Alternative Medicine: Be a Smart Consumer

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Health RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!From www.seattlepi.com on May 23, 2007
“Natural products can be good medicine when of high quality and used correctly. The multibillion-dollar industry offers a dizzying array of products. The article contains useful links for nutritional supplement rankings, the [...]

Introduction To Aromatherapy

Author: Heather Colman
Aromatherapy, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is the use of volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from plants to affect someone’s mood or health.
When aromatherapy is used for the treatment or prevention of disease, a precise knowledge of the bioactivity and synergy of [...]

Electromagnetic Pollution

Taken from “My war on electrosmog:Julia Stephensen sets out to clear the airwaves” May 31, 2007 www.independent.co.uk

“When at a loss to explain my new malaise, I visited my naturopath. It may sound unorthodox, but if it works, who cares?
She insisted that my exhaustion was caused by electromagnetic “smog” in my flat. The problem, she explained, [...]

Healing What Ails You Through Naturopathic Treatment

The term naturopathic treatment covers a broad range of modalities that come under the umbrella of alternative medicines. All natural therapies aim to work with the body in treating the cause of illness, not just the symptoms. Naturopaths treat people holistically, taking into account not only their physiology, but also psychology and lifestyle.
Some examples of [...]

How to Use Herbs to Detox

Dandelion
In addition to dandelions many nutritional benefits, it provides urinary & glandular benefits, acts as a liver & kidney tonic and as a blood purifier.
This preceding list is a very small selection of helpful detoxing herbs. To learn more about herbal cleansing please visit the following site: Herbal Detox: www.healthrecipes.com
Author: Sheryl Lyon
Image: NYC - [...]

How to Sweat for Detox

A very effective method of detoxing the body that can be used alone or in conjunction with fasting and/or herbs is sweating. This is done through the use of saunas, steam rooms and hot baths.
Profuse therapeutic sweating is one of the most natural ways to assist your bodies natural detoxification because perspiration is designed [...]

Video: How to Find a Natural Doctor by Dr. Mercola

Here is some interesting information from Dr. Mercola on how to find a good natural medical doctor (which unfortunately are not that easy to find).
He recommends an actual MD or DO because they are licensed to prescribe and should have the appropriate knowledge and training to help wean you off any toxic and/or addictive prescription [...]

An Introduction to Natural Health Therapies

Alternative medicines are coming back in a big way. The over dependence on allopathic and surgical methods to cure human maladies, and their corresponding side effects are encouraging patients to take to older and more natural means of cure. In order to relieve themselves of the painful and often futile solutions, which are offered by [...]

What is Seishindo?

Have you heard of Seishindo meditation? Seishindo attempts to integrate your conscious and your subconscious self through meditation and self hypnosis. The goal is to find your connection to the world through movement and breath which connect all living things together according to the practice. Upon discovering your unique path and connection, [...]

Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention

We all know how good it feels to get fresh air and sunshine. If you live in the north, you long for summer or your tropical winter vacation. Yet we are torn between what feels great and what the experts have been pounding in our heads for years. “The sun will [...]