Alternative medicine

approach all about? Well, before going into the facts regarding why a holistic approach is way better than the traditional and mainstream ways of healing to improve one’s health, we need to understand what this holistic approach is all about. Holistic medicine is nothing but a form of healing which considers the entire human being full with the body, spirit, emotions and the mind in the quest to optimal wellness and health. According to this approach or philosophy, a person is capable of…

conventional methods. However, in the meantime whether it is an option to use traditional or alternative medicine in wound management has sparked a debated. Some people argue that complementary therapies has a beneficial influence on the treatment of chronic leg ulcers, while many other challenge that it has a unfavourable effect as well. A substantial argument can be made in relation to complementary and alternative medicine on its efficiency in the healing process of a chronic wound, but also…

compounds, is a better method of medicine. He discusses the benefits of using herbal treatments to gently heal the body, naturally achieving health by providing the necessary elements for the body to heal itself. By isolating a single compound, and excluding the other compounds, we are missing out on potential health benefits. These other compounds contribute greatly to the overall effect that the herb has on the body. The isolation of compounds to make medicine is a practice primarily found…

in addition to teaching patients how to eat and live healthier, they customize supplementation to treat allergies. For more than 40 years, the practitioners at Westchester Chiropractic Clinic have been helping people treat pain and illness with alternative care. During a nutritional consultation at Westchester Chiropractic Clinic, patients will receive nutritional testing to determine…

Naturopathic medicine is a health care profession that emphasizes on the self healing process, prevention and achievement of optimum health using natural therapeutic methods. Emergence of naturopathic medicine has led to safe and natural therapies that play an important role in our current health care systems. An integrative partnership between old philosophies of nature being the best healer and modern medical health systems has made available effective therapies to patients. Many patients…

History of early western medicine shared principles of ancient Greek humors these include blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. Off balance of any one of the humors was once thought to be the cause of sickness and disease, ancient Greeks believed that if you have too little or too much of the fluids would cause bad health. They utilized the healing powers of hot, cold, dry, and wet preparations. The function of many herbs and slaves were also highly regarded, it was very rare when a person…

Stephanie Lane General Botany Dr. Sthultz Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Plants have been used in medicine for thousands of years. Well before the time of modern treatment, we, humans, began to experiment with the vegetation that was around us. Instinctively, it seemed, we knew that plants were good for something other than just food or drink. We learned from watching animals consume certain types of flora, from our own exploration, and as we discovered the benefits of each new herb or…

UCI took my love of science and molded it into a love for medicine. Supportive faculty and the Campuswide Honors Program encouraged me to find my unique path and pursue a career in pharmacy. After joining the National Society for Leadership and Success, I was inspired to use my strengths to help others. One of my…

Hippocrates, a physician widely recognized as the father of western medicine. Hippocrates’ medicine derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is applied as four elements, water, earth, wind, and fire. I find it interesting that the methods and ideas that Hippocrates presented are still in use today. The most common influences seen today would be the words of diagnosis and symptoms, which have their origins in Hippocratic medicine. These terms are not only used by physicians, but also OT and PT…

70% come from rainforests. It is important to know that many of the plants that are being affected due to harvesting do not have pharmaceutical alternatives, as of yet (Farnsworth NR, 1985). In Amazonia,…