Category: alternative-health

Volunteering to have a licensed practitioner stick needles in you for healing may sound out there, but acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice of penetrating the skin with tiny, stainless steel needles, continues growing in popularity. More than 10 million patient acupuncture sessions happen in the United States every year. The reason for its… Continue reading What Is Acupuncture? A Complete Beginner’s Guide

Made in the body's adrenal glands, dehydroepiandrosterone or DHEA is a hormone that converts to other hormones in your body, including the male hormone testosterone and the female hormone estrogen. Because your body makes lots of DHEA when you are young and gradually, less and less as you age, DHEA supplements have become synonymous with… Continue reading The Lowdown on DHEA Supplements – Alternative Medicine Center – Everyday Health

A basic principle behind many kinds of alternative medicine is balance. Acupuncture, tai chi, and various forms of energy medicine are designed to bring the body into balance, which in theory, can help restore health. This principle of balance is an important one to keep in mind when considering alternative medicine for yourself or a… Continue reading Alternative Medicine Pros and Cons – Alternative Health Center – EverydayHealth.com

There are many strategies that can help reduce stress, from meditation to guided imagery. One of the simplest and most pleasurable is simply to take a bath — a sound bath, that is. Sara Auster, sound therapist and meditation teacher, describes a sound bath — a form of sound therapy — as "a meditative event… Continue reading Sound Baths: Soothing Stress With Sound

Aloe vera plants are easy to grow and maintain, but when it comes to their components, these plants may do more than simply offer character to a living space. The leaves of an aloe vera plant are packed with a soft clear gel that’s been praised for its hydrating effect and other medicinal benefits. In fact, past research notes… Continue reading 8 Potential Health Benefits of Aloe Vera

More and more people are turning to acupuncture as a likely safe and possibly effective therapy for various health concerns, from insomnia to stress, menstrual cramps to low back pain. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy for balancing the body’s energy, known as qi, which travels through various energetic pathways, known as meridians,… Continue reading Potential Health Benefits of Acupuncture

“Take a deep breath” — a phrase we are all too familiar with as a last resort to relieve stress and frustration. And it's probably good advice. “Breath work is the foundation for stress management,” says Alistair Hawkes, a licensed professional counselor and certified Clarity Breathwork practitioner in Lakewood, Colorado. What Is Breath Work? Breath… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Breath Work Practices

Are you connected with your subconscious? Have you looked beyond your conscious mind to your inner self to help you get what you want out of life? Do you know how to induce your innate state of trance? Do these questions sound like ones you’d be asked only if you lived in, say, California? Not… Continue reading Hypnosis and the Subconscious Mind

TikTokers have been raving lately about the supposed health benefits of a healing practice that dates back thousands of years: ear seeding. Also referred to as auricular acupressure, it's a noninvasive technique that stimulates pressure points on the ear. It's similar to the technique of auricular acupuncture, and has a similar map of points, but… Continue reading Ear Seeds: About This Acupressure Technique

Type 2 diabetes now affects more than 20 million Americans — and the diabetes epidemic shows no sign of slowing. When someone has type 2 diabetes, it needs to be controlled through controlled blood sugar levels. When diet and exercise are not enough to control blood sugar, some people with type 2 diabetes turn to… Continue reading Botanicals and Herbs for Type 2 Diabetes – Alternative Health Center -EverydayHealth.com