Medical Marijuana Not Always An Affordable Alternative To Prescription Drugs
With all the tech advancements in grow ops, and a valiant attempt to eliminate the stoner stereotype from dispensary storefronts,…
Category: Alternative Medicine
Seeking zen: Delving into the realms of sound healing therapy
It might be considered new age wellness, but sound healing is hardly a new form of therapy. The ancient Greeks…
What are the supplements you take really doing to your health?
In an article published in Australian Prescriber, University of Queensland Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology Geraldine Moses has warned of major potential harms associated with the…
Alternative therapies: a growing market
When alternative therapies began to emerge in the west, they were often viewed with suspicion and many of the therapists…
Mark Twain and Alternative Medicine
What do you know about Mark Twain? That he was a famous humorist? That he wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry…
Covid stress: People turning to alternative therapies
As the pandemic shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon, those in the alternative medicine field say they are observing…
Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Healing Communities with Indigenous Wisdom
Felicia Coctzin Ruiz has been steeped in the curanderismo tradition since her childhood. Now, her work as a Kitchen Curandera…
Are supplements and alternative therapies all they’re cracked up to be?
“When I started work as a doctor, my mentors taught me to recommend cranberry tablets for my patients with bladder…
Why do chronically ill patients use so-called alternative medicine?
A substantial proportion of consumers now use healthcare options known as so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). But why? This study aimed…
Complementary forms of healing and medicine are gaining popularity — here’s what you should know
Alternative medicine has always been part of the healing process for many Canadians, with its usage dating back centuries and…