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In Defense of Homeopathy
If the goal is improved health one would wonder why homeopathic medicine is relegated into a “fringe” category, especially in America. Homeopathy has its ardent fans who will never let it go, worldwide. The reason is simple, it works. I...
Leukemia and Complimentary Therapies
As a reflexologist I note with interest its inclusion in this list of useful therapies. Acupuncture is listed, not Homeopathy which has been useful in healing many conditions. However the researcher seems to have some bias towards what are called &#...
Approaches to Healing Jealousy
by Catherine Carter “Everybody likes you.” “I wanted that.” These thoughts led a teen to write what could be called hateful and spiteful notes in her diary of fellow classmates. She thought it was private. No one would ever ...
When perspiration smells like cheese
OK I made up the question. Still let’s have a look at it from a homeopathic perspective. Question: Lately, my husband has started sweating profusely when he is asleep. His sweat has a strong cheesy smell. He is showers regularly so that is ...
World Homeopathy Awareness Week, April 10 - 16, 2009
World Homeopathy Awareness Week April 10 - 16, 2009 (more, here) The focus for this year is Homeopathy and Allergies. Many Americans suffer from allergies, which causes much suffering. Homeopathy can help to heal these reactions. Check back here f...
Enter the “Polypill” to reduce heart problems, hbp and stroke
The “miracle” of modern medicine has led to bizarre side effects such as a treatment for restless legs, that has caused compulsive gambling. A medicine for Parkinson’s has a similar problem for some. Sleep drugs that cause people ...
Treating Infertility with Homeopathy
Homeopathy is useful for a broad range of complaints including the complaint of infertility. A reading of the homeopathic literature is replete with successful outcomes. There are at least eighty remedies that can address the underlying issue. Th...
Researchers Use a Small Amount of the Same Substance to Heal Food Allergies
Researchers Use a Small Amount of the Same Substance to Cure Food Allergies There truly is nothing new under the sun. At times when I read “medical research,” it is often only resurfaced wisdom. I tend to think it is ‘ego’...
Reversing Diabetes - Raw for 30 Days
Diabetes is considered irreversible by conventional medical authorities, yet if you review the literature of various holistic therapies such as homeopathic and various diet therapies it has been done. The first key is the desire to want to heal the ...
Living Well Holistic Health Fair update (Feb 2009)
Yea!!!!!! Continuum Wellness with the help of angels and dear friends held her first Holistic Health Fair. The turnout was good and when you consider the short time frame we had, it was g-r-e-a-t. I appreciate all the wonderful practitioners who p...
Homeopathy and Acupuncture Beneficial
Homeopathy, acupuncture and reflexology are among a range of complementary and alternative therapies a new trial concludes should be provided on the NHS. The major new Government-funded study found there would be a range of benefits to patients in pr...
Reflexology Feels Good
I thought I’d share just how wonderful my feet feel! Yes, I give reflexology sessions, and I appreciate that people enjoy our sessions together and experience relief and healing. Well, I love when I can get a session in too. Many of the area...
Helping Soldiers Heal: Quick Acupuncture Pain Relief
Battlefield Acupuncture Introduced Air Force Print News | March 14, 2008 LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany - A medical procedure dating back thousands of years was introduced to patients and medical staff for one week in March at Landst...
Research: An Alternative Approach to Asthma
It is estimated that asthma and other allergic diseases affect 20% of the world’s population. The number of sufferers in the United States exceeds 15 million. In the last 20 years, the number of asthma hospitalizations has increased by 50%. In ...
More Americans Turning to Herbs
Sour Economy Sweetens Americans on Herbal Meds The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation’s financi...
Research: Homeopathic Medical Care Produces Increase in Quality of Life
A recent study of classical homeopathic treatment in Germany and Switzerland, showed that the majority of patients who used homeopathy suffer from long standing chronic disease. The findings indicated that the patients as a result of homeopathic car...
Homeopathy, Children and Life, A Deeper Look
What I love about this article below is that it captures succinctly a number of key points of homeopathic philosophy. For example, that you are not your illness. That the origins of a ‘disease’ that you are experiencing *today* may ha...
The NIH is Targeting Stress Related Illnesses
It appear that the approach taken is analytical using a segregative approach in search of “active components”. Most likely to produce drugs. The methodology of a holistic approach is that all of the components of a root or an herb, etc....
Ease Stress with Flower Essences
Flowers dazzle us with their sublime beauty. A lover gifting his beloved with a flower bouquet is sure to warm the heart of the beloved. Yet, the gift of flowers extends even further. Flowers not only dazzle, they can also assist us in maintaining...
Alternative and Complementary Medicine (CAM)Use is Growing
I posted a government survey here on this blog which concluded that 38 percent of American adults and 12 percent of American children use complementary and alternative medicine (here). The Washington Post did an article on this topic too (here) Crit...
Government Survey, Who Uses Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
Government survey shows 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children use complementary and alternative medicine Approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and over and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children aged 17 years an...
Times are tough, the choice between food and medication
A poll by Macmillan Cancer Support suggests nearly half of cancer patients in England are being forced to cut back on basic necessities in order to pay for their prescriptions. (rest of the story) Benefits of Homeopathy One of the benefits of homeopa...
Homeopathy in Ireland
SMART IRISH party-goers are familiar with the powers of Nux Vomica as a hangover cure. Arnica has also become a household word in many homes across the country and each year a growing number of people grasp the concept of homeopathy as a system of me...
Research: Taking a look at a surgical fibroid treatment
Surgery is always major. Uterine artery embolization has risks. The following articles discuss the procedures and highlights a research study. Consider approaches that promote healing the underlying stress and tension, correcting di...
Acupuncture Reduces Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
BOSTON – Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating (vasomotor symptoms) associated with breast cancer treatment and has no treatment side eff...
Help for Sunburn
Distressed at her daughter’s sun burnt skin, one mom reached for an aloe ointment as a remedy. It didn’t help. The best solution for the reddened child? A cool washcloth. The story was reported by NPR and is here. If you want a little ...
Cancer Patients and Survivors Turn to Complementary Medicine
A paper by American Cancer Society researchers published this week in Cancer, one of the Society’s peer-reviewed journals, offers one of the largest and most detailed portraits of complementary and alternative therapy use among cancer survivors...
Patients “misled” by contrasting views on complementary medicine
Patients are being continuously and seriously misled by both sides of the debate on complementary medicine, according to a leading clinical expert. One of the most important questions about complementary medicine — does it generate more harm than g...
Targeting 8-year olds for Cholesterol Drugs, Instead Try This
In an attempt to fight off childhood obesity and help children with too little HDL the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that some children, as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs. The recommendations are based on evidence th...
Acupuncture Research - Help for Depression
A recent study of alternative healing methods for depression found acupuncture beneficial. The study was done at a school for Traditional Chinese Medicine. The researchers enlisted a group of about 40 people with severe depression, and allocated ha...
