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Holistic Healing – Choices, Benefits and Risks
Holistic healing is centuries old, but it is still used widely today. Holistic healthcare is sometimes used in conjunction with conventional medicine, or as an alternative altogether. Suzan Walter, President of the American Holistic Health Association, refers to the holistic approach to healthcare as a combination of non-invasive techniques that are geared towards natural healing [...]
10 Effective Alternative Treatments for Treating High Blood Pressure
Searching for an alternative way to lower the high blood pressure without the use of drugs? Most people think that medicines are the only option for treating high blood pressure. But, there are various types of alternative treatments for high blood pressure. Sometimes, high blood pressure can lead to heart attack or stroke. Here are [...]
Acupuncture for High Blood Pressure Treatment
There are various treatments, such as medications, natural remedies and alternative treatments to treat high blood pressure. Among those alternative methods, acupuncture for high blood pressure treatment is the most commonly used option. High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the most commonly found health issues, mainly due to stressful lifestyle. Sometimes, it is [...]
The Military Tries Alternative Remedies for Pain
Being in the military and particularly being in war like zones and on deployment can place undue stress and burden on a soldier’s musculoskeletal system resulting in chronic aches and pains that can be difficult to live with. Also the fact that those in uniform are somehow expected to be tougher than most and the [...]
Eat Right with Color This March, the Nutrition Month
March is celebrated as Nutrition Month and this is not a new observance – it was founded by the American Dietetic Association way back in 1917 and continues to be relevant even today. The theme for this year’s Nutrition Month is Eat Right with Color, which aims to help in providing people with practical tips [...]
Ice and Heat Therapy for Your Muscles
Ice therapy or cryotherapy helps to reduce the swelling and blood flow to decrease the pain. Heat therapy or thermotherapy helps to improve blood flow to continue the healing process and to relax the muscles. First determine whether your muscles have bruising or inflammation. If the muscle fibers are stretched too far, then your body [...]
Using the Alexander Technique to Resolve a Bad Posture
Consider the typical day in a typical working individual’s life – most of the day spent at a desk perhaps hunched working over a computer; a sedentary, inactive day that does nothing for the posture. A bad posture leads inevitably to aches and pains, and often to some more significant problems as well. The Alexander [...]
Customized Health Messages Could Help to Quit Smoking
A new study has shown that health messages that are customized to the individual requirements of a smoker and which help make the person more self aware are more likely to help the individual to quit smoking. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that rather than a standardized or one size fits all method [...]
