Alternative Health News

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Holistic Therapies

Posted under General, Traditional Chinese Medicine - Oct 30th, 08 - No Comments

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Person’s joints can be inflamed by their auto-immune system starting to attack its own tissues.
The joints can start to feel stiff, swell, and feel uncomfortable and painful. The doctors have stated there are several triggers that can cause this to happen including infection and trauma.
Unfortunately it is a disease that will continue to progress [...]

The price of Stress

Posted under General, Healing Touch - Oct 29th, 08 - No Comments

Everyone is under a great amount of stress as the world speeds up. It’s a competition and our natural instinct as a human being is to put up with it or crumble under the strain. Doctors waiting room are full of patients that are suffering from stress and depression.
Mental pressure can cause as much damage [...]

Anti-aging Factors in the modern world

Posted under General, Massage - Oct 28th, 08 - No Comments

In the modern world of today everyone is aiming to stay looking as young as possible for as long as they can.
When products are advertised today the main aim is to attract more customers to buy their products. It is a retail war and the main attraction is the words ‘anti-aging’.
Anti- aging treatments have been [...]

Massages and a relaxed Healthy Body

Posted under Massage - Oct 27th, 08 - No Comments

Its coming up to Xmas and the Health and Spa clinics are going to be busy as people realise  they have neglected their mind and bodies in the summer due to over tanning and wearing thin sandals which leave feet with painful sores.
It’s the time of the year when the practitioners are helping to de-stress [...]

Aromatherapist Practitioners and Aromatherapy Oils

Posted under Aromatherapy - Oct 26th, 08 - No Comments

Aromatherapist practitioners that you meet are enthusiastic in the healing properties that many herbal plants are able to help a person to recover from various ailments. The natural growth of the herbs that are found in wood, hedgerows and even on the side of mountains, all contribute to a natural healing process that Mother Nature [...]

Comforting the Soul

Posted under Herbalism - Oct 25th, 08 - No Comments

In Hawaii at John A Burns’s school of medicine it has been confirmed by Dr. Marjorie Mau that the common cold is the one ailment that eludes doctors in finding a cure.
Thousands of years ago when there was no central heating and modern doctors had barely started prescribing tablets, families were using old fashioned herbal [...]

Chinese Remedies for the skin

Posted under General - Oct 24th, 08 - No Comments

Chinese medicine looks at a person mind and body. Chinese medical practitioners look at skin problems such as acne and eczema and believe the problems are due to imbalances or blockages in a person body.
Irritation skin on the cheek area of the face:
Diagnosis according to a Chinese practitioner:
The cheek area is related to lungs and [...]

Ayurveda the Indian skin therapy

Posted under General - Oct 23rd, 08 - 1 Comment

The traditional Indian beauty and it brings balance to mind and body though treatments including a diet, herbal remedies, home remedies, detoxifying the skin, yoga and massage. Results show that the skin becomes healthy, hair glossy. Practitioners believe a person is governed by one of the three skin types or dosha as it is referred [...]

A Qualified Therapist and Healing Treatments

Posted under General - Oct 22nd, 08 - No Comments

Therapists who are qualified in the art of Massage and Aromatherapy have an understanding of oils and how to massage correctly a person’s body. They use their trained healing techniques to calm the mind with scent and aromas and relieve the tension of the body with massage.
Some of the base ingredients that can be used [...]

Pet’s illnesses can be solved by Holistic methods

Posted under General - Oct 21st, 08 - No Comments

Holistic pet care is now more popular with owners and veterinarians. There is both standard and holistic methods available to treat pets which combined together is a positive in healthcare and can benefit animals when they become ill.
In the past if a pet became ill the vet would treat it with antibiotics, creams and other [...]