medicine
Holistic Medicine: Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the oldest and most holistic medicine in the world. Its teachings and practices were documented over 5,000 years ago in India, despite having a history that spans longer than what was documented.
Ayurveda has been referred to a holistic medicine that deals with both body and the spirit. In fact, ayurveda [...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Basic Understanding
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of healing from China. While TCM is regarded as an alternative medicine system in the West, in China and other Asian countries, it is practiced widely by the locals. Medical practitioners are trained in the diagnostic and healing techniques with centuries of tradition and philosophy. Like naturopathy, TCM [...]
A Look at Alternative Medicine and Conventional Medicine
Alternative medicine and alternative therapies are therapeutic practices, which are currently not considered as an integral part of conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is the current mainstream medical system of diagnosis and treatment of disease.
However, an increasing desire for wellness, in response to today’s stressful lifestyle and rising incidences of cancer, [...]
Alternative Medicine and Therapies in Your Everyday Life
Those of us who claim that we do not practice any form of alternative medicine or therapies have missed out considering all the simple remedies that we apply at home.
Consider the following examples:-
- Do you massage your neck at the back when you have a splitting headache?
- Do you put an ice pack [...]