Is Alternative Medicine Proven to Work?
The most common objection to alternative medicine from conventional physicians is that it is "not proven."What doctors mean by this is that alternative medicine has not been rigorously tested the way pharmaceutical drugs have been.
How Colostrum Differs From Herbal Remedies
At some time or another, most people have taken some sort of herbal remedy or supplement to help support their body in achieving optimal health. Now, however, you may be considering taking a Colostrum supplement, and wondering how it differs from standard herbal remedies, in the way it works to benefit your body.
WhiteDove Herbals Introduces Single-Serve Herbal Remedies On-the-Go; Spanish-English Packaging Brings New Consumers to the Category
WhiteDove Herbals has launched a new line of Single-Serve Herbal Elixirs to treat a variety of common ailments. Spanish-English packaging is available for bilingual merchandising. The company hopes to introduce the products to a broader audience of consumers interested in finding safe, effective, natural and affordable alternatives to over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Beating The Cold Or Flu With Natural Home Remedies
Stuffy head, fever, body aches, cough; there is nothing fun about having the cold or flu. It is even less fun when that cold or flu hangs around, dragging you down and you can?t seem to shake it. Although modern western medicine has made great progress in curing many diseases, there still is no cure for the common cold. There are some alternative remedies, however, that can lessen the symptoms of cold and flu. They may even shorten the time that you are sick. Methods such as homeopathy, aromatherapy, and nutrition and diet therapy have helped many patients feel better faster.
Herbal Remedies For Erectile Dysfunction Compared To Drugs, Devices and Surgery
Herbal remedies for erectile dysfunction are one of the best ways to handle erectile dysfunction. Let's see how it compares to prescribed medication, devices and surgery in treating impotence in men.
More Sinus Headaches Home Remedies
One of the best sinus headaches home remedies, is called acupressure. All you got to know is your sinus points and then you can use this acupressure method to treat your self and rid yourself of the pain, and the best thing about the acupressure method is that it has no side effects.
10 Smart Tips of Using Essential Oils
Essential oils are a gift from natural pure concentrated oils of "essence" directly derived from a variety of plants from all over the world. These pure essential oils have been used since ancient times and are proven through scientific methods of bringing out the psychological and physical well-being. There are over 90 varieties of well-being essential oils, each fitting into one of three categories of Absolutes, CO2s, and Hydrosols. The name of Essential Oils is a blanket term of all three areas of oils. These essential oils are not at all the same as fragrance oils or perfume oils. Essential oils are purely natural and perfume oils are chemical based; being mostly or completely unnatural and will have no therapeutic benefits like esse...
Essential Oils Slow The Signs of Time From Your Skin
I enjoy pretty scents, don't you? I love working with fragrance so much that I make my own scented lotions, facial scrubs, massage oils, room sprays and more, using essential oils and the proper unscented carrier. My tastes have always run to the sweet floral aromas of jasmine, ylang ylang, rose, lavender, neroli and combining them with the citrus tones of orange, bergamot, lemongrass, lemon, lime and grapefruit.
Powerful Essential Oils Kill Nail Fungus
Fungal infection of the nails is the one of the most difficult of all disorders to cure. Both fingernails and toenails may be affected, although toenail fungal infection is the most common type.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Alternative Medicine
If you have rheumatoid arthritis you may have often thought about seeking an alternative health practitioner, but have not known how to approach the matter. You may be considering alternative medicine now for your arthritis, because you have been treated unsuccessfully for years by conventional medicine.
Having been treated for rheumatoid arthritis over a lengthy period your condition may be rather advanced, that is not to say that alternative medicine would be unable to treat it, but rather the treatment would be slow and steady in order to avoid any aggravation of your arthritis.
Unfortunately patients often expect fast results from their chosen alternative practitioner, however, this will most certainly not be the case, for years of taking prescription drugs will have more than likely left you in a debiliated condition.Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with prescription drugs fails to treat the cause of your disease, it only treats symptoms, this results in suppression, and you spend the rest of your life with intermittent flare-ups and exacerbations of your disease with no cure ever in sight.
Rheumatoid arthritis is considered to be an auto-immune disease, with an unknown cause. This diagnosis rather absolves you of all responsibility for your disease, having received your diagnosis you then proceed unquestioningly to commence a regime of potent drugs for your rheumatoid arthritis without doing any research on the disease yourself.
Have you ever asked why your immune system has decided to attack you, rather than protect you? If you gave this some serious thought you might decide to make some lifestyle changes in order to help your immune system regain it's innate intelligence. You may ask what lifestyle changes you might have to make in order to regain your health. Basically there really is only one change, and that is your diet. The answer is simple, eat fresh organic fruits and vegetables, eliminate fast foods, highly processed foods, aspartame, MSG, saturated fats, refined carbohydrates, cigarettes, alcohol, diet sodas, and all other sodas.
If you would prefer to keep your rheumatoid arthritis, your junk diet and prescription drugs then that's your choice and you will undoubtedly pay for your choice with lifelong sickness. However, if you make the effort to change your diet you will reap the benefits, and you will be richly rewarded with vibrant health.
Colleen Redman webmaster and publisher of http://www.sayno2arthritis.com. This site offers tips and treatments for arthritis from an alternative medicine viewpoint. http://www.goutyjoint.com This site offers a selection of natural medical treatments for gout, and also includes dietary advice.
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