Alternative Medicine

How Did It Feel To Be An American Colonist In 1776? Probably Itchy, Achy And Slightly Nauseated

The American colonists were friends with affliction and shared their suffering socially, in writing and conversation.

Emerging Insights On Light In Human Health

We need to receive natural light through our eyes in the early hours of the day, and again as the sun is going down. Our hormonal systems, nervous systems — in fact, our whole wonderfully orchestrated inner terrain — relies on the signals provided by the different qualities of light at those times.

Quartz Countertops Are Driving A Public Health Crisis Rife With Lung Transplants And Lawsuits

Ikea stopped selling "quartz" countertops in 2025. Home Depot, Lowe’s and Costco are still selling crystalline silica products as of June 2026. Consumers are generally not aware of the alternatives.

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The Dental Debate That Refuses To Go Away

The growing movement toward mercury-free dentistry is gaining ground. There is an action alert at the end of this article. A national push to ban mercury fillings is underway, and public comments to federal regulators could help decide whether this outdated practice finally disappears from U.S. dentistry.

What Is Somatic Therapy?

You can sit in a quiet room, feel completely safe, and still notice your chest tighten or your breath turn shallow. You know nothing is wrong. Your body disagrees. That disconnect, between what your mind understands and what your nervous system keeps doing, is what somatic therapy targets.

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Rise And Shine With The Sun Salutation

The Sun Salutation consists of 12 postures moving in and out of each other with synchronized breath, flowing together as one movement, much like a dance or a meditation in motion.

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Here’s Why Some People Suffer From Motion Sickness — And Which Remedies Actually Work

Motion sickness is typically triggered by slow, up-and-down and left-to-right movements. The more pronounced the motion, the more likely we are to get sick. But why doesn’t it affect everyone?

Hantavirus: A Cruise Ship, A Deer Mouse And The Fictional Line Between Human And Animal Health

Hantaviruses do not begin in hospitals or airports. They circulate in animal reservoirs whose ranges are shaped by climate, land use and human encroachment.

The Most Dangerous Gift You Can Give Your Sixth Grader

A twelve-year-old today has a different life. The library card has been replaced by a piece of glass that knows them better than their grandmother does, that follows them to bed and wakes up before they do, and that has been engineered, with the same techniques I learned decades ago in advertising and broadcasting, to keep their eyes on it for as many hours as possible.

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How To Limit Antibiotic Damage And Tips To Rebuild Your Gut

Your gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria lining your digestive tract, doesn't just help you digest food. It plays a role in metabolic regulation, immune development, and processes ranging from inflammation to blood sugar control.

You Don’t Need An Extreme Regime; Just These Tiny Tweaks Can Improve Sleep, Movement, And Diet

How many deaths could be prevented if people moved just five to 10 more minutes per day or sat 30 to 60 minutes less? This isn't about marathon training. It's about realistic, bite-sized changes that fit into your current routine.

The Silent Conversation Between You And Your Bones

When we stop moving, bones interpret it as a signal that they’re no longer needed and begin to fade away. When we challenge them, they thicken, harden, and renew themselves. Even in old age, this feedback loop can be reawakened.

Menstrual Pads And Tampons Still Contain Toxic Substances – Here’s What To Know About This Emerging Health Issue

Chemicals may get into tampons and other menstrual products in a number of ways; we found lead present in all 30 tampons we tested.

This Simple Nighttime Habit Could Increase Your Glaucoma Risk

Seemingly harmless habits can have unintended consequences. When something as simple as a pillow starts affecting the body in ways most people never consider, it’s worth paying attention — especially for older adults who are keeping an “eye” on their health.

Can You Let Breath Actually Change Your Life?

Breath is simply waiting for you to be aware of it, to use it and harness its powers to shift your reactions, your thoughts, your emotional charges, and your trauma. Breath can be used to regulate hormones, shift nervous system responses, clear trauma, and stop repetitive, totally unhelpful thought cycles.

What The Body Knows Long Before The Mind Admits It

Long before the mind assembles an explanation, the body registers strain, misalignment, and truth. A tightening in the chest, a heaviness in the gut, a fatigue that doesn’t lift with rest. These signals arrive quietly, without argument, without justification.

As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up A Shadow Medical System. It’s A Lesson For Other Cities.

While Minnesotans rose up to oppose the surge in the streets, doctors and nurses have quietly operated informal, underground medical networks, dodging detection to care for patients at home.

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What Really Happens to Tattoo Ink After Your Skin Heals

Understanding that your immune system never stops managing tattoo pigment raises a natural follow-up question: what exactly is it managing? The answer lies in ink chemistry — and it's more industrial than most people realize.

The Science Behind Why Reiki Works

Have you ever looked at a person and felt their bad mood, or felt a person enter a room before you’ve seen them? Now you can scientifically explain how you know these things. As science progresses and human minds reach outside their comfort zones, we see science explaining the unexplainable more and more every day.

Stroke Survivors Can Improve Recovery By Strengthening Their Stronger Arm

The good arm can be strengthened. In a newly published research in the journal JAMA Neurology, it was found that training the less-impaired arm in people living with chronic stroke can improve everyday hand function.

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Conscious Conception: Tools For Natural Birth Control

Natural birth control, when done with knowledge and intention, can become not only a viable tool for family planning but also a deeply transformative experience of self-discovery.

Here’s How Quickly Your Liver Heals When You Stop Drinking

Autophagy is a natural process by which your cells recycle or dispose of damaged cellular components and fats. Chronic alcohol use slows or even shuts down this crucial cleaning process. Once alcohol is out of your system, autophagy resumes, allowing the liver to restore its optimal functionality.

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Four Simple Practices To Calm The Nervous System

Qigong and Yoga offer powerful and complementary pathways for nervous system healing. Beyond their physical benefits, both practices invite us back into a felt sense of connection with breath, nature, and the living world of which we are a part.

How Does Nature Fend Off Infection? A Look Towards Herbal Medicine

In recent years, there has been very strong interest in the reemergence and use of natural herbal medicine. Based on consumer demand, along with scientific studies that are often validating the effectiveness of ancient traditional herbal remedies, natural medicine is experiencing a renaissance.

Wearing A Weighted Vest Can Promote Bone Health And Weight Loss, But It’s Not A Cure-All

Weighted vests offer a simple, manageable way to add resistance to everyday activities. And they don’t require additional time, complex equipment or major changes to established routines.