More than two-thirds of American adults need to lose weight, and there are a huge number of diets that claim to help them do it. Many call for lowering calories, fat or carbs. But one, The Angel Diet, suggests an additional weapon in your war on...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a rapidly growing component of Western medicine. Some holistic treatments can be at least partially covered by insurance, and previously ignored treatments are now offered in major hospitals,...
We live in a world filled with toxic substances, people and relationships. Everything from the cleaning supplies we use and the food we eat to the people we talk to and the cell phones we use can "poison" us. There's really no way to completely...
The Maker's Diet is a 40-day eating plan that was created by Jordan S. Rubin after overcoming his own lengthy health battle with Crohn's disease and colitis. The program is based on biblical principles and avoids all processed foods, focusing...
Despite hypertension, or high blood pressure, being the cause of more than 33 percent of heart attacks and nearly 50 percent of heart failures in America, it's still not getting the attention it deserves. A 2010 report from the Institute of...
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that the obesity rates in America since the 1970s have been steadily increasing, with current statistics showing that nearly 34 percent of Americans are obese. Americans simply eat too many...
Shamanic bodywork training is not going to bulk up your biceps or burn off unwanted calories. Rather, it is a form of holistic healing that works on multiple levels. Founded by Wayne Kealohi Powell in 1977, shamanic bodywork is designed to...
Practitioners of holistic medicine believe you must look at the whole person before you begin diagnosing and prescribing medicines. Holistic doctors want to know about your daily nutritional intake, sleep habits, exercise routine, family...
Many cultures use putative energy fields, also known as biofields, for alternative medicine therapies such as acupuncture. The theory is that a subtle energy form, or life force, infuses people. This energy has varying names depending on the...
Maintaining a balance between body, mind and spirit and living in harmony with nature is the basis for Native American healing practices. Traditional healers believe the distractions of modern culture distance people from their emotional life and...
From the bark of elm trees to boiling rose petals, just about anything you can think of has been used by people and societies to try and relieve common and not-so-common ailments. These treatments are called folk remedies, and they are often...
Yoga in Sanskrit means "to join," a connection specifically referring to the mind, body and spirit, and the interconnectedness of the spirit to the universe. Mudra, also a Sanskrit word, means "seal" or "symbol." It is a type of gesture performed...
Ninja warriors were the assassins and espionage experts of feudal Japan. The ninja are often associated with a type of energy meditation known as "kuji kiri" or the nine hand seals, which derives from the esoteric Buddhist traditions of...
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) discipline has much to offer an individual searching for adjunct treatments for cancer. These include body, mind, spirit therapies, biologically based therapies, manipulative or "body-based"...
Long believed to be the gift of kings, frankincense is an ingredient for spiritual and physical healing. Its smoke is believed to carry prayers to heaven, and was once believed to have the ability to prevent the spread of disease in crowded...
