Archive for April, 2007

Alternative Medicine To Lower Your Blood Pressure

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Home remedies and homeopathic medicine have begun popular over the years as an alternative to prescription drugs. Many people are not aware that there are also home remedies available to lower your blood pressure. What is nice about a home remedy is the lower cost and eliminating the unfavorable side effects of prescribed medicines. Another […]

Alternative Medicine School FAQs

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Alternative medicine schools instruct in health and medical disciplines that are facilitated in place of or in addition to conventional medicine. In most cases, alternative medicine schools involve an in-depth course of study that frequently incorporates metaphysical or spiritual attributes; more specifically, mind-body-spirit medicine that is applied to the “whole” person, and not just […]

Schools for Alternative Medicine

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Schools for Alternative Medicine offer prospective students a plethora of natural healing arts classes geared toward certificates and degree program. In many of the Schools for Alternative Medicine, students learn about a broad variety of healing arts disciplines such as acupuncture, naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, and so much more.
One course offering in Schools […]

Cancer Alternative Medicine

Friday, April 6th, 2007

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 […]

Exploring Different Forms Of Alternative Arthritis Medicine

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Arthritis as we know it today is a large group of conditions where damage is inflicted on the joints of the body, resulting in swollen, throbbing pain. It is a disease that afflicts all ages, but is predominately present in people over the age of sixty-five. The most common form of arthritis is the degenerative […]

Gout Treated With Alternative Medicine

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

The name of the disease is not what concerns the person who treats the patient holistically, for they are looking at the die-ease in the patient, not the gout. Gout is a manifestation of the dis-ease in the patient, treating the presenting symptoms with drugs for the inflammation and pain may well relieve the symptoms […]

Treating ADD With Alternative Medicine

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Alternative medicine is a practice which people either live by or laugh at; there does not seem to be any middle ground. When it comes to treating Attention Deficit Disorder, alternative medicine refers to any treatment technique which falls outside the realm of standard behavioral treatments and medication.
Dietary intervention is one such treatment in which […]

Does Your Health Insurance Cover Alternative Medicines And Remedies?

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

When we think of health insurance and the kind of coverage it provides, we tend to think of emergency room visits, doctor visits, hospital stays, and standard medication such as pills, liquids, and injections, i.e., drugs. However, there is enough of an increase in interest in alternative medicines and remedies that is causing a few […]

The Origins Of Alternative Medicine

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

The origins of alternative medicine, also known as holistic medicine, can be traced back thousands of years to the very roots of medicine. Many millennia ago, physicians or healers would assess the sick person?s emotional condition in addition to their physical symptoms before beginning treatment. The roots of alternative medicine deal with the symptoms of […]