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    Alternative or complementary medicine consists of therapies such as “herbalism, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, iridology, homeopathy”, and more as well. The word 'complementary' has been chosen by many practitioners for the reason they do not see themselves as a supplementary for conventional medicine that can be used collectively. However, nonetheless all-natural treatments are traditional therapies which have been used and developed over hundreds of years. The…

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    Acupuncture is one of the routes in traditional Chinese therapy. Used to remove pain and some many diseases. Which insert the needles in specific areas of the body. The Chinese philosophy said the acupuncture affects the life strength of the person and insert the needles in the painful areas in the body. The acupuncture is old Chinese medicine practice develop and improve during thousands of years. In the past used sharp stones where inject in the body then development and start using animal…

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    Medicine is the scientific practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, this encompasses a mixture of natural health remedies using herbs and transmutation of various ingredients including noble metals like silver and gold. Throughout history, societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for birth, death, and disease. In early history, illness has been attributed to witchcraft, demons, adverse astral influence, or the will of the gods! Some of the earliest records…

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    therapists. Acupuncturist Toronto Are you looking for an acupuncturist Toronto? Then visit us at North Toronto Health, where our acupuncturists are skilled in this therapy, and you will get relief from many ailments. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine, and if you want the best therapy to get relief from ailments, then visit acupuncturist Toronto, and experience the best therapy. Acupuncture therapy uses sterile needles, which are inserted in the body to cure certain diseases, and…

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    Pharmacological properties: From 2000 years Morchella species has been used in Traditional Chinese medicine as well as in Japan and Malaysia for the treatment of various diseases (Hobbs, 1995). They contain a wide variety of biomolecules which possess bioactive and nutritional properties, used as a healthcare by traditional hill societies (Wasser and Weis, 1999; Prasad et al., 2002; Ferreira et al., 2009; Ferreira et al., 2010; Alves et al., 2012). Morchella are commonly used for the treatment…

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    triumphalism), one line of criticism that is valid, and is that his account of history is wrong. For instance, he argues that the west’s remarkable advantage over the rest was “the power to double human life expectancy through the killer application, modern medicine” (Ferguson, 2011). Ferguson goes further on to say, “In nearly all Asian and African countries, life expectancy began to improve before the end of colonial rule” (Ferguson, 2011). Furthermore, the general critique was that he had…

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    5 Astounding facts about ancient Acupuncture therapy Do you know about the ancient old Chinese Acupuncture therapy? Let me tell you some of its strangest facts! Over the last few years, holistic medicine has become widely popular and acupuncture is one such therapy; acupuncture is an ancient old Chinese therapy which is known to treat certain chronic pains and ailments. Many people are familiar with the acupuncture process, and I bet most of you fear from those needles. Well, these needles are…

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    There are several types of acupuncture for weight loss. The traditional Chinese method targets the spleen and liver to restore balance to various hormones. Two such hormones are leptin, which effects appetite, and Insulin, which regulates fat storage and metabolism. Another type of acupuncture for weight loss, which originated…

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    of the Chinese Americans will have increased to 9.3% by 2050. Chinese Americans make the largest portion of Asian Americans. Chinese Americans are more likely to suffer from various diseases compared to Chinese living in China. Some of these diseases are liver cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B and TB, Alcoholism, and depression (Hall et al., 2011). Depression is the most common of them all. Various aspects of the cultural values held by Chinese…

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    water. Sit on the hot water first until the water reaches the waistline. Stay for three to five minutes. Sit on the same level of cold water for one to two minutes. Repeat the procedure three to five times. Acupuncture - one of the oldest Chinese Traditional Medicine, acupuncture was believed to relieve the pain and inflammation by inserting tiny needles into tye skin known as the meridians. It is said that the…

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