Acupuncture: Does it hurt?
Being poked with needles sounds unpleasant, but acupuncture doesn’t hurt, Dr. Like He said. “The needle insertion itself really doesn’t…
Tag: Alternative Medicine
Does Exercise Make you Eat More?
After an hour in the gym, you’re feeling pretty good about yourself. Less so two hours later, when you’ve demolished…
Stroke warning: Overdosing on Supplement Could Cause Brain Bleeding
SUPPLEMENTS are widely used to boost a healthy diet, and vitamin E is often taken for its antioxidant benefits. However,…
Vitamins and Supplements: Why Bother Telling Your Doctor?
More than half of all American adults take some kind of vitamin, but most don’t think they need to tell…
Top 5 Home Remedies For Curing Arthritis
Arthritis is a very unpleasant condition which causes severe pain, almost unbearable at times. But with a little help from…
5 Natural Remedies To Treat Rosacea
Rosacea is a condition that results in enlarged, inflamed blood vessels, particularly on the face. It’s a frustrating and sometimes…
Can Nutrition Boost the Equine Immune System?
People often make associations between food and health. For example, drinking orange juice to ward off a cold, or, as…
Four of the Most Misused Terms in Alternative Medicine
A lot of talk about alternative medicine involves taking legitimate medical terms and infusing them with dubious new definitions to…
Herbal medicine vs. synthetic drugs: What’s better?
According to a World Health Organization, there are 250,000 practitioners of traditional medicine in the Philippines. Natural medicine users have…
Acupuncture Heals Bedsores With Turtle Technique
Research published in the Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion finds acupuncture effective for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Yang…