Natural wonders of Ayurveda
DR Sulochana Bhat was born into a home where Ayurveda has been practised by her father and forefathers. Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent and is practised in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine.
Asia One |
Ayurvedic Medicine: An Alternative Way To A Healthier You
Ayurvedic medicine came from the ancient traditional medicine practice in India known as Ayurveda. The ayurvedic medicine’s origin is the ancient books of knowledge called Vedas which imparts physical, spiritual and psychological approaches to good health and longevity.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Sales of alternative medicine products are booming
Sales of alternative medical products are on the rise in spite of -- and perhaps in part because of -- tough economic times. According to a study reported in The Daily Mail, the British alternative medicines market has grown by 18 percent in the past two years, to a yearly value of £213 million ($333 million). This value is expected to rise to £282million, or another 33 percent, in the next four years. This increase has been seen across the board, even in less well-known treatments such as traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine.
Natural News |
Researchers Develop Herbal, Vaccine-Free Remedy for Swine Flu
Think the swine flu is beyond you? You may want to reconsider. But, instead of protecting yourself with potentially harmful vaccines that the pharmaceutical companies have developed, experts say you can ward off this dangerous flu with simple, herbal remedies. The experts at State Ayurvedic College in Allahabad have stated they have discovered evidence that herbal remedies can protect you against the swine flu.
Insiders Health |
India studies yogic power for life without food
A team of military doctors backed by India's national defence research centre is studying an 83-year-old holy man who claims to have spent seven decades surviving without food or water. The long-haired and bearded yogi, Prahlad Jani, has been sealed in a hospital in the western city of Ahmedabad where he is under 24-hour observation by 30 doctors and will be subjected to a series of medical tests.
PhysOrg |
Ayurvedic Massage To A Cleaner & Healthier Body
Ayurvedic massage is designed to cleanse and detoxify the body from chemicals and toxins that are stored deep inside. The massage works through the principles of ayurveda, a science of life founded in India. It is a traditional form of medicine, recognized in the world of today’s complementary and alternative medicine, which involves the use of yoga, herbs, and massage.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Spa Therapy Relieves Arthritis Pain
With limited options for arthritis pain relief, many people are turning to nondrug alternatives. But how well do they work? A study out of Italy shows that a spa therapy combination of mud packs and mineral water baths might do the trick.
HealthNotes |
Transcendental Meditation activates default mode network, the brain's natural ground state
A new EEG study conducted on college students at American University found they could more highly activate the default mode network, a suggested natural "ground state" of the brain, during their practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique.
PhysOrg |
Common Kitchen Ingredients For Keeping Swine Flu At Bay
While we have seen that homeopathy can be defense against swine flu, now naturopaths and other alternative healers such as practitioners of Ayurveda are coming forward with several natural and herbal substances that can help build up and strengthen a person’s immunity or defense mechanism in order to resist swine flu.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Ayurveda and Natural Health For 2010 - 3 Tips For Cleansing Your Body, Mind
If you found yourself overindulging during holiday celebrations you may be considering some sort of "cleansing" or detoxification program. Your body may be feeling lethargic, spacey, dull...yet your mind may be busy with overactive thoughts. This is not uncommon during the winter months.
Ezine Articles |
Weight loss through Ayurveda
The word ayurveda literally means 'Science of Life'. It is the fastest growing form of alternative medicine in the world. Using only simple and natural remedies, it works from a fundamental level and ensures that your body stays strong and healthy. The key to weight management is effectively metabolizing what you eat, getting rid of waste efficiently and letting the digestive system get a break in between meals.
MSNBC |
More Americans Today Willing to Try Alternative Medical Treatments Like Ayurveda
There's a strong inclination today among many Americans to try alternative medicines, as Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with western medicine's inability to deal with many chronic disorders and illnesses. Americans are more than willing to explore and see if an alternative medicine like Ayurveda, a traditional form of East Indian medicine that originated thousands of years ago, that's gaining popularity in the U.S., could offer a better solution.
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The Benefits Of Kerala Massage
One particular kind of Ayurvedic massage that is really catching on is the Kerala or Kairali style of massage. A beautiful sleepy state in the southernmost part of India is known as god’s own country not only because of its spectacular scenery but also because of the kind of rejuvenation that people experience by virtue of the massage that is typical of the place.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Understanding The Benefits Of Reiki And Theta Healing
Reiki and Theta healing have been used in some culture for centuries. Both healing therapies are used to bring physical and mental healing to any area of the body.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Nancy Lonsdorf, MD
Dr. Lonsdorf aptly fills the definition of a Natural Health Science News Hero as a practitioner who has changed the practice to medicine to address the healing and care of patients. Named “one of the nation’s most prominent Ayurvedic doctors” by the Chicago Tribune, Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D. is a popular speaker, author and recognized Ayurvedic expert specializing in healthy longevity and women’s health issues. Over the past twenty years, she has treated more than 15,000 patients using Maharishi Ayurveda (Eye-yur-VAY-duh), the natural health practice from ancient India. Dr. Lonsdorf has been a pioneering integrative physician studying Ayurvedic medicine in India and the US with top Ayurvedic physicians and scholars and has worked closely with distinguished Ayurvedic vaidyas throughout her 22 years of practice. She also has a solid foundation in traditional Western medicine, having received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and her residency training in psychiatry at Stanford University. Dr. Lonsdorf shares with us her special expertise in women’s health and has authored two books on the topic, including The Ageless Woman: Natural Health and Beauty After Forty with Maharishi Ayurveda (MCD Century, May 2004), and is also co-author of a best-selling Ayurvedic health guide for women entitled A Woman's Best Medicine: Health, Happiness and Long Life through Maharishi Ayurveda (Tarcher/Putnam 1995).
Natural Health Science News |
Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number
Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out to be cancer
Associated Press |
FDA Science and Mission at Risk
An FDA Science Board report states that the nation's public health is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation's drug and device supplies.
Drug Discovery & Development |
FDA Takes End Run to Award Contract to PR Firm
The FDA has hired a PR firm to counter recent bad press, but the move will cost tax payers more since the FDA circumvented standard government contracting procedures.
Washington Post |
Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure
Consuming too little potassium may be as big a risk factor for high blood pressure as eating too much sodium, especially for blacks, new research says. The study also identified a gene that may influence potassium's effects on blood pressure.
Health Day News |
Exercise may improve function in dementia patients
Organized exercise designed to increase strength, flexibility, mobility and coordination may improve overall physical function among nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
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