Alternative Health Medical CarePeppermint Oil and Cinnamon to Treat Chronic Wounds By articleInfectious colonies of bacteria called biofilms that develop on chronic wounds and medical devices can cause serious health problems and … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthStudy: St. John's Wort Can Be As Harmful As Prozac By article St. John’s Wort, touted as a remedy for depression, can cause serious side effects when it is taken with … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Cancer Center Dental HealthMagnolia Compound May Combat Head and Neck Cancers By articleAccording to a growing number of studies including one from the Veterans Affairs Research Communications and the University of Alabama … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthStress-Busting Strategies From a Reiki Practitioner By article By Eve Marx Life, as we know it, is filled with stress. In our younger days, like when we were … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthRoseroot Herb May Effectively Treat Depression By articleScientists have found that Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea), or roseroot, could be an effective treatment for major depression. The researchers … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthFDA: Bee Pollen Products Can Have Dangerous Ingredients By articleProducts labeled to contain bee pollen that promise to help you lose weight or reshape your body could actually harm … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Stress-Free LivingThe Benefits of Meditation and Waking Up By articleby Barb Schmidt, author of THE PRACTICE Waking Up is a daily morning meditation that helps you tap into your … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthWhat Is Reiki and How Can I Benefit From It? By articleReiki (pronounced Ray-Kee) is an ancient hands-on healing technique involving an intelligent healing energy that flows through the hands of … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthKeep Your Health Resolutions in 2015 By thirdAGE articleIf you’re one of the millions of Americans who will make a promise to improve yourself this New Year, there’s … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthHepatitis C and "Natural" Treatments By thirdAGE articleApproximately 3.2 million people in the U.S. suffer from Hepatitis C, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), … Read More→
_ Alternative HealthWarning Issued About Chinese Wolfsbane Remedy By Sondra Forsyth articleEditor’s note: Although this item describes a case in Australia, the information could be valuable to anyone who goes to a Chinese herbal medication practitioner.A preparation prescribed by a Chinese herbal medication practitioner in Melbourne, Australia for back pain resulted in life-threatening heart changes, prompting a team of intensive care and emergency physicians to call for appropriate patient education by practitioners who prescribe complementary medications.
_ Alternative HealthAlternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia By Jane Farrell articlePeople who suffer from fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder with symptoms that include musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness, often seek relief from alternative-health practices. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) part of the National Institutes of Health, talks about the research:
_ Alternative HealthNeeded: A Better Understanding of Chinese Medicine By Jane Farrell articleAlthough millions of people in the West use Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and herbs, there aren’t enough physicians who have Chinese-language training so they can understand the nuances of those methods.Researchers from UCLA’s Center for East-West Medicine say that there are only a few U.S. schools that have Chinese-language training. Additionally, only a few Chinese medical texts have been translated into English.
_ Alternative HealthSt. John's Wort & Drug Interactions By Sondra Forsyth articleSt. John's wort is the most frequently used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment in the U.S. for depression and similar psychiatric disorders. The many commonly prescribed medications that St. John's wort can interact with—sometimes with serious consequences such as life-threatening “serotonin syndrome” or heart disease—are reviewed in the July 2014 issue of The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and on the web site.
_ Alternative HealthFinding A Good Alternative Health Practitioner By Jane Farrell articleThere are so many “alternative” or “complementary” therapies available today that it can be hard to tell which ones are effective, don’t work at all or can do you harm. It’s just as much of a challenge to choose a complementary health practitioner. Should you want to go to one, it’s best to do the research beforehand or you may end up paying money for “treatments” that don’t work. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is part of the National Institutes of Health and an authority in the field of alternative medicine.
_ Alternative HealthMy Acupuncture Treatment By Jane Farrell article Earlier this year I completed a six-week trial of acupuncture to see if it would banish the pain in my butt from Piriformis syndrome, an inflammation of the sciatic nerve. It didn’t fix that, but it did do something else that I hadn’t experienced with massage or chiropractic treatment (and certainly not with ibuprofen). And I did feel better.