Holistic Medicine – A More Natural Approach to Health
Tweet A Brief Look Into How Holistic Medicine Came To Be When looking at the history of medicine, it becomes quite apparent that even though some of the treatments were efficient, the knowledge available on how health is to be measured were quite limited. For many years, it was believed that physical health was the sole aspect worth looking into and that a person was only as healthy as they felt. Throughout time however, as new...
Herbal Medicine – Use of Herbs in Daily Life
Tweet A Recipe for a Good Health Herbs have been around since thousands of years, and have been used successfully by our ancestors for treating various ailments. In those days, they were referred to as rejuvenators and restoratives. They were used successfully as blood purifiers, and for restoring balance (homeostasis), supporting the natural body processes, and helping it to adapt to stress. Often referred to as...
Alternative Medicine – CAM Versus Conventional Medicine
Tweet Let’s talk about alternative medicine and how it affects or contributes to the medical industry and, of course, our society. What is Alternative Medicine? So what exactly is alternative medicine? Alternative medicine is a general term used for, basically, other methods or techniques for treating different health conditions that is not related to or is not the same as conventional medicine. Or as Wikipedia...
Breema Massage – Rejuvenation of Body and Mind
Tweet Amongst the various massage techniques, Breema is the one, which primarily aims at no stress to the recipient. It never involves strong actions or muscle contortions. Breema is actually a type of bodywork, which is supposed to be a combination of Thai massage and partner Yoga. The massage is meant to bring mind and body together. Breema massage originated in USA, after which its concept was brought into reality with some...
Important Things You Need To Know Before Starting Yoga
Tweet Beginning Yoga Yoga is an amazing form of exercise to get into. It will completely transform your body, but also your mind. It’s also one of the easiest forms of exercise to start because it is non-aerobic. It’s suddenly risen to fame over the last number of years, but it’s actually been around for over 5000 years. It can help with all sorts of health complaints from a sore back to bladder spasms, you...
List of Types of Alternative Medicine
Tweet Here is a great list of types of complementary and alternative medicine. This page is definitely one to bookmark! A lot of these examples of alternative medicine and holistic health disciplines have been in use for thousands of years, many of which were derived from Chinese Medicine. Natural, homeopathic, herbal and home remedies are also often derived from one or more of these alternative medicine types. These links often lead...