Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) was named for the level of freedom it creates in addressing our emotions. It is also known as “tapping,” because we tap on endpoints of the meridian system moving energy throughout our body to reduce anxious or stressful feelings immediately.
At the root of Chinese medicine is a connection to nature. To understand what it means to be a healthy human, the practitioners of old looked to the patterns of nature. The ancient Chinese understood that we are intimately connected to the land we inhabit, and if it is out of balance, we also become out of balance.
Anxiety manifests in various forms, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic attacks, social anxiety, and more. Each type may require different approaches and supplements. Identifying your specific symptoms will help you choose a supplement that targets your needs effectively.
I went from feeling out of control in my body to having choice about my own healing. I had to cultivate a relationship of listening to my body and trusting what it had to say. Once I could talk to my body, it responded to the treatment forms I chose to focus on.
Homeopathy is a safe, gentle, and natural science of healing, which stimulates and strengthens the vital force using the energy of highly diluted substances found in nature. Homeopathy cures via The Law of Similars — "like cures like" at the root cause, while allopathy cures using The Law of Opposites — ridding the body of symptoms using "anti" medicines.
Acid reflux occurs when contents from your stomach back up into your esophagus, causing stomach acid to irritate the lining of your esophagus. Acid reflux is typically caused by a deficiency in stomach acid, not excess. Instead of antacid medications, consider these non-drug alternatives for occasional heartburn relief.
Seaweed, the colourful macroalgae that grows in the ocean, is a food source for marine life and humans. Each type of seaweed has a unique set of nutrients and can boost vitamin and mineral intake if eaten regularly.
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die.
Traveling can be exciting, but for the 200 million people worldwide with food allergies, it also presents safety concerns, especially when flying is involved. Airlines cannot guarantee an allergen-free flight, and at 30,000 feet with limited medical resources, an allergic reaction can quickly become life-threatening.
The problem with bifocals and progressives is you can only see from a very specific part of the glasses, so that locks your eyes into that one position, and it’s also locking up your posture.
After prism adaptation therapy, the ability of most patients to aim movements toward the neglected side is greatly improved. Our therapists have measured the increase in leftward movements after even one treatment
In a world that loves to complicate things, sell us things and promote technological advances as superior to the intelligence of nature, one of the best ways to navigate our way through when it comes to health is to get simple.
Placebos have been studied more than any treatment in the history of medicine, yet they remain mysterious. Here are six facts about this strange effect that still fascinate me.
All the traumas we experience in life leave their wounds. If humankind hadn’t had ways of healing from those emotional and psychological blows, over time society would have become progressively less functional. Instead, history shows us that people usually recover even from the most severe psychological wounds.
Menstruation is a taboo in so many societies. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right education—at home, at school, and in the halls of government—menstruation can be seen as the natural part of life it is.
Hair extends from the skin like an antenna that can receive and transmit chi. Longer and healthier hair allows for a better transmission of chi, while short, dry, brittle hair may not transmit as well. Breathing chi into the hair activates the hair follicles and helps bring more life force into the body.
Medievalists are now working alongside microbiologists, chemists, pharmacists and others to determine whether "ancientbiotics" — natural formulas used to treat ills during the so-called "Dark Ages" of medicine — may still hold promise of cure today.
These heat wave tips can help keep you and your vulnerable family members safe as unusually hot weather continues for the 2024 season.
Our study has significant implications for future treatments and vaccine development. By comparing our data to volunteers who have never been exposed to the virus with those who already have immunity, we may be able to identify new ways of inducing protection.
Wearing shoes that do not fit properly, whether they are too small, too large or lack adequate support, can also contribute to bunions. Small shoes squeeze your toes while large shoes can cause your foot to slide forward, putting excess pressure on the MTP joint.
Science presenter and journalist Dr Michael Mosley wasn’t afraid to make use of his own body in the quest to learn more about it.
As humans have become more and more successful at ridding themselves of parasites — particularly intestinal worms — we have developed a whole host of conditions associated with inflammation, particularly of the bowel. Could the parasitic worms humans coexisted and evolved with over millennia resolve some of our modern day epidemics?
Myopia has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.
Fiber is an essential component in a healthy diet. Dietary fiber is part soluble fiber and part insoluble fiber. Both are important not only to gut health but also to overall human health.
Castor oil is considered one of the world’s oldest drugs, notable for its anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, hair regeneration and laxative properties.
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