Alternative Medicine

Herbal Therapy May Bring HIV Treatment

hareyan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:56:53 -0600

TAT2, used in Chinese herbal therapy, prolongs killer T-cells' ability to divide. This can be a new breakthrough in HIV treatment research.

Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised.

LSU Conducts Trials for Neuragen Homeopathic Drug

hareyan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:50:58 -0600

The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Education at LSU is conducting three clinical trials for Neuragen, a non-prescriptive homeopathic drug used to relieve nerve pain, produced by Origin BioMed Inc.

The trials test the efficacy of Neuragen for limb pain caused by a condition called peripheral neuropathy, or PN, a degenerative disease causing significant nerve damage in the extremities, resulting in pain and numbness in the hands and feet, often caused by diabetic nerve damage.

Invest In A Home Yoga Practice

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:25:52 -0600

Let's face it: Because of the economy, typical expenses -- from dining out to gym memberships -- are becoming luxuries. Today's budget trimmers who regularly attend a yoga studio, or even yoga beginners, could be inspired to make a small investment in a home yoga practice and a large investment in their health. Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living magazine's November issue, now on newsstands, features "The Om Advantage," which details how to set up a home practice and offers step-by-steps for 11 basic yoga poses designed by longtime yoga teachers Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman.

New Evidence In Favour Of Homeopathy

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:48:18 -0600

Two newly published studies (1,2) show that the conclusions of a review published in The Lancet about the effectiveness of homeopathy (3) were seriously flawed.

Benefits Of Professional Therapeutic Massage

hareyan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:30:46 -0500

Everyone feels great after a well done therapeutic massage. Massage has been documented back to 2700 BC and found in many ancient cultures. For example, it is documented that the Chinese, Egyptians, Indians, Greeks, and Romans all benefited from therapeutic massage. In fact, Hippocrates wrote of the benefits of massage in the 5th century BC. However, even with widespread awareness and rich history, few people realize how many health benefits there are to getting a massage and why it has such profound effects.

Hypnosis can induce synesthesia

hareyan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:57:04 -0500

Hypnosis can induce "synesthetic" experiences – where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another – within an average brain, according to a new study in the journal Psychological Science, the premiere publication of the Association for Psychological Society.

The findings suggests that people with synesthesia, contrary to popular belief, do not necessarily have extra connections in their brain; rather, their brains may simply do more 'cross talking' which can be induced by changing inhibitory processes in the average brain.

Use Yoga To Improve Classroom Test Scores

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:14:37 -0500

A newly published book, Yoga in the Classroom (ISBN: 978-0-9817955-0-8), authored by Gail Bentley Walsh, CEO of Yoga Mountain, Inc. is a step-by-step manual for school teachers, K-12.

Yoga practice helps to improve mental and physical well-being on many levels. This new book, Yoga in the Classroom, is designed to help students focus, relax and prepare for exams. Yoga creates a calm environment for learning and is a natural step in working to improve test scores.

Examining Alternative Medicine Use Among Elderly

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:04:08 -0500

Studies look at use of alternative medicines among elderly blacks, and prostate screening predictors among older immigrant men.

Homeopathy May Help ADHD Management

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:30:10 -0500

Homeopathy can play a useful part in the management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) particularly in pre-school age children, research shows.

Horny Goat Weed: The Natural Viagra?

Toni Brayer MD — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:58:44 -0500

An herbal remedy called “horny goat weed” has been studied by Dr. Mario Dell’Agli and his team at the University of Milan. The herb has long held a reputation in China as a natural aphrodisiac and now it looks like it could be a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men. Dr. Dell’Agli calls it a “natural Viagra” because the compound targets the phosphodiesterase molecule (PDE-5) and it blocked the erection-inhibiting enzyme as well as Viagra.