Alternative Medicine
66 Articles & Excerpts
Creatine : Background and Uses
by MedlinePlus
Creatine is naturally synthesized in the human body from amino acids primarily in the kidney and liver, and transported in the blood for use by muscles. Approximately 95% of the body's total creatine content is located in skeletal muscle.
Homeopathy: Homeopathic Treatment
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Homeopathy consists of highly individualized treatments based on a person's genetic history, personal health history, body type, and present status of all physical, emotional and mental symptoms.
Homeopathy: Real Medicine?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Marigolds, onions, poison ivy, and hemlock are just a few of the substances used - in minute quantities - to make homeopathic medicines. In many ways, FDA regulates them differently from other drug products.
Childhood Cancer : Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by National Cancer Institute
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional treatments.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
 The Whole Pregnancy Handbook
by Joel M. Evans, M.D.
As consumers, we're bombarded with information every day about the latest study on this or that new drug or supplement. We're taught to think that the medicine we're given by doctors has been stringently studied before we take it.
Finding a Complementary or Alternative Medicine Practitioner
The Whole Pregnancy Handbook
by Joel M. Evans, M.D.
Just as when you're looking for a new doctor or nurse-practitioner, when you set outto find an alternative practitioner you want to find someone who's not only well qualified, but who's also a good match for your personality and needs.
Holistic Medicine
The Whole Pregnancy Handbook
by Joel M. Evans, M.D.
Holistic medicine; alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but they're not exactly interchangeable.
A Guide to Integrating Conventional and Alternative Pregnancy Medicine
The Whole Pregnancy Handbook
by Joel M. Evans, M.D.
Pregnancy is a magical and mysterious time of life. As it progresses and you move toward parenthood, you're aware of all the profound ways life is about to change it will be filled with joy and responsibility, challenges and love.
Convergence
 Heal Thy Self
by Saki F. Santorelli, Ed.D.
Long ago, in ancient Greece, the great hero god Heracles was invited to the cave of the centaur Pholos. Chiron, a wise and beneficent centaur and a great master of healing, was also present.
What Is Homeopathy
 Family Guide to Homeopathy
by Dr. Andrew Lockie
Homeopathy is an exceptionally safe form of medicine that treats the whole individual. It is equally concerned with maintaining good health and aiding recovery from ill health, and like all forms of medicine - even those that use powerful drugs
The Mysterious Mix of Science and Spirit
 The Chemistry of Joy : A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom
by Henry Emmons, M.D.
Depression is a holistic illness that affects every aspect of who we are as human beings. It only makes sense to address it from every available angle, both with regard to our bodies and brain chemistry and vis-à-vis our psyches and spirits.
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?
Supplements: What Works and What Does Not Work, Part 2
 The Best Alternative Medicine
by Kenneth R. Pelletier
Overall, SOD research is intriguing, but there is no form of SOD available to the public that will raise levels of SOD in the cells. It is much too early to recommend any use of SOD as an oral supplement, although it may have applications in specific
Supplements: What Works and What Does Not Work
The Best Alternative Medicine
by Kenneth R. Pelletier
Recently, the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that supplement use among adults ranges from about 36 to 51 percent. Furthermore, about 48 percent of children ages three to five take supplements.
The Debate over Supplements
The Best Alternative Medicine
by Kenneth R. Pelletier
Thousands of books and papers have been written about vitamins, and have created many controversies. To address these general controversies, we will focus on two specific antioxidant vitamins, vitamin E and beta-carotene
Value and Danger of Various Food Components
The Best Alternative Medicine
by Kenneth R. Pelletier
Fiber. Eating a plant-based diet provides high levels of fiber. Water-soluble fibers, such as gums and pectins, protect against heart disease and diabetes by binding in the gut with bile acids, which contain cholesterol, thus preventing the reabsorption
Food for Thought
The Best Alternative Medicine
by Kenneth R. Pelletier
Many of the dietary and nutritional beliefs that were formerly accepted only by the alternative health community have in the past few decades been embraced by conventional clinicians, researchers, nutritionists, and dietitians.
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.
The Cancer Revolution
 Alternatives in Cancer Therapy
by Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D.
Cancer now leading killer of middle-aged. The article reported that for people aged thirty-five to sixty-four cancer had overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death. Cancer kills more women in the United States than any other illness
Oriental Medicine the Basic Concepts
 Acupressure For Common Ailments
by Chris Jarmey
Understanding why acupressure works requires an appreciation of tile Chinese system of diagnosis and treatment, where the fundamental approach to medicine bears little resemblance to that in the West.
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