Alternative Health News

Conventional vs Alternative Medicines

Posted under General - Aug 20th, 08 - No Comments

Conventional doctors don’t always seem to appreciate alternative medicines, but why?  Do they have a good reason to do so?
When looking for alternative medicines, you must be careful to avoid charlatans and being ripped off by someone who is not even properly trained.
Doctors have to deal with the mishaps of those who did not check [...]

Unusual Alternative Therapies for the brave

Posted under General - Aug 19th, 08 - No Comments

How do you fancy a challenge in the way of unusual alternative therapies - if you do then you have a few choices of therapies that are different.
One communal village spa in the north of Talmey El’Azar in Israel uses a variety of California and Florida king snakes in its treatments. You can be sipping [...]

Tui – na

Posted under General - Aug 18th, 08 - 1 Comment

Tui – Na is a traditional branch of Chinese medicine ands is practised alongside western style medicine in hospitals throughout china. It is an established system of therapy that which employs both massage and manipulation techniques to correct imbalances in the flow of Qi.
The release of blocked qi helps to restore the balance n the [...]

How to Blend Aromatherapy Oils

Posted under Aromatherapy - Aug 17th, 08 - No Comments

Base carrier oils, when combined with aromatherapy oils, are really useful in home remedies. These oils work by carrying the essential oils deep within the skin increasing the absorption. The skin can then be nourished in the middle and deeper layers with EFAs (essential fatty acids) and in some cases help repair the skin.
Some carrier [...]

Getting started with Massage

Posted under Massage - Aug 16th, 08 - 1 Comment

There are so many different masseurs or massage therapist as they like to be known.  It needs no special equipment and you don’t need to take off your clothes although light clothing can be beneficial.
The clothes provide a barrier between the therapist and the client and the touch of bare skin can stop the therapist [...]

Egoscue Method

Posted under General - Aug 15th, 08 - No Comments

This method was created by Pete Egoscue who spent over twenty years studying the human body, he is  an exercise therapist who believes that the cause of dysfunctional muscles not working correctly and the following pain can be the lack of motion that humans require to live.
Due to the majority of us now living our [...]

Challenges for Chinese herbal practioners

Posted under Herbalism - Aug 14th, 08 - No Comments

Chinese practioners who brought the Chinese herbs in the seventies to the western world to use effectively as medicine and herbal remedies in the seventies have been challenged by the public.
Scientists in the USA have confirmed, due to the original formulas having been held back by the clans of the Koreans and Chinese people the [...]

Aromatherapy to the rescue of dogs

Posted under Aromatherapy - Aug 13th, 08 - No Comments

Aromatherapy oils and some plants extracts contribute to the health of dogs using the ancient knowledge that was only available until modern medicine started to take over. The oils are widely available and can easily be used as a continuing home remedy. Veterinaries and therapists are finding more and more clients asking if there is [...]

Aromatherapy Oils and beautiful skin

Posted under Aromatherapy - Aug 12th, 08 - No Comments

The natural skin needs balance to restore the body as it ages through time. Natural aromatherapy is an answer to beautiful skin and with a little time and patience the skin will reaps its reward. Aromatherapy oils can be mixed with a base ingredient and once blended will support the skin.
Once you have made the [...]

First steps in aromatherapy

Posted under Aromatherapy - Aug 11th, 08 - No Comments

If you think you might like to learn about aromatherapy, it is best to start by reading a little into its background.  Aromatherapy has been around for hundreds or thousands of years, so there is plenty to learn about this healing method.
Perhaps you are simply thinking of trying a few aromatherapy oils, and in this [...]