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Can Polarity Therapy Benefit People with Cancer?
A type of therapy practiced in alternative medicine, polarity therapy is sometimes said to enhance health in people with cancer. A healing approach that involves balancing the flow of energy in the body to improve wellness, polarity therapy isn't thought to treat cancer itself. Show More Summary
What are the Types of Massage Therapy Techniques?
A therapeutic massage is one of the most relaxing techniques in the world and is a preferred choice for physical or mental relaxation of most of the people across the world. A good massage can not only help a person to rejuvenate but can also provide relief from pain and high blood pressure. There are [...]Show More Summary
Nature (Mother Earth) is Divine Mother’s Body
There’s a feminine aspect to creation. In India the understanding of this aspect is highly developed. While the Sacred Feminine, whether as a supernal power or in more anthropomorphic forms as various goddesses, is certainly not limited to the wisdom traditions of India, it’s there that the feminine in life and creation is so very [...]
Alleviating Anxiety with Aromatherapy
For natural relief of anxiety, some individuals turn to aromatherapy involving the use of lemongrass essential oil (a substance sourced from the Cymbopogon citratus plant). Inhaling the scent of lemongrass essential oil (or applyingShow More Summary
Saccharomyces Boulardii: A Natural Treatment for IBD?
About 1.4 million Americans struggle with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition marked by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. In an effort to soothe symptoms of the two most common forms of IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative...Show More Summary
What is the Tinnitus Acupuncture Treatment?
Tinnitus is a medical condition in which a person continuously hears ringing in the ears. This condition may also be marked with clicking sounds, hissing sounds, buzzing sounds and even roaring sounds in some rare cases. This can be an annoyance for those who hear these sounds but this condition may vary from one person [...]Show More Summary
Herbal Green Tea
Green tea is one of the three popular Asian teas sold in Western markets today (the other two being black tea and oolong tea). Like all Chinese herbal teas, green tea comes from the leaves of a small aromatic plant, Camellia sinensis. Show More Summary
What Are the Attention Deficit Disorder Symptoms?
Attention deficit disorder or ADD is a kind of an Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder which generally occurs in school aged children and is a condition in which a child becomes inattentive and cannot concentrate and focus on the task at hand. ADD is generally marked by impulsive behavior amongst children and often shows signs of [...]Show More Summary
The Folk Herbal Tribe
The Folk Herbal Tribe by Jesse Wolf Hardin www.AnimaCenter.org www.HerbalResurgence.org Whether we realize it or not, we are – as clinicians, gardeners, foragers, medicinal plant conservationists, botanists, plant illustrators, students as well as teachers of plant medicine – all constituent members of an herbal community. This is true even if we mainly do our work [...]
How Acupuncture Can Enhance Your Vitality
Acupuncture can greatly enhance your vitality! Acupuncture has been practised in China for over 2,000 years, and today Chinese Medicine is one of the most widely used medical systems in the world. Chinese Medicine theory is based on the belief that we all have an energy system flowing through our bodies, and the energy which [...]Show More Summary
The Best Ayurvedic Treatments for Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most commonly occurring medical conditions in the world and is caused due to the high blood glucose level in a person’s body. Diabetes or diabetes Mellitus occurs when either the insulin production level is inadequate in a body or in the case when a person’s body cells do not respond [...]Show More Summary
10 Things You May Not Know About Acupuncture
Here are 10 things you may not know about acupuncture and would be interested in finding out! 1. Acupuncture has been used to relieve pain and illness for over 4,000 years. 2. The U.S Military has invested millions of dollars investigating the efficacy of acupuncture for pain relief. Concluding that it is indeed effective, the [...]Show More Summary
Top Meditation Websites to Enroll In
Be it the stress of everyday life or those of a specific situation, stressful life has become a norm of most people on Earth today. While most of us grope in the dark trying to find a way out, we do not realize that yoga and meditation are tools lying right next to us which [...]Show More Summary
Stay Allergy Free
An interesting article on how mother nature could help you stay allergy free. Our immune systems are designed to combat pathogens and other foreign invaders that zap our strength and energy. However, due to high stress levels, dietary habits, and environmental factors our immune system is overly sensitive. When the immune system overreacts to allergens [...]Show More Summary
Spirituality: The Unifying Bond of Life
The etymology of the word ‘spirit’ is from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe. No matter our life orientation we all breathe, have to breathe. This is so for animals and plants too. Spirituality is as accessible and close to us as our breath. Dictionary definitions while being limited, especially for this [...]
Lunch Break Acupuncture
“Can I get acupuncture during my lunch break?” is a common question we get when new patients call. The answer is Yes. Many of our patients enjoy coming to our calm, serene office for their lunch hour. An acupuncture break is wonderful way to relax and stay healthy during your workday. One of the great [...]
East Meets West
A clinic in Minnesota is teaching tai chi, chi gong and Chinese medicine. Last year, Louise N. and her husband Larry of New Ulm got the worst news possible when Louise was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer. “The tumor was big enough they had to do something right away; they [...]Show More Summary
Winding down Techniques
A big part of mental wellbeing is being able to unwind, relax and distress at the end of a busy day. This is important particularly when you have had a stressful day at home, at work, or looking after the kids. Putting some time aside at the end of each day to ensure you unwind [...]Show More Summary
Uncovering Covert Hypnosis
Covert hypnosis is the practice of inducing hypnosis during normal conversation. Unlike typical hypnosis, the subject does not fall asleep or lose control of their conscious mind. Instead they become open to suggestion which allows the hypnotist to change their feelings, opinions or behaviors. Show More Summary
Huperzine A
There is such as thing as acetylcholinesterase in our body. This is one of the more unloved substances which our body produces to efficiently destroy other molecules. The thing about this enzyme is that it specifically targets the molecule,...Show More Summary
