alternative medicine

Alternative medicine can mean any healing practice that is not covered by conventional medicine. The most common are naturopathy, chiropractic, herbalism, traditional Chinese medicine, meditation, yoga, biofeedback, hypnosis, homeopathy, acupuncture, Unai and Ayurveda.

The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (known as CAM in medical circles) varies from country to country and from culture to culture. In Western countries, it is often used as a complimentary medicine in conjunction with or to complement conventional medical treatments and can be classified into five major groups: whole medical systems (including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda); mind-body medicine; biologically based practices; manipulative and body based practices (including chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation); and bioelectromagnetic based therapies.

A massive world wide industry has grown up around alternative medicine in recent times and yet many of the herbs, plants, essential oils and methods used have their origins in past centuries and ancient civilizations.  Bloggers would keep busy for weeks investigating all the alternative medicines blogs available.  Try Dr. Brad at Revolution Health for his views on conventional and alternative medicine.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “alternative medicine”

• How Do Vitamins Complement A Natural Health Regimen?

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  Your body does so much for you and that is why so many people are returning the favor so that their body keeps giving them that boost in life. Natural health is one of the ways many people are opting for as they have come to appreciate all that Mother Nature has to offer in the ways of ingredients that help the body. ...
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• Aromatherapy Uses for Physical Well Being

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  Aromatherapy is a type of alternative medicine that utilizes essential oils derived from herbs for several medical advantages. Essential chemicals are extracted from flowers and by one of many methods. The subsequent oil can then be mixed with different oils or used by itself.
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• Helpful Tips for Safe Aromatherapy Infant Massages

  
  Alternative Medicine and Natural Health Information — Authority: 130
  One of the best ways to create a lasting bond with your baby is to practice infant massage, particularly for dads. Babies listened to mom’s voice for nine months in the womb and they instinctively bond with mom during the breastfeeding process. Dads have to work extra hard to create that bond and infant massage, ...
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• Magnets for Arthritis

  
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  In the latest Really? column, Anahad OConnor investigates whether magnetic bracelets relieve arthritis pain.
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• Where can i study alternative medicine?

  
  Health And Wellness — Authority: 138
  I am interested in studying alternative medicine but due to time lags prefer a distance learning option. What school choices do i have?
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• Where can i buy books and products of alternative medicine?

  
  Health And Wellness — Authority: 138
  I am interested in purchasing books and products on alternative medicine..Can someone suggest a place where i can find all and be able to compare?
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• Is there anything to alternative medicine other than the placebo effect?

  
  Health And Wellness — Authority: 138
  I have an up and coming interview with a medical university and i am wondering what to say if i get asked this question. There has been so much conflict between traditional and alternative medicine that it is difficult to find the real answer. There are many testimonials with people from all over the world stating how ...
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• The Way Biotin Hair Loss Cures Are Effective

  
  Gypsy Camp Blog — Authority: 158
  A physicians promoted vitamin tested for the management of hair loss is the Biotin hair loss treatment. Biotin, a B-vitamin, can be found in milk, egg yolk, soy, liver, and other rich foods. This natural nutritional supplement will help nails to appear healthy and will help fix hair loss.Related posts: 5 Hair Loss ...
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• Benefits of Vitamins For Younger Skin - Dry Skin Vitamins

  
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  Suffering from dry patchy skin or dry itchy skin? Well, there are skin vitamins that are very helpful for dry skin and aging skin. The most important one is fish oil - often called omega-3-fatty-acids. Fish Oil is one of the easiest and natural home remedy for skin moisturizer. Its also effective for relieving dry ...
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• Stress Control Through Relaxation Technique

  
  Health Wisdom — Authority: 127
  Several month ago, Ive written about how stress can affect our immune system . Today I will try to give some idea how to manage stress using relaxation techniques. Stress management will be very useful to help relieve the pressure as a result of accumulated problems in our lives. When faced with stress, the body ...
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• Is it Difficult to Learn German?

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  While German is not as difficult as it might look to people who have no experience of learning German beforehand, there are some things that are definitely difficult about learning German mainly due to its differences with English. However, German is of the same language group as English and once you have got past ...
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• Can Sinus Irrigation Help With Chronic Sinus and Allergy Conditions?

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  Sinus irrigation is a method of cleaning out the nasal cavity that has been used for centuries. It involves flushing out the nose with warmed salt water, sometimes with other ingredients added. This clears the nose of accumulated bacteria, debris and mucus and can help a person to breathe better and helps to fight ...
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• Who Truly Understands What Meditation Is For?

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  As a person who has tried a few different meditation practices I do have an opinion about meditation. There are even scientific studies that show the benefits of meditation such as stress reduction. Taking that into account, I would venture to say that there may be other aspects of the health benefits of meditation ...
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• Panic Attacks & Anxiety Disorder - Discover A Drug Free Safe Treatment

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  social anxiety treatment Anxiety attack or panic disorder? Are you suffering from one or both? They are both the same thing really; it’s just two ways to describe them. Both can give you similar symptoms. No matter how mild or severe your symptoms. It will still scare the pants off you every time. Whether ...
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• How To Develop Clairvoyant Powers And You

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  It is well known that the circumstances surrounding clairvoyant powers have been a mystery, and the subject of discussion or hatred throughout the years. Why is this? It is because individuals who have these abilities also have knowledge which tends to frighten others, or even make them jealous. These abilities may ...
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• Fight Sinusitis and Win

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  A commonly asked question is what kind of bacteria infect the sinus cavities? And what is sinusitis? Sinusitis is an infection of the paranasal sinuses which can result from a bacterial, viral, fungal and autoimmune situation. There are different types of sinusitis -Frontal sinusitis which causes severe pressure in ...
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• Everything You Don’t Know About An Electronic Air Cleaner And It’s Benefits

  
  Very Good Search Info Center — Authority: 165
  Many people are affected by allergies which can be a very miserable experience for those who do suffer with them.Sneezing, watery, puffy eyes are just two of the more common symptoms of a allergy sufferer but many have problems breathing as well.The likelihood that they will hit you is assumed to be at any time of ...
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• Latest alternative medicine acne news - Prolinx – BioLogic – Acne treatment with alternative medicine …

  
  Herbal Alternative Medicine — Authority: 142
  Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up - I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this… Prolinx – BioLogic – Acne treatment with [...]
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• Gout Treatment through Diet and Medication

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  You might have heard about gout as a disease of kings but the rich and famous are not the only ones who can suffer from this potentially debilitating disease. In fact, gout can affect anyone at any age. However, there are more male gout patients than female ones. The initial attack typically manifests in the big toe ...
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• How Serious Are You? Away With Anxiety!

  
  Organic And Natural Foods — Authority: 128
  The cause of anxiety is well established. When enough stress is presented to the physical-mental-emotional body, nervous behaviors are likely to surface. Excessive concern and thought may disturb initial stages of restful sleep. Internal organs deficient of energy will present with a long list of imbalancing ...
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