Archive for the ‘Alternative Treatments’

  • Homeopathic Medications to Treat Fibromyalgia
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    Homeopathic Medications to Treat Fibromyalgia
    Fibromyalgia is a syndrome affecting people all around the world and is marked by long term pain all through the patient’s body accompanied by tenderness of tendons, muscles and joints. This article, will inform you about the 3 most effective homeopathic medications used for treating fibromyalgia. Rhus Tox or Rhus Toxicodendron: A study conducted in the year 2009 has revealed that Rhus Tox helps in reducing the signs of fibromyalgia by 25%. The fibromyalgia symptoms that indicate that Rhus Tox would be an effective remedy of the condition include: joint pain and aching muscles, which hurt most when the patient first starts moving after staying inactive for a long time.  The intensity of the pain decreases gradually after continued movements.  [...]
    Posted at December 26th, 2011 in Alternative Treatments
  • Alternative Treatments for People with Peripheral Neuropathy
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    Alternative Treatments for People with Peripheral Neuropathy
    Peripheral neuropathy is defined as nerve damages affecting the procedure using which the nerves of our body send signals towards our legs and arms. The condition is marked by numbness, a burning sensation or tingling feelings in the feet and hands of the patient. Doctors treat peripheral neuropathy by prescribing medications for the underlying health disorder. There are also alternative treatments available for peripheral neuropathy; below, we have discussed some of the most effective ones among them. Acids: Supplementations of essential acids such as omega-3 fatty acids, GLA or gamma linolenic acid and ALA or alpha-lipoic acids can help in reducing the intensity of the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in diabetics. The duration of use and  [...]
    Posted at November 28th, 2011 in Alternative Treatments
  • Health Benefits Offered by Meditation
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    Health Benefits Offered by Meditation
    Several studies conducted till date, have found that meditation can offer the following health benefits: Prevention of heart diseases: Regular practice of meditation might help in boosting the heart health and reducing an individual’s susceptibility towards cardiovascular diseases. Meditation might also help in lowering blood pressure and reducing psychosocial stress, which are the two most common contributing factors of heart diseases. Pain management: Meditation is often a part of alternative pain management procedures. A 2010 study has revealed that brief training of concentration and meditation helps in reducing sensitivity towards pain significantly. Another study conducted around the same time suggests that meditating regularly thickens  [...]
    Posted at June 27th, 2011 in Alternative Treatments
  • Genital Warts Natural Home Cures that Work
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    Genital Warts Natural Home Cures that Work
    Genital warts (venereal warts) are deemed as among the most unbridled STDs worldwide. As per CDC figures, over twenty million individuals in just the U.S. have HPV or human papillomavirus which is causal to genital wart formations. Trials carried out even reveal that around 6 million genital warts cases are cited yearly. Males as well as females could ail from genital warts which are bump or growth formations which appear on the vulval, penile, vaginal, anal, thighs, cervical or scrotal areas. These could be solo or multiplying, flattish or risen, large or smallish sized. HPV is deemed as the commonest reasons for STD & is of eighty types, majority of them causing genital warts. Almost fifty percent of females with HPV infection are unaware  [...]
    Posted at April 18th, 2011 in Alternative Treatments, Sexual Health
  • Menopause symptoms and treatment
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    Menopause symptoms and treatment
    Menopause is the time in a female’s life when she gets a formal, official signal from her body that she is getting older. This is the time when her menstruation is on the verge of a complete die down. The hot flashes, irritation, mood swings, insomnia, fatigue, etc. are some symptoms of menopause, and there are many more. These symptoms can be unpleasant and tedious to manage. The main reason for menopause to occur in a female’s age span is the fall in the levels of estrogen, a reproductive hormone in females. This estrogen is responsible for regulating the entire menstrual cycle. A depletion of the estrogen hormone in the body causes a cease in the regular menstrual periods. And the lowering of the estrogen levels in the body goes on increasing  [...]
    Posted at November 3rd, 2010 in Alternative Treatments, Women Health
  • Yoga Nidra for Complete Mind-Body Invigoration
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    Yoga Nidra for Complete Mind-Body Invigoration
    Yoga Nidra is a potent therapeutic tool and omnipresent in yoga due to its vital means of encouraging deep repose and rest. Yoga Nidra is applicable as a main curative means in some scenarios as well as an adjunct therapy in case of several severe and unrelenting conditions affecting individuals physically and psychologically. It could be vastly helpful in case of problems like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, asthmatics, diabetics, indigestion issues, arthritis, other acute degenerative ailments, and for cough and cold. Yoga Nidra is especially beneficial for recuperation from weariness, managing stress-filled scenarios and for managing pre and post-operative health. Yoga Nidra Method Starting off with lying flat on the ground in the  [...]
    Posted at June 15th, 2010 in Alternative Treatments, Lifestyle
  • Are You Game For Biotherapies?
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    Are You Game For Biotherapies?
    Biotherapies employ live creatures for medical cure or as an add-on to medical analysis for stimulating and reinstating the immune system’s capability in fighting infections and ailments. The highly detested maggots are a significant part of biotherapy due to their effectual therapeutic properties in curing wounds. Remedial maggots cleanse injuries by doing away with lifeless and infection-ridden tissues. They employ assimilative enzymes for dissolving lifeless tissues prior to consuming them. The blood-sucking leeches are used during transplantation surgery by plastic surgeons to allay excessive blood pooling in replanted tissues leading to venous congestion and for improving blood circulation. Honey bees are widely used in Apitherapy (apis  [...]
    Posted at January 4th, 2010 in Alternative Treatments
  • Transcendental Meditation Helps Young College Students Cope
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    Transcendental Meditation Helps Young College Students Cope
    A new study shows that college students who are stressed can benefit from Transcendental Meditation that also lowered blood pressure among study participants. High blood pressure begins during younger years. College students at risk for high blood pressure were studied and compared to a control group. After three months, compared to a control group of college students placed on a wait list, students who practiced Transcendental Meditation lowered both their systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings by 6.3 points and 4.0 points respectively. College student stressors include financial and academic achievement concerns, and uncertaintly about the future. The new study showed that after three months, Transcendental Meditation helped students  [...]
    Posted at November 18th, 2009 in Alternative Treatments
  • The power of ayurveda and its secrets.
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    The power of ayurveda and its secrets.
    Ayurveda, the science ‘science of life’ is a system of traditional medicine native to India. It comprises the words Ayus, meaning ‘life’ and Veda, meaning ‘science’ – Sanskrit origin .Through this post i am going to tell you the secrets and power of Ayurveda and also very importantly the differences between the Allopathy and Ayurvedam. It remains an influential system of medicine in south Asia and considered to be a form of complementary and alternative medicine within the western world. KNOW THE SECRETS OF AYURVEDA. Ayurveda is not only a medical system it is a way of life, a philosophy. Life according to ayurveda is a combination of senses, mind, body and soul. It deals not only with the physical aspect but also spiritual  [...]
    Posted at July 23rd, 2009 in Alternative Treatments