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Alternative Medicine

Back before "modern medicine" came along, alternative medicine by and large was, well, modern medicine. Many of the techniques gathered under alternative medicine have traditions stretching back centuries, and despite what some in the medical community would have you believe, there is actually a lot of "modern" research that back them up. Select a link below to learn more.

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Find a wide variety of articles and Websites on a range of alternative medicine topics, including:

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Articles:

Saw Palmetto Not So Pro-Prostate? - Saw palmetto has long been used in Europe and the United States for relief of swollen prostate glands, but a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that it may be a waste of money.

Tea Leaves Colds Tepid - Learn how ginger and other teas can help to combat the common cold.

Cobblestones Improve Elderly Balance, Blood Pressure - Looking to lower your blood pressure and improve your balance? Try walking . . . on cobblestones.

Acupuncture Pops Tension Headaches - A German study looks at the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating tension headaches.

A Cold Blow for Echinacea - In a study appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers claim that Echinacea does nothing to either head off a cold or treat it once it’s taken hold.

Peppermint: A Profile in Cool - They say that scent is one of the strongest triggers of memory, and one whiff of the cooling bouquet of the peppermint plant (M.x piperita) tends to back this up...

Dragon-B-Gone... Tarragon - Traditionally thought to be able to guard against dragons and snakes, tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) is best known today as one of the French "fines herbs" (along with chervil, parsley and chives).

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and... Patchouli? - We revisit the 60's by taking a look at the many medicinal uses that one can put this essential oil to.

The Acupuncture Hat Trick - Three Recent Studies - Acupuncture has been all over the news lately in the form of a series of studies that examine its effectiveness in a number of areas. Some of the news is good, some less so.
Books:
Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide (2nd Edition) by Burton Goldberg, John W. Anderson, Larry Trivieri
Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer by Donald Yance, Arlene Valentine

Software:

Acupressure Guide 2.1 - Relieve a wide range of ailments through the Chinese art of acupressure.

 

 

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