Alternative Medicine

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

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.

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.

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.

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

All about Sinusitis
The Sinus Cure: 7 Simple Steps to Relieve Sinusitis and Other Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
by Debra Fulghum Bruce
It's not unusual for those around you to think your sinus symptoms are in your head. After all, chances are that you look perfectly healthy. Outwardly no one around you can see the misery you feel. But you know differently.

Your Ideal Bedroom
Spirit of the Bedroom
by Jane Alexander
Spirit of the Bedroom helps you turn your bedroom into a perfect haven of peace and tranquillity. The bedroom, with its links to sleep and dreams, intimacy and solitude, is one of the most beguiling and mysterious rooms in the house.

Nutrient Robbery
The Side Effects Bible: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications
by Frederic J. Vagnini, M.D., Barry Fox, Ph.D.
Sixty-five-year-old Hannah had been struggling with stiff and painful fingers for some time before she went to see her physician. The disturbing diagnosis was rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for which Hannah was given a drug named Naprosyn.

Mind Body Spirit
The Detox Plan: For Body, Mind, and Spirit
by Jane Alexander
Life is for living - so why aren't you living life to the full? In today's crazy, stress-filled frenetic world, it's all too easy to let life pass you by. Most of us feel life is a struggle: a battle to get fit and healthy; a fight to meet deadlines

Introduction to the Stages of Recovery
My Recovery: A Personal Plan for Healing
by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.
If you or someone you love is battling an addiction to alcohol, drugs, food, gambling or the like, struggling with a mental illness or a harmful lifestyle habit, this book can help.

Health Is a Choice . . .
Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It
by Raymond Francis, M.Sc.
A life-threatening medical condition led Ray Francis, a chemist and graduate of MIT, to formulate a revolutionary theory of health and disease: there is only one disease, only two causes of disease, and six pathways to health and disease.

Wellness: The Missing Dimension in Recovery
The Wellness-Recovery Connection: Charting Your Pathway to Optimal Health While Recovering from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
by John Newport, Ph.D
As you may be aware you are not the only one who has ever hidden empty wine bottles from your spouse missed out on a good job due to failing a drug screening or fallen into a pattern of constantly covering up for the irresponsible behavior of an alcoholic

Your Beauty-Wellness Test

Are You Primarily Yin, Yang, or Yin/Yang? Now that I've provided you with a wealth of new information about health and beauty in the Chinese tradition, it's time to discover how to put these principles to use.

The Massage Techniques
Mother Massage
by Elaine Stillerman
Much has been written and scientifically validated about the beneficial effects of massage on almost every major body system. It is also a well-documented fact that massage is a powerful tool in reducing stress and its deleterious effects.

Introduction
Salt in Your Sock: and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies
by Lillian Beard, M.D., Linda Lee Small
MANY YEARS AGO, while I was advising a young mother on how to manage her baby's facial rash, I was surprised by a question from the baby's great-grandmother, who was in the exam room with us: "Ma 'dear," as she was called, piped up

The World of Caffeine
The Caffeine Advantage
by Bennett Alan Weinberg, Ph.D., Bonnie Bealer
Is there a substance that enables you to run farther and faster, think more cogently and fluently, feel happier, more self-confident, and more relaxed, eat less, and that even acts as a powerful antioxidant?

Touch: Help, Hype, or Hoax?
Miracle Touch: A Complete Guide to Hands-On Therapies That Have the Amazing Ability to Heal
by Debra Fulghum Bruce
Can a deep-tissue massage really end the chronic pain of migraine headache, arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome? Will energy-based therapeutic touch help you heal from surgery faster, or ease your anxiety before dental work or other invasive procedures?

The Macrobiotic Way of Eating
The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health: A Complete Guide to Naturally Preventing and Relieving More Than 200 Chronic Conditions and Disorders
by Michio Kushi, Alex Jack
As the 21st century begins, the world faces an unprecedented health and environmental crisis. New diseases and epidemics have emerged, family and social conflicts have increased, and ecological threats have multiplied and spread, imperiling humanity's

Awaking the Mind in the Gut
Gut Reactions: A Radical New 4-Step Program for Treating Chronic Stomach Distress and Unlocking the Secret to Total Body Wellness
by Raphael Kellman, M.D., Carol Colman
You don't have to be in pain! You don't have to be held hostage by an angry, unpredictable stomach. You don't have to pop a Pepcid before every meal, take a Tagamet to eat like a kid again, endure endless Maalox moments, or devour a roll or two of Tums

The Attitude of Radiant Health
The Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs
by Ron Teeguarden
One of the great secrets of a long, satisfying, and happy life, according to Eastern wisdom, is to focus on health instead of disease. This is the psychological basis of the art of radiant health. Develop the attitude of radiant health, and radiant health