have to take and their side effects. Its not just you who […]
…. and the second woman said “the side-effects seem to go on forever” as she read from the label of her “prescribed” medication.
How often have you felt the same way?
Hi my name is Carolyn and welcome to my blog site. What we’ll be discussing here are basically ideas, suggestions, testimonials and articles submitted by people […]
Those of us who claim that we do not practice any form of alternative medicine or therapies have missed out considering all the simple remedies that we apply at home.
Consider the following examples:- - Do you massage your neck at the back when you have a splitting headache? - Do you put an ice […]
Asthma affects millions of people worldwide. A disease of the respiratory system, asthma causes airways to constrict so that breathing is hindered. Sufferers of asthma know how terrifying the disease can be and how dependent they are on medicines such as respiratory inhalers to protect their health and often their lives.
But there is a movement […]
