Andrew Weil, MD, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, internationally recognized expert in alternative medicine
The science: There's some evidence that sauna therapy may aid in the treatment of conditions like high blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic pain, according to a report published
in Alternative Medicine Review in 2011.
Not in the wholesale, everything - is - caused - by - yeast strategy that I see among some practitioners
in the alternative medicine world, but in having a healthy suspicion that some or many of my patients» most nagging symptoms might be due to dysbiosis, an imbalance in the microbes of their gut flora, including overgrowth of yeast.
Our Naturopathic Doctors, trained in both Western medicine and medically
trained in alternative medicines, utilize a variety of safe, non-toxic modalities designed to stimulate your body's own ability to heal.
Chamomile flowers are used
in alternative medicine as an anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, nervine, stomachic, tonic, vasodilatory.
Kennedy grew up in Boulder, CO, where his parents, who
worked in alternative medicine, turned him onto eating his vegetables at a young age with annual solstice celebrations.
Drinking high - concentration hydrogen peroxide is a tactic sometimes
promoted in alternative medicine circles as a so - called «natural cure,» but nearly 300 people have been poisoned and five have died after trying it, according to a new paper published this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
According to another study published
in the Alternative Medicine Review4 last year, double - blind, randomized, controlled trials have found that DHA and EPA in krill oil benefits a variety of brain and mental disorders, including:
Moisturizing oils are commonly used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, and those that are plant - based have a
place in alternative medicine.
Whether you're interested
in alternative medicine relating to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, macular degeneration or simply maintaining a more dynamic lifestyle.
Dr. Collin noted that while great strides have been
made in alternative medicine, conventional medicine and mainstream media still deride many alternative medicine approaches.
A survey of March 2004 health magazines reveals five - and - one - half pages of ads for products containing
soy in Alternative Medicine (two of which promote soy as a solution to the problems of menopause); five - and - one - half pages in Vegetarian Times; and five pages in Yoga Journal.
But just like orthodox medicine makes so many bad decisions in order to maximize their profits, the same thing
happens in alternative medicine, it is sad to say.
Traditionally, virtually
everyone in alternative medicine and health care in general has defined every stressor mentioned in that sentence, with the exception of «repeated physical exercise,» as «bad.»
Through these years (and my wife who is now a doctor in Chinese Medicine and specializes in Nutritional Response Testing and Nutrition), I have acquired a substantial amount of
knowledge in alternative medicine that I am now excited to pass along to your pets ~ Dr. Barrios.