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Traditional African medicine is a holistic discipline involving extensive use of indigenous herbalism combined with aspects of African spirituality.Despite numerous attempts at government interferencts...
For centuries, people have been using natural or alternative medicine to treat their ailments. In recent years, alternative medicine, sometimes called natural health medicine and holistic medicine, h. ...
Mind/body medicine, also known as behavioral medicine, is the field of medicine concerned with the ways that the mind and emotions influence the body and physical health.There was a time not long agoe....
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In the United States alone, more than 50 million people suffer from some sort of debilitating allergy. Fortunately, naturopathic medicine is a system of health care that can help alleviate allergy symptoms and improve overall health.
Naturopathic medicine for infertility is focused on bringing a couple’s health back into balance by addressing underlying causes to improve a woman’s chances for getting and staying pregnant.
Rolfing, also called Rolf therapy or structural integration, is a holistic system of bodywork that uses deep manipulation of the body's soft tissue to realign and balance the body's myos....
Naturopathic Medicine is an alternative healthcare practice that works proactively to ensure a healthy pregnancy, labor and birth. A Naturopathic Doctor (ND) can work with an expecting mother to improve her health and provide important lifestyle recommendations.
Curanderismo is a holistic system of Latin American folk medicine. This type of folk medicine has characteristics specific to the area where it is practiced (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Argentinat....
Licorice, , is a purple and white flowering perennial, native of the Mediterranean region and central and southwest Asia. It is cultivated widely for the sweet taproot that grows to a depth of four fs....
Cancer is not just one disease, but a large group of almost 100 diseases. It is a genetic disease, with two main characteristics of uncontrolled growth of the cells in the human body and the ability s....
Lavender is a hardy perennial in the Lamiaciae, or mint, family. The herb is a Mediterranean native. There are many species of lavendula which vary somewhat in appearance and aromatic quality. Englis, ...
Fasting is voluntarily not eating food for varying lengths of time. Fasting is used as a medical therapy for many conditions. It is also a spiritual practice in many religions.Used for thousands of yt....
The Feldenkrais method is an educational system that allows the body to move and function more efficiently and comfortably. Its goal is to re-educate the nervous system and improve motor ability. Thes....
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of plant-derived, aromatic essential oils to promote physical and psychological well-being. It is sometimes used in combination with massage and other therapeutic h....
Kelp () is a type of brown seaweed, moderate in size, that grows in regions with coldcoastlines, including those of the northwestern United States and northern Europe. There are several varieties of s....
Depression, also known as depressive disorders or unipolar depression, is a mental illness characterized by a profound and persistent feeling of sadness or despair and/or a loss of interest in thingst....
Western herbalism is a form of the healing arts that draws from herbal traditions of Europe and the Americas, and that emphasizes the study and use of European and Native American herbs in the treatmh....
Garlic (), is a plant with long, flat grasslike leaves and a papery hood around the flowers. The greenish white or pink flowers are found grouped together at the end of a long stalk. The stalk rises y....
Chiropractic is from Greek words meaning done by hand. It is grounded in the principal that the body can heal itself when the skeletal system is correctly aligned and the nervous system is functioninly...