Once a very rare disease Alzheimer’s is now a household name and the reasons are two new pollutants of the brain, inviting an old parasite to a new location. The pollutants are solvents that seek the brain.
These pollutants are Xylene and Toluene, they are popular in beverages, decaffeinated powders and carbonated drinks. The [...]
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Alzheimer’s A Curable Disease
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Running & Muscle Cramps – Eastern MedicineTreatments
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Japanese Acupuncturist and lecturer Paul Movsessian explains the concept of treating cramp from an ‘Eastern’ perspective.
“From an oriental point of view, as with Chinese and Japanese medicine there’s this concept of ‘Chi’ – which is commonly translated as energy – but energy is not really the right word for it.”
“One of the doctors from Japan, [...]
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Relaxing Into Reiki – Part 2
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009FUTURE OR PAST EVENT
Reiki distance healing energy can be sent to a past or future event. A childhood trauma can be relieved of its grip on a suffering adult. An important exam or presentation can be performed with a commanding calmness. A Reiki II trained police officer can send Reiki into a home where a [...]
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Lower Back Pain Remedies – Chinese Style
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), with its 2500 year old history, offers many lower back pain remedies – lower back stretches, lower back strengthening exercises, massage techniques, acupuncture, herbal remedies,
liniments, sticking plasters and others. Some require a trained TCM practitioner to administer them, while others can be easily learnt and applied by anyone. This article [...]
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In Support of Modern Medical People
Monday, April 27th, 2009As anyone who has visited my website can easily see, I am a strong advocate of alternative and non-modern medicine. If one didn’t know me, they might even think that I am against modern medicine, hospitals, the American Medical Association (AMA), doctors and even against the often well-meaning organizations with which they are affiliated.
While I [...]
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Alternative and Natural Healing Methods Grow in Popularity
Sunday, April 26th, 2009After years of being ostracized by conventional medicine, alternative and natural healing methods have gained popularity with America’s over-drugged population.
According to a recent study of 18 major HMOs and insurance providers, 14 offered at least 11 of 34 alternative therapies or natural healing methods. Of the most frequently covered natural healing methods, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage [...]
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Why Detox?
Friday, April 24th, 2009In our daily lives we are exposed to and absorb toxins that are potentially harmful to our well-being and our feeling of “wellness”. Today our environment is toxic and the foods we eat, even the air we breathe and the water we drink is laden with chemicals foreign to our system. Our bodies naturally detoxify [...]
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Anxiety
Sunday, April 19th, 2009Anxiety is a pernicious little devil; it can hold us back, freeze our creativity and diminish our ability to fight our way out of trouble. Anxiety leads to a ‘vicious cycle’ in which anxiety feeds poor performance which increases anxiety and . . . you get the picture.
We all understand that severe problems make [...]
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Ayurveda – Principles & Practice
Saturday, April 18th, 2009Ayurveda which has been evolved around 600 BC, apart from treating ailments concentrated more in its prevention. This was followed by the Aryans & Dravidians who were inhabiting India and has been practiced ever since. In the 21st century, Ayurveda has become an indispensable branch of medicine due to its naturalistic approach, that depends [...]
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Aloe Vera Research at Kew Gardens
Saturday, April 18th, 2009There has been a series of BBC TV programmes shown last year, ‘A Year At Kew’, in which the programme follows the work carried out at Kew Gardens, London throughout a full season. In one of the episodes, there was a feature regarding the growing and research being conducted at Kew on Aloe Vera [...]
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