Posts belonging to Category 'alternative medicine'
September 5, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
An upset tummy is torture to a child. When they can’t keep anything down it is even worse. A natural remedy for upset stomach is ginger, but getting spicy ginger into the body of an ill child can be a challenge. Enter Tummy Tamer Candy. Children love candy and rarely pass up the opportunity to [...]
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Tags: children, ginger, home remedies, self reliance, upset stomach | 
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August 17, 2010 | Posted by Ellen Davis
Mainstream medicine likes to shroud the subject of cancer in mysterious terms. They tell us that cancer has many diverse causes such as age, chemical exposure, tobacco and even sunlight. The general, scary message is that “cancer is a complicated disease” and it takes expert advice to avoid it and, heaven forbid, to treat it. But for [...]
Categories: alternative medicine, healthy eating | Tags: alternative medicine, cancer, healthy eating, low carbohydrate, self reliance | No Comments »
June 27, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Many of us worry about too many things – our jobs, our investments, our health, the environment, and the list goes on and on. Most of it is needless worry and quite useless. I can’t remember anything that was ever created, improved, forestalled or solved simply by worrying about it. To make or fix something, [...]
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June 24, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
If you look at the economy, politics, wars, personal relationships and a range of other things involving humans, you’ll see that there is plenty that appears to be “going down the tubes” at the local, national and international level. There is no question that we have lots to complain about, find fault with, and suggest [...]
Categories: alternative medicine, current events | Tags: anxiety, coping, humor, self reliance, stress | 2 Comments »
May 18, 2010 | Posted by Mark Z
Heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, many modern health problems are made worse by stress. According to a fairly recent study, when we imagine situations, our bodies react as if that situation were real. Imagining a life threatening situation makes your body respond as if you were actually in that situation! Learning this led to [...]
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May 3, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
We’ve come to view doctors as authority figures in our lives – they are not! We are! And, we always have been. It’s just that some of us haven’t been awakened to that fact just yet. A physician is merely someone you hire to assist you with medical related matters. They are not the decision-maker [...]
Categories: alternative medicine, personal responsibility | Tags: doctors, healthcare, medicine, self reliance | 2 Comments »
April 12, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
I consider disease prevention to be one of the alternative medicines. I think it’s alternative because few people practice it and most of the medical community is geared towards responding instead of preventing. I view it as alternative mainly because it’s something you don’t need a physician to help you do. Rather, it’s low cost [...]
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January 20, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
I don’t profess to know much about formal, new age alternative medicine, but there are some old fashioned, home remedies that can’t hurt and seem to help: Chicken soup Apple a day Citrus Tea with fresh honey First, let’s talk chicken soup– millions of Jewish grandmothers can’t be wrong . . . chicken soup is [...]
Categories: alternative medicine | Tags: alternative medicine, good nutrition, home remedies, self reliance | 1 Comment »
September 27, 2009 | Posted by author
Having been formally trained in Oriental Medicine, I often get the opportunity to assist friends and family with issues that come up regarding their health and well being. No longer do I practice acupuncture professionally, but instead I have it in my self reliance toolbox, ever ready to use for the good of family members [...]
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