Alternative Medicine

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4 Types of Meditation to Try if You Can't Sit Still
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Can't Sit Still to Meditate? Try a Walking Meditation Instead
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7 Podcasts to Support Your Mental Health
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People Swear by Weighted Blankets, but Do They Actually Work?
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The 10 Best Hangover Cures (and 2 to Avoid)
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When Is the Best Time to Meditate?
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The 5 Best Natural Remedies for a Cough, According to a Doctor
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The 5-Minute Habit to Switch Your Brain From 'Work Mode' to 'Relax Mode'
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Can Intermittent Fasting Boost Your Mood?
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No Matter Your Resolution This Year, Meditation Can Help You Get There
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What Really Happens to Your Body When You Do a Juice Cleanse
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4 Guided Meditations to Help You Through Personal, Environmental and Racial Traumas
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Try This 5-Minute Meditation to Help You Process Grief
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Set Your Intentions for the Day With This 5-Minute Morning Meditation
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Why Fasting Causes Autophagy — and What's the Deal With That, Anyway?
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3 Tips to Start (and Stick With) a Meditation Practice
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Try These 4 Steps to Finally Get Into Meditation
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Everything You Need to Know Before You Try Alternate Day Fasting
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Why You Probably Shouldn’t Try the OMAD Diet
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5 Simple Ways to Make Intermittent Fasting Easier
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The LIVESTRONG.com Thankfulness Challenge
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Oregano Tea Benefits
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Ginger tea with lemon
What Are the Health Benefits of Tea With Ginger, Cinnamon & Anise?
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Pink Himalayan Rock Salt
Grey Sea Salt vs. Himalayan Pink Salt
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Is Apple Cider Vinegar a Probiotic?
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Does Smooth Move Tea Really Work for Constipation?
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5 Ways Drinking Lemon Juice Helps Your Body
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Is Bitter Melon Poisonous?
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Italian Style Tagliatella Pasta With Feta Cheese
Eating Late at Night and Not Eating During the Day
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Do I Eat While Juicing?
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Ginger root
What Are the Benefits of Ginger, Turmeric & Garlic Juice?
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How Meditating Beforehand Can Benefit Your Exercise
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How Many Cloves of Garlic Can You Eat in a Day?
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Why You Get Muscle Cramps or Body Aches While Fasting (and How to Cope)
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How Long Can I Fast Before I Start Losing Muscle?
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The Effects of Fasting on the Body, From Head to Toe
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Aged Garlic vs. Fresh Garlic
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Fresh Lemon Juice
How to Lose Weight With a Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper and Honey Mix
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Is a Colon Cleanse Good for Diverticulitis?
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What to Know About the Sonne’s 7-Day Cleanse
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Is There Any Benefit From an Apple Detox Diet?
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4 Health Benefits of Wheatgrass, Plus How to Use It
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Benefits of Linden Flower Tea
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How Much Maca Powder Should You Consume Each Day?
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What Are Benefits of Onion and Garlic?
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Baking Soda and Lemon Juice Cleansing Drink
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5 Awesome Health Benefits of Raw Coconut Meat
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Which Is Healthier, Raw or Cooked Garlic?
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What Is Water Fasting and How Can It Harm Your Health?
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30-Day Cleansing Diet
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3-Day Water Diet Information
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4 Risks of Eating Too Much Ginger
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Lemon mint water with ice
Safe Food to Eat During the Master Cleanse
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Why You Shouldn't Try a Grape Detox Diet
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The Lemon, Cayenne Pepper and Honey Diet
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Grapefruit and Apple Cider Vinegar Combo Diet
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Blueberry smoothie in glass
What Are the Best Foods to Eat After Breaking a Fast?
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Why You Shouldn't Try the Oatmeal Diet For Weight Loss
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What Are the Benefits of Pickled Ginger?
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Will Glucosamine Help My Aching Joints?
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What Are the Health Benefits of Mangosteen Tea?
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Got a Cough? Try Honey-Lemon Water to Soothe It
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Garlic powder
Benefits of Garlic Powder
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Mulberry tea
What Are the Health Benefits of Mulberry Leaf Tea?
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The Dangers and Benefits of Raw Honey
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Is Celtic Sea Salt Actually Better for You Than Regular Salt?
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Ginger homemade tea infusion on wooden board with lemon
What Are the Benefits of Lemongrass and Ginger Tea?
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Can You Break a Fast Without Gaining Weight?
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What Are the Benefits of Wildflower Honey?
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Meditation and Heart Rate
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Vegetable salad with roasted chicken meat
How to Do the Cleansing Diet for One Week
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Fresh salad
What Happens When You Stop Eating to Lose Weight?
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