Alternative Medicine

Tai Chi Proves Effective For Vestibular Disorders
by eNotAlone.com
It has recently been discovered by U.S. scientists that Tai Chi, a slow-moving form of Chinese martial arts that is often practiced for health benefits, may prove an effective treatment for individuals who experience dizziness and balance issues

Suffering From Insomnia? - Try Meditation
by eNotAlone.com
For individuals who have chronic trouble getting a good night's sleep, the scientists from the United States recommend now to consider meditation which could be the ideal behavioral intervention to treat insomnia.

IBMT - New Meditation Therapy To Reduce Stress
by eNotAlone.com
Chinese scientists have unraveled a secret of a mind-body technique, adapted from traditional Chinese medicine, that significantly cuts down stress levels in just five days of practice. The practice - integrative body-mind training (IBMT) - is practiced

Massage Is Not Beneficial After Exercise
by eNotAlone.com
Massage after exercise does not improve blood flow to the muscle, and what is even more, it actually impairs the flow of blood, and therefore oxygen, to the muscle, according to Canadian scientists at Queen's University in Kingston, Ottawa.

Healing Through Prayer
by eNotAlone.com
Nowadays in the United States millions of Americans offer prayers on a daily basis to heal themselves, their families, friends, colleagues and even people they briefly know, considering it as the most common complement to medicine, vitamins, herbs

Acupuncture
by eNotAlone.com
Acupuncture has been a major part of primary health care in China for the last 5,000 years. The general theory of acupuncture is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow Qi through the body that are essential for health.

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The Pill Book Guide to Natural Medicines: Vitamins, Minerals, Nutritional Supplements, Herbs, and Other Natural Products
by Michael Murray, N.D.
If you take nutritional supplements, herbs, vitamins, and other natural products, you need this book! Compiled by one of America's leading authorities on natural medicine, The Pill Book Guide to Natural Medicines answers vital questions

The New Direction of Personal Healing
Alternative Cures: More than 1,000 of the Most Effective Natural Home Remedies
by Bill Gottlieb
When your health is at risk, you want to consider every option. In Alternative Cures, three hundred of America's top doctors and natural healers - herbalists, nutritionists, homeopaths, and naturopaths - share more than one thousand safe and effective

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Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Embrace Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself
by Andrew Weil, M.D.
The body can heal itself. Spontaneous healing is not a miracle but a fact of biology - the result of the natural healing system that each one of us is born with. Drawing on fascinating case histories as well as medical techniques from around the world

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Breakthrough; Eight Steps to Wellness
by Suzanne Somers
Today's most trusted advocate of anti-aging medicine, Suzanne Somers, deepens her commitment to helping people lead healthier, happier lives by opening their eyes to cutting-edge, proven remedies and preventative care that most doctors just aren't talking

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Between Heaven and Earth; A Guide to Chinese Medicine
by Harriet Beinfield, Efrem Korn
Two of the foremost American educators and healers in the Chinese medical profession demystify Chinese medicine's centuries-odl approach to health. Combining Eastern traditions with Western sensibilities in a unique blend that is relevant today

Alternatives
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Cholesterol: The Latest Natural Treatments and Scientific Advances in One Breakthrough Program
by Stephen R. Devries, M.D., Winifred Conkling
Heart disease is largely preventable, but conventional cholesterol management is often inadequate. According to university cardiologist and leading prevention specialist Dr. Stephen R. Devries, avoiding heart disease requires a far more comprehensive

Fat and Blood
by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D.
How to deprive rest of its evils is the title with which I might very well have labelled this chapter. I have pointed out what I mean by rest, how it hurts, and how it seems to help; and, as I believe that it is useful in most cases only if employed

Vitality Supreme
by Bernarr Macfadden
The physiological effects of the mechanical and mental processes involved in laughing are not generally understood and appreciated. The 'laugh cure' is a reality, for it is a remedy of very great value.

How and When To Be Your Own Doctor
by Dr. Isabelle A. Mose, Steve Solomon
I was a physically tough, happy-go-lucky fellow until I reached my late thirties. Then I began to experience more and more off days when I did not feel quite right. I thought I possessed an iron constitution.

Food Remedies
by Florence Daniel
While there is life - and fruit - there is hope. When this truth is realised by the laity nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand professors of the healing art will be obliged to abandon their profession and take to fruit-growing for a living.

A Complementary View of Fertility
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Getting Pregnant: Boost Your Fertility with the Best of Traditional and Alternative Therapies
by Raymond Chang, M.D., Elena Oumano, Ph.D.
If you're struggling to conceive, you may be surprised to learn that there are many simple fertility-enhancing strategies that are painless, health-promoting, and inexpensive-and can result in pregnancy.

Cellular Rejuvenation
Dr. Perricone's 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity: The Miracle of Cellular Rejuvenation
by Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
Taking a holistic approach that taps into cutting-edge science, Dr. Nicholas Perricone reveals how to rev up our cellular metabolism so that we can stay healthy, strong, and energetic, while keeping our skin soft, smooth, and supple.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
by Health Canada
While hyperbaric oxygen therapy is recognized as an effective treatment for 13 specific conditions listed below, the operators of some private clinics claim it can also be used to treat such conditions as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, cancer, AIDS

Ear Candling: No Health Benefits
by Health Canada
The practice of ear candling has recently become popular as an alternative therapy. Some promoters say it is an ancient treatment that can cure a number of medical problems. Don't listen: ear candling is dangerous, and has no proven medical benefits.