What Types of Alternative Medicines For Depression Are There?

June 13, 2010

Alternative medicines for depression are growing in popularity in part because people are sick and tired of all the pharmaceuticals being prescribed for them and are looking for healthier alternatives. Of course, if you have severe depression with suicidal thoughts you will need to see a physician. But for the thousands of people with a feeling of being down, or sad or working through a life experience that has you feeling depressed, alternative depression medications may be your answer.

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Herbal Teas Versus Herbal Capsules – Which Is Better?

June 13, 2010

As the name implies, herbal medications come from plants. In the old, old days, these plants were given in their raw forms. But with the help of modern technology, herbs have been processed into different consumable forms to cater to the preferences of people.

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3 Good Reasons to Change to Alternative Medicine for ADHD

June 12, 2010

One good reason to change from ADHD drugs to a healthier safer alternative is that psychotropic drugs or psychostimulants are still classed as Schedule II drugs. That means that people on these drugs are considered at risk of substance abuse and are blocked form certain federal posts, the military and becoming pilots.

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What Has Alternative Medicine Got To Do With Radiotherapy?

June 12, 2010

Alternative medicine and radiotherapy can be used together as a treatment for certain diseases, particularly common with cancer patients. The effects of radiotherapy are taxing on the body. However, alternative medicine has been used to relieve the patient’s distress.

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Alternative Medicines For Excessive Sweating

June 12, 2010

Excessive sweating has some traditional treatments. But in this article we focus on those that are natural and well received by the alternative medicine community.

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Alternative Medicine is Preventive; Western Medicine is Curative

June 11, 2010

An important differentiator between alternative medicine (acupuncture, herbs, yoga, etc.) and Western medicine (drugs, surgery) is how the practitioners view disease. In alternative medicine, disease is seen as something to be avoided. In Western medicine, we see disease as something we must wait for, then cure.

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