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| Learn more about natural and alternative health techniques or read up on nagging symptoms |
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| Acupressure |
| Similar to shiatsu, and based on the same concept of acupuncture, acupressure involves the application of physical pressure (instead of needles, such as with acupuncture) along the energy lines of the body to increase the flow of qi, or vital life energy, which needs to flow freely for optimum health, and if blocked, can cause health problems. The pressure stimulates neurotransmitters, inhibiting the reception and transmission of pain. |
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| Acupuncture |
| This ancient Chinese medicine technique uses thin needles inserted along the body’s energy channels, or meridians, to stimulate energy flow. The practice is based on the belief that qi, or vital life energy, needs to flow freely for optimum health, and if blocked, can cause health problems. Acupuncture is mainly used to treat pain, including backache and migraines, but can also be used to treat addictions as well as psychological, gastrointestinal and circulatory disorders. |
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| Aromatherapy |
| Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils, extracted from various plant parts, to stimulate the immune system and to relax, rejuvenate, or restore one’s mood and/or health. The essential oils may be directly inhaled, added to bath water, diffused into the air or mixed with a carrier oil, such as safflower or vegetable oil, and used for massage. Common essential oils include lavender, lemon and peppermint. |
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| Art Therapy |
| Emerging in the 1940’s, Art Therapy became a usefool tool in counseling and psychiatry after practitioners noticed artwork being created by those with severe mental illnesses. The process one goes through while creating art allows self expression (especially of the mind) without judgement. This allows a practitioner acess to a clients innermost feelings without making the client feel insecure or ridiculed. Many hospitals, clinics, and rehabilition centers now recognize the creative process of art making enhances recovery and well-being as it can release pent up emotions. |
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| Ayurveda |
| One of the world’s oldest healing modalities (with roots in ancient India) Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word meaning “science of life.” Ayurveda states that optimum health stems from body, mind and spirit being in balance, and that disease is the manifestation of a body that is out of balance. According to Ayurvedic science, each person is born with a particular dosha, or constitution—vata, pitta, or kapha—that determines the person’s personality and physiology. A relative balance of doshas is ideal; Ayurveda uses a combination of diet, herb, aromatherapy and massage to create balance and reunite the individual with his or her environment. |
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| Biofeedback |
| Using a special machine that gauges physiological functions, such as skin temperature, heart beat and muscle contractions, biofeedback allows a patient to recognize the body’s signals and consciously work to monitor or change a particular symptom. |
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| Chakra Balancing |
| The body is said to contain seven major chakras, or energy centers, located along the spinal column. Each resonates, or spins, with a particular frequency and correlates to a specific physiological function. (Chakra is the Sanskrit word for wheel.) A “stuck” chakra can make a person feel weak or vulnerable, but can be balanced with the help of meditation, breathing exercises, gemstones, mantras, herbs. |
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| Chelation Therapy |
| This therapy involves infusing the chemical edetic acid (EDTA) into the bloodstream. Molecules in EDTA bond to metal ions, which in turn cleanses the blood and the blood vessel walls of toxins and minerals. Chelation therapy is used for atherosclerosis, heart and vascular disease and diabetes. |
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| Chinese Medicine |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, has been used in China for several thousand years. TCM offers a range of healing modalities, including herbal medicine, acupuncture and massage. The theory behind TCM is that processes of the human body are interrelated and in constant interaction with the environment. Symptoms of disharmony help the TCM practitioner to understand, treat and prevent illness and disease. |
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| Chiropractic |
| Focused on the relationship between the spine and the nervous system in maintaining health, chiropractic alleviates imbalances and misalignment of the vertebrae through spinal adjustments. Chiropractic aids in the body’s healing by correcting dislocation of joints, particularly the spine’s vertebrae. There are more than 100 different chiropractic techniques that are practiced, including diversified adjusting (a technique to treat for sports injuries) and cox flexion distractions (the stretching and decompressing of the spine to alleviate low back pain) to name only a few. |
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