In the United States, patients may be treated by a doctor of osteopathic medicine or a doctor of allopathic medicine, more commonly known as an MD or medical doctor. Both types of doctors are fully qualified to treat patients, but they approach...
You're feeling ill or down in the dumps and you're ready to get better. Calling an M.D., a doctor of medicine, and taking a prescribed synthetic drug is only one of your options. You could try the services of health-care practitioners who are...
Herbal treatments were widely used for centuries before conventional Western medicine came along. Also known as allopathic medicine, Western medicine is now conventional medical treatment in the United States and some other countries. When it...
Alternative medicines and home remedies are growing in popularity as traditional allopathic medicines become more expensive. Many are unproven, but a few show promising early results. Toasted barley tea is a proven anti-coagulant, or blood...
Rheumatology is the study and non-surgical treatment of joints and connective tissues. This definition was expanded to include diseases of the immune system and the musculoskeletal system, which commonly affect the joints and connective tissues,...
Physical activity is one of the best things you can do for the health of your heart. The "Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbook," states that exercising can help prevent heart disease as well as reverse some of the damage...
Naturopathy is a healing system that is based on the belief that within your body is everything needed to help you heal. The naturopath uses combined approaches including nutrition, exercise, herbs, supplements, homeopathy, Bach Flowers,...
Osteopaths go by the designation D.O. and have similar training, qualifications and licensing to doctors with the M.D. designation, according to the American Osteopathic Association. Doctors with an M.D. study what is called "allopathic" medicine....
Modern medicine does not actually know what is happening in the brain that causes depression, at time of publication. Conventional (allopathic) as well as homeopathic therapies include both physical and psychological treatments.
Allopathic or prescriptive medicine certainly has an important role in the care of pregnant women. However, much of what pregnant women experience, like morning sickness and headaches, can be alleviated or improved by the use of holistic remedies....
Traditional Chinese medicine dates back thousands of years and is still not completely understood by Western medical practitioners. In Chinese medicine, your spleen is not an organ, but a system of energy that takes what you eat and drink and...
Natural remedies have been used long before allopathic medicine to treat skin conditions as well as to promote overall health and wellness. Using natural healing to self-treat skin conditions under the skin may be a cost effective way to...
Herb gardeners cultivate plants to prevent and treat illnesses and injuries. Many plants classified as weeds belong in an herb garden. Plants such as jewel weed and butterfly weed, purple loose-strife, wild ginger, yarrow, chicory and mullein can...
While magnets have not been scientifically proven to help treat anxiety, the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) funds research to investigate a magnet's potential in a variety of applications. Researchers speculate...
Words like "naturopath" and "holistic" may seem like New Age terms, but natural health, or naturopathic medicine, has been been in practice in different cultures for centuries. Today, many natural health practices are considered "alternative"...
Tulsi, commonly known as holy basil, has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Practitioners of Ayurveda--a traditional system of medicine originating in India--associate tulsi with the god Vishnu. Tulsi is incorporated into many religious...
Choosing a medical school is an important and life-altering decision. Your medical school will lay down a foundation on which your practice will be built. It also determines how you will be spending four very important years of your life. Four...
It can be intimidating and unsettling to move to a new home and need to find a new doctor to entrust with our good health. Arizona, a state with exceptional recreational opportunities and a mild climate, has attracted some of the finest physician...
UV light therapy is indicated by allopathic medical professionals for skin disorders, such as psoriasis as well as mood disorders like seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Homeopathic practitioners advocate UV therapy for a host of ailments from...
Lemon and ginger are two of the most widely used herbal medicinal plants. Brewed together in an infusion, or tisane, drunk hot or cold, they not only taste delicious but can help boost your health, too. Lemon and ginger are edible, widely used in...
The idea that crystals could heal by resonance has been dismissed as unprovable since the Enlightenment. Yet lasers are routinely used in surgeries and ultrasound is used to diagnose disease conditions, monitor growth and development, and destroy...
Dahn yoga is a type of yoga founded in Korea in the latter part of the 20th century by Ilchi Lee. In Korean "dahn" means "vital energy," and Lee believed that the energy in his and everyone's minds was connected as one with the energy of the...
Herbs have been used for health for thousands of years. According to herbalist David Hoffmann in his book "The New Holistic Herbal," herbs are used alongside acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine and in the Ayurvedic system of healing in...
The adage “no pain, no gain” is great in theory, but it’s hard to get a good workout when all is not right with your body. It is not uncommon for runners to have pain in places other than their legs. Tongue pain can be caused by...
Triglycerides are present in your blood plasma and help form your plasma lipids. The American Heart Association states that blood plasma trigylcerides are derived from the fats in food you eat or are made in your body from other energy sources,...
Congestive heart failure occurs when your heart is no longer strong enough to pump an adequate volume of blood to the rest of your body. The National Center for Biotechnology Information states that congestive heart failure is a long-term health...
Herbal remedies have been used for centuries by many cultures around the world. According to Dr. Michael Murray, a naturopathic doctor, author and expert in botanical medicine, herbal remedies have been subjected to extensive research over the...
Preventive medicine is a specialized discipline that focuses on the prevention of disease. Unlike palliative or allopathic medicine practitioners, professionals trained in preventive medicine do not attempt to cure disease or reduce the severity...
If you experience burning pain in your stomach, it may be due to an ulcer. An ulcer is an inflamed and eroded sore, and when it occurs in your stomach or small intestine, it's known as a peptic ulcer. Certain herbal remedies may help treat your...
