Archive for April, 2007

What is CAM? (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term used to describe a diverse group of healing systems that are not presently considered to be part of mainstream medicine also known as traditional or western medicine. The goal of conventional medicine is to locate the physical source of a particular disease and then remove it […]

Exploring Alternative Medicine For High Blood Pressure

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

For the millions of people who suffer from hypertension, the quest to find the magic formula that lowers blood pressure is ongoing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for high blood pressure ? only the opportunity to manage it properly. Yet managing high blood pressures means different things for different people depending on the causes that […]

Alternative Medicine and Disease Prevention

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Alternative Medicine
Acupuncture, Chiropractic Care, and Massage Therapy are available to every member of our society. Each of these therapies have been proven to improve our life and our health. Yet, very few of us have ever undertaken a serious course of Alternative Medicine, let alone a regular course of each. They can be a […]

Alternative Medicine Arthritis

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Are you looking for some inside information on medicine arthritis? Here’s an up-to-date report from medicine arthritis experts who should know.
Alternative medicine is the preferred choice of more than 90% of arthritis sufferers in the United States. Studies have shown that patients with arthritis and other rheumatic disorders tend to resort to alternative medicine […]

Alternative & Complementary Medicine: Prevention Is Better Than Cure!!

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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 […]

The Roots Of Alternative Medicine

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Alternative medicine and modern medicine have may differences and whose to say which is best? Today, we expect doctors and medicines to fix whatever ails us instantly and doctors only look at the current physical problem when diagnosing our needs.
Alternative or holistic medicine, on the other hand, takes many different factors into consideration […]

A Quick Comparison of Conventional Medicines and Alternative Medicines

Friday, April 13th, 2007

The term “conventional medicine” refers to medicine practiced by medical doctors and doctors of osteopath. Alternative medicine is a system of theory and practice used by many individual cultures around the world. There are several differences in conventional and alternative medicines, but there are some practitioners that use them together.
Promoting Good Health
The emphasis in alternative […]

Alternative Medicine Vs. Conventional Medicine - Pt. 2

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

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 […]

Prescription Vs Alternative Medicine for Vitiligo

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

You will hardly find a person who has used a prescription medicine for Vitiligo and is very happy about it, but even if it were successful and gratifying, that does not mean that there can not be other types of remedies which can be effective as well. There are a large number of people […]

What is CAM? (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term used to describe a diverse group of healing systems that are not presently considered to be part of mainstream medicine also known as traditional or western medicine. The goal of conventional medicine is to locate the physical source of a particular disease and then remove it […]