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Preventative Health Care: America's New DirectionNaturopathic doctors and holistic healing professionals across the country are excited and hopeful about the new President's plan to change the health care system. President Obama's proposed health care reform plan, explained in detail on BarackObama.com, highlights health education and preventative...

Encompassing various modalities of health care to balance mind, body and soul for its harmonious functioning, today holistic medicine is one of the major alternative medical sciences that have gained enough popularity in the last few years. In fact, it is one of its own kinds of alternative medicine that emphasizes on the preventative medicine...

Americans spend more than one-tenth of their out-of-pocket health care dollars on alternative medicine, according to the first national estimate of such spending in more than a decade. Chiropractors, massage therapists, acupuncturists and herbal remedies are commanding significant consumer dollars as people seek high-touch care in a high-tech...

Once again the “wisdom” of the FDA and the supplement hating Academia and the out of control trial lawyers - have gotten it wrong. And are doing everything they can to take away your right to take control of your own health.Here’s the problem –They are brewing up several false angles to make you believe that Citrus Aurantium is somehow dangerous...

Trends in health and beauty are placing more trust in the efficacy of natural and organic ingredients. Skin care is no exception, with more women coming to realize the purity of what they put on their skin is as important as that of what they eat. The skin is the largest organ, and is generally permeable to substances placed on it. This is particularly...

As consumers learn more and more about their health care options, people are increasingly turning to holistic medicine to aid the healing process. Homeopathic and holistic treatments take a big-picture approach that looks at the dynamics of the entire body rather than focusing on a single issue.Unfortunately, most standard American health care...

With the adverse side effects of many top brand medicines revealed by scientific research and experimentation's, people all over the world are looking for some viable alternative to traditional medicines. Natural health supplements, especially those based on herbal components, have not only proved to be beneficial for health but also effective...

Alternative medicine seems to have become the "NEW BLACK" in the world of medicine. More and more people are heading towards different forms of keeping healthy than the conventional run of the mill way of doing things. There is no clear definition of "Alternative medicine" but the general consensus seems to be that it is "non conventional."Nearly...

Imagine a form of medicine that treats acute as well as chronic diseases, may be used on animals, does not have negative side effects or adverse reactions, and has no toxic chemical properties. In Western medicine, where conventional drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter) prevail, the belief is that a treatment that is powerful and yet...

Alternative and Holistic medicines have been used from around, oh, the beginning of memory for humans, so the title is quite the misnomer, to say the least. Today the scene of health care is changing rapidly and so is the way that people are addressing individual health and well being. As the many types of practical solutions for simple illnesses...

A number of challenges face any physician looking to implement a concierge medicine or direct primary care business model in their practice. In today's health care reform and rhetoric-rich society, we are witnessing the perfect storm of price transparency among doctors, a growing base of cost conscious patients and a lack of properly educated,...

Naturopathic medicine is amongst the major forms of alternative medicine programs and is broadly studied and used for curing diseases that include a natural approach towards treating various sorts of illnesses. Natural Medicine courses are among those few medicine programs that provide opportunity to make a bright holistic health care career....

Our health is often surrounded by a number of things, and superstition could be one of them.Decision making of any kind becomes a daunting situation. Making any decision about health is the most responsible and crucial one we may have to face in our lifetime.Controversy and knowing the truth in question over the debate about any health issue -...

When discussing alternative medicine one cannot do so without bringing up meridians. In many ways, the focus and manipulation of meridians is the key to overall well being.Meridians have been compared to many things. Some people look at them from the world of nature and they see rivers and streams flowing through the body. Others look at them...

Preventive Medicine is the care and measures taken to prevent illness. Professional preventive care includes examinations and screening tests tailored to a patient's age, health, and family history. In addition to avoiding the initial development of diseases, preventive medicine also includes preventing the worsening of diseases that have already...

In part one of this article we discussed some of the problems with our current health care system and the differences in point of view between acupuncture and Chinese medicine and our current western medicine views. Part 2 discusses exactly how acupuncturists and practitioners of Chinese medicine treat the body and disease, as well as the future...

I've often heard variations of this question, "Why should I choose a natural doctor over my traditional MD?" Part of the answer lies in another question, "What is natural medicine?"Natural medicine is a discipline that emphasizes the body's ability to heal itself and maintain itself at optimum health. Naturopathic doctors use herbs and foods to...

Kevin: My guest is Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D., who is a respected medical consultant, New York Times best-selling author and a leader in the emerging field of functional medicine. Functional medicine is ideal medicine made real. It is a new medical model, a more successful way of treating human illness and disease born of recent technological and...

Since centuries, man has always turned towards natural therapies in case of health maladies. There is not even a bit of doubt that these natural therapies have helped man kind and again and again to balance their physical and emotional self. Subsequently, natural medicine played a significant role in improving health and treating illness.What's...

Snow fungus is traditionally eaten for its medicinal health benefits. Also called Silver Ear fungus or Wood Ear fungus, it naturally grows on a variety of trees in many countries with tropical or sub-tropical climates. It has been cultivated in China for at least a century. It is commonly labeled as white fungus and sold in its dried form. It...

Perhaps you've heard the term Holistic Medicine and wondered just what it means. Is it some sort of mystical healing art or far out alternative method of medicine? Well, it's not either of those. In fact, it's not far out or strange in any way. Holistic medicine is really just a "whole" approach to treatment as opposed to a narrow approach. So,...

In Part 1 we discussed the fact that alternative medicine (so called) was being used in ancient times long before conventional medicine came on the scene. It is interesting to note that there were not so many diseases plaguing mortals in those days. What has caused this never-ending increase of deadly diseases that wreak such havoc on the...

Medical Treatments are toxic by definition. Is there an alternative to this process which may lead to further degeneration of health to the point of no return.This is the madness of western medicine. We do nothing until we suffer from symptoms of illness, and then go to the Doctor for help. While this is convenient, and apparently cheap, it is...

An elder of the Church visited a 3rd grade Bible class one Sunday morning. He asked the class why people call him a Christian? A little girl named Laura raised her hand. "Yes," said the elder pointing to the girl, "go ahead"In sweet innocence, Laura replied, "Because they don't know you?"Ba-da Bing, Ba-da Boom!Indeed, I often wonder why God puts...