What is Osteopathy and how does it help? Osteopathy is a form of treatment which focuses on your muscles, skeletal, and neural systems. In the most literal sense it works on improving your skeletal alignment, including your spinal column to reduce pain and other physical problems. A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine will work with...
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Are you completely sure you are eating the right foods? Is your health suffering, or your energy is low? What is a nutritionist, and can they help you solve these problems? A nutritionist is a specialist in designing meal plans, determining the proper balance of foods, vitamins, and nutrients to power and feed your...
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Have you ever wished your Doctor would take a more well-rounded look at you as a total person? Many times doctors seem to be so focused on getting in, looking at their patients as a group of symptoms, writing out a quick prescription, and heading to the next examination room. This is one of...
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Have you started believing the word therapy is getting over used? Everyday, in every magazine imaginable, and in every newspaper you read about some kind of new therapy, but how many of these therapies have actually been used by a President of the USA, and is still around 50 years later? Why did the...
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What is myofacial release, and its benefits? The simple answer, myofascial release is a form of massage therapy targeted at reducing the effects of fascia scarring. That probably makes things almost as clear as mud. Let us take a little closer look at this technique. Before we discuss the massage methods used, you need...
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Have you ever felt the stirring of your spirit from music? What is music therapy? It is the powerful stimulating power of music, both in the form of listening, playing instruments, and singing to help people overcome life’s challenges. When you start thinking about the power of music, it makes perfect sense it should...
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What is meditation and its use in your life? Meditation is different things to many people, and serves different purposes for each of them. Let us explore a few of the differing forms. One of the best forms of meditation is working to still your mind. Our minds are filled with a constant flood...
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Asking the question “What is massage?”, is almost the equivalent of asking “What is food?”. Both questions are filled with possibilities, different forms, and varying advantages. To answer the question about massage we need to examine a few of the different forms of massage to give you a glimpse at the wide variety. When...
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Have you watched the guys on the golf tours and noticed their shiny little bracelets around their wrists? Some of those glittering bracelets are not just there for decoration, they are there to try to help the player with the power of magnet therapy. What is magnet therapy? The history of using magnets for...
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You walk into your eye doctor’s office and see brochures filled with talk about different types of laser therapy. You head across the hall to the chiropractor for an adjustment, and he starts talking to you about laser therapy, then you visit with a dermatologist about your hair loss, and he hands you a...
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When you run into the term Kinesiology you need to be very careful to check how it is being used. You will need to separate your ideas and know what is kinesiology and what is applied kinesiology. The two items are vastly different, and the confusion between the two can happen quickly. First let’s...
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Have you been reading about different forms of alternative medicine and ran across the term iridology? Now you want to know exactly, “What is iridology?” Iridology is the study of the iris of the eye with the purpose of diagnosing physical ailments throughout the body. Does it sound a little impossible? Iridology started with...
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Are you one of the people who equate hypnotherapy and hypnotism? Hypnotism is the science, or art, of guiding a person into a deep state of relaxation, while remaining conscious. In the state of hypnosis a person becomes very receptive to suggestions. It is after this part of the process where stage or entertainment...
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What is Homeopathy? It is form of alternative medicine with roots reaching back over 2500 years. Homeopathic medicine works on the belief of using natural substances which cause similar symptoms to treat illness. What exactly does that mean? If you are suffering from a cold, your symptoms might be a cough, sore throat, and...
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What is Herbalism? It is the branch of medicine which is often responsible for some of the most exciting innovations in medicine. You have probably used one of our most important herbal medicines and never given it a second thought. The basic definition is the use of a plant or plant extract used to...
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What is flower therapy? Would you like an alternative method for improving your health, both physically and mentally? Flower therapy was originated and worked on by Edward Bach in the 1930′s. Mr. Bach believed in the balancing of a person’s body and mind could be accomplished by using the proper scents. There have been...
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Get rid of the image in your mind of someone drinking down a cup full of fiery liquid. Fire cupping is a simple technique used by acupuncturists as an alternative treatment, but the story of fire cupping is a little more colorful. Fire cupping has been prevalent in many forms of medicine around the...
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Do you want to have more energy, happiness, harmony, health, and wealth flowing in your home? These are some of the current promises of the ancient techniques of Feng Shui. It is the study of a location and the objects within it to determine the energy flow and balance. The first time you heard...
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The Feldenkrais Method is a creation of Moshe Feldendrais, an engineer, physicist, and judo master; an unusual combination to be coming up with a new form of physical therapy. His method is designed around the principle of using your mind, and proper movement in combination to improve your physical functioning. The technique is called...
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Sometimes our emotions, feeling, and deep rooted memories want to stay hidden, or are hard to explain. Expressive Therapy helps to bridge the gaps in communication and thought by using the arts in therapeutic means. The overall grouping of expressive therapy includes expression through many different means. Whether it is easiest for you to...
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Those who study the human body and how it works during exercise are studying exercise physiology. There are many different effects that are seen throughout the body during high intensity exercise. Many of these effects are positive, but it is important to understand how they work and what purposes that they serve. There are...
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