Articles tagged with: Acupuncture

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Health and Vitality, Pain Management »
Diagnostic procedures for sciatica involve a series of processes that are required to establish the cause behind the pain. Sciatica is normally associated with compression of the sciatic nerve due to a slipped or a herniated disc. Degenerative disc disease is a condition that is brought about by the ageing process. The sciatic nerve is sometimes pinched by the piriformis muscle that is located deep in the buttocks. Sciatic pain can also be caused by conditions that are not related with disc. Bad postures can also lead to pseudo sciatica, …
Herbs For Health, Alternative Therapies, Joints, Bones & Muscles »
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* Target the cause of pain …
Alternative Therapies, Color, Crystals »
In the ancient Materia Medica of the East, Tibetan, Hindu and Chinese healing texts would often refer to crystal as herbs. The reference to crystals as “herbs” will be interchanged often in this text.
Herbal medicine is one of the great herbal systems of the world and has an unbroken tradition going back to the 3rd century BC. Together with acupuncture, massage (Tuina), exercise (Tai Qi, Qi Gong) and dietary therapy, it forms part of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
All these treatments share the same theory and the same aim, not just to …
Guest Articles, Skin Care, Ailments »

Main complaint: A 25 years old male complains of eczema, which comes and goes particularly during stressful periods. The skin itches and patient has experienced eczema for 10 years.
History of present illness: Patient experiences itching in the elbow crease and behind the knees. The eczema is often symmetrical and occurs in both areas during stressful times in his life. They are itchy, without differentiation, the itching seems uncontrolled and can often affects the patient’s sleep, because of this, he feels very tired. He tends to feel hot and is irritable.
The …
Anxiety and Depression »
Research has not established any specific class of diagnosis that can determine co-morbidity of depression and anxiety.
However, there is a broad acceptance that a general sense of fear, with or without panic symptoms, does appear along with depression in nearly half of the reported cases. Co-morbidity of bipolar depression and anxiety can be extremely difficult to manage in a patient.
Just as a passing feeling of sadness cannot be termed as clinical depression, brief periods of anxiety cannot be labeled as anxiety disorders. The symptoms for either disease need to be …
Pain Management »
No one wants to see the people they love suffer. However, sometimes with severe injury or illness, pain is simply unavoidable. Thats why its important to know how to help manage, treat, and cope with the pain your loved one might be feeling.
Many people will wonder why they should treat pain. They may fear addiction, or simply go by the philosophy that they should just live with it. But pain doesnt just make us less comfortable, it can also affect our mood, sleep patterns, …
Health and Vitality »

There has been a lot of media hype over herbal treatments. With the banning of certain herbs and their exclusion from the US pharmacopeia, due to their reported adverse affects, herbs have also had their shares of controversies.
Herbs are natural products and have nothing to offer to pharmaceutical companies as they are difficult to patent. Turmeric is one of the few herbs over which the Indian Government has fought a successful legal battle against companies that are trying to patent it for medicinal purposes.
Conventional allopathic drugs are infamous for their …
Alternative Therapies »
The color energy that surrounds us are ever changing based on how we are “inside ourselves.” Physical, mental, and emotional situations show through the colors of our Aura.
The word “aura” is but another name for “forcefield” or “radiation.” Every substance in the universe has a radiation or aura — and the auras of minerals, plants and animals as well as human bodies have special characteristics.
In it’s basic form, it embodies seven major layers powered through seven major energy centers called Chakra and is energized by the Kundalini which is the …
Alternative Therapies, Energy and Fatigue, Health and Vitality, Stress & Relaxation »
Why we lack energy
The stresses of a modern life, natural depletion of essential nutrients from your diet, a decrease in your immunity and the subsequent vulnerability to illness and underlying disease results in congestion and a lack of ability to maintain energy levels.
Tiredness, fatigue, and generally reduced energy levels are the most common signs of a depleted system.
Many products focus on a short-term stimulant to boost the system to increase energy.
Bee pollen is a well-known natural ‘energizer’ that is used in many products. However, most ‘energy’ …
Health and Vitality »
The general perception is that sciatica is caused by conditions that lead to a compression of the sciatic nerve. This can happen by certain alterations in spinal discs due to an injury or degeneration or the natural ageing process leading to a narrowing of the spinal cord.
The perception is correct by all means. However, there are conditions that can lead to sciatica even if they are not related to the spinal discs. Most of these conditions are caused by wrong postures and lack of exercise.
Self treatment is a dangerous …



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