A comparison of the strategies of traditional physicians and holistic healers.
Using plant medicines to heal the body has been practiced for thousands of years, in every culture in the history of mankind. The discovery of penicillin marked a turning point in modern medical practice. Instead of having to down cups of a less than appetizing tea, containing several herbs, to cure a respiratory infection, this [...]
The Best Acne Home Remedies
Everybody gets blackheads and pimples now and then. Blackheads occur when pores in the skin become clogged with dirt and oil. When the area becomes irritated, it turns into a pimple. It can be easy to spend a lot of money on store-bought acne treatments, but these products are not always effective. They often leave [...]
Hypnosis To Quit Smoking
I was raised in a pretty conservative family setting, so I was always a little bit suspicious of hypnotists. Nonetheless, I knew that my suspicion was mostly a superstition. People tend to be scared of things they don’t understand, and even pretty smart educated people are no different. When I was trying to stop smoking, [...]
Healing Your Body Naturally: Starting at the Bottom
For most things in life, be it a work project, a school assignment, or a home repair task, the best thing to do is to start at the top and work your way down. This usually ensures that everything will get done one time and correctly. Unfortunately, this is not that way that body cleansing [...]
Healing Your Body Naturally: Detoxification
Everyone has heard of detoxifying diets. They are all the rage now, and a person can find about one hundred different books on the subject at any bookstore. And while it might seem like a trendy or fad diet, there are actually quite a few reasons why a detox diet might be a good idea [...]
Consistency and Reflexology
With most therapies, whether they are traditional medical therapies, physical therapies, alternative therapies, or natural therapies, consistency is key. Keeping up with treatments that help you feel better and lessen or relieve your symptoms is the ideal way to help your body deal with an illness. Reflexology, like other alternative therapies such as massage therapy, [...]
Reiki as a Holistic Treatment
Reiki is a fairly straightforward concept. Essentially, there is energy that flows in the universe. A person can be trained to harness this energy in a way so that they can treat medical, emotional, or spiritual problems in a patient or in themselves. While reiki cannot completely heal a person with an illness, it can [...]