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In a world of ever-increasing technology and machine-controlled medical internentions, people are beginning to feel the need for a human, individual touch; for a more natural approach to health that seeks to enhance life rather than dissect illness into more and more obscure diseases. Fortunately there are a number of natural therapies which have just such a positive, holistic approach, and have also stood the test of time, to emerge as the most rational way to sustain our health into the twenty-first century.
We have become accustomed to thinking of medicine as a crisis treatment for when we are sick, but one of the strengths of these therapies is their value in countering the effects of stress and helping to actually prevent illness. By reducing the impact of worries and stresses, many natural systems of treatment work to restore our vital energy and inner harmony.
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Acupuncture: Acupuncture is based on the belief that health is determined by a balanced, harmonious flow of vital life energy, know as qi (also spelled ki or chi and pronounced “Chee”), throughout the body.The acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation.
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Acupressure: Acupressure uses the same acupoint philosophy as acupuncture does but, with a twist: Because it does not involve needles it can be used as a simple home remedy. Pressure is applied directly to the Acupoints of the body mainly by using the hands, fingers, thumb or knuckles. Acupressure has proven successful in relieving all kinds of headaches, fatigue, stress, and menstrual and menopausal discomforts.
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Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy is the use of pure essential and absolute oils. Essential oils are complex, highly fragrant and volatile substances, with varying degrees of complexity, fragrance, and volatility. The different smells (aromas), and the chemical constituents of the oils, are said to produce different emotional and physiological reactions.
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Ayurveda: The term "ayurveda" means 'the knowledge of life' or 'the science of life'. Ayurveda system is the prominent user of herbs and its basic theory revolves round imbalance and Vitiation of three Doshas. According to it when the three doshas are fully balanced, a person will not take to illness but, when the doshas get vitiated and disturbed, diseased condition surfaces.
Read About: Ayurveda, Ayurveda Herbs, Ayurvedic Medicines and Remedy Information |
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Chiropractic: Chiropractic treatments usually involve adjusting the joints and bones in a person's spine using twisting, pulling, or pushing movements. Some chiropractors use heat, electrical stimulation, or ultrasound to help relax the person's muscles before doing a spinal adjustment. It is based upon the premise that structure afects function, and in particular that displacement of the structure of the spine can cause pressure on nerves which in turn affect other parts of the body.
Read About: Chiropractic, Chiropractic Care, Benefits: Back Pain, Addiction, Techniques |
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Diet Therapy: The importance of diet to health, especially in the prevention and cure of illness, is slowly becoming apparent. A healthy diet involves eating foods that provide all the nourishment that out bodies need for growth, tissues repair, energy to carry out vital internal processes and to say fit and active.
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Herbal Therapy: The most basic and the most pervasive source of medicines throughout the world ever since time began has been the plant kingdom. From our earliest origins we can trace the use of plants for health; even today most people rely on herbal medicines for most of their primary health care. A medical herbalist will treat the patient holistically, treating the cause first and, when cause has been eradicated, disease will automatically get cured.
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Homeopathy: Homeopathy is concerned with treating the whole person rather than the illness alone. Two important laws on which the science of homeopathy is based are the Law of Similars and potentization. Homeopathic medicine are based on the principle to find a substance which would cause in overdose similar symptoms to those a sick person is experiencing. When the match is made, that substance then is given in very small, safe doses, often with dramatic effects.
Read About: Homeopathy, Homeopathic Medicines, Remedy, Laws, Principles, Benefits |
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Light Therapy: Light therapy is the use of natural or artificial light to treat various ailments. Light can affect our moods, body weight, skin and even biochemical processes in the body. We know that lack of sunlight can result in nutritional deficiencies. Without sunlight vitamin D cannot be metabolized in the human body, which can result in rickets. Exposure to bright light effects changes in a person's circadian rhythms. Thousands of people find relief through bright light therapy, although the physiological mechanism is still uncertain.
Read About Light Therapy, Bright Light Therapy, Seasonal Affective Disorder and Seasonal Depression |
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Massage: Massage is one of the oldest, simplest forms of therapy and is a system of stroking, pressing and kneading different areas of the body to relieve pain, relax, stimulate, and tone the body. Ancient Indians practised massage for fulfilling objectives like aiding sleep, relaxation as well as for weight reduction. It was a usual ritual to undergo massage prior to a bath. Techniques can be varied and specialized, but most commonly fall into several basic categories, such as Swedish, trigger point, neuromuscular, deep tissue and sports massage. |
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Yoga Therapy: The yoga comes from the Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ which means to yoke or to unite. The goal of yoga is to unite oneself with God and the practice of yoga is the path we take to accomplish this goal. According to many people yoga is a physical exercise comprising bodily twists, bends, stretches and various other poses all together called asana. Asana is an important part of yoga; it defines yoga in a very general sense and not in the complete sense. Yoga is a way of life, a culture to live and live happily.
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