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Headache - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

A headache is a pain in the head and neck region that may be either a disorder in its own right or a symptomof an underlying medical condition or disease. The medical term for headache is cephalalgia....

Homeopathy for Dizziness

Homeopathy can be a natural and effective treatment for dizziness, including vertigo and Méniére's disease, while helping to balance the health of the whole body.

Jaundice - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Jaundice is a condition in which a person's skin and the whites of the eyes are discolored yellow due to an increased level of bile pigments in the blood resulting from liver disease. Jaundiced ...

Hypertension - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carrs....

Facial Massage - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Facial massage is a very popular Western beauty treatment to slow down the aging process and achieve younger looking and healthier skin. It is also used to relieve stress, migraine headache, premensts....

Qi Gong for Hypertension

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the most common serious health problems in the United States. Qi Gong may be an effective method for treating hypertension as an alternative to prescription drugs and other allopathic medicine.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for Infants

The beauty of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in neurologically abnormal infants is that HBOT can have a tremendous impact on the child at a time when the brain injury is relatively new and the infant’s brain is rapidly growing.

5-HTP - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The acronym for 5-hydroxytryptophan (or 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan) is 5-HTP, a compound found primarily in the brain. This compound is made from tryptophan, a natural amino acid inherent in foods. Tryptn....

Cerebral Palsy - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Cerebral palsy (CP), or static encephalopathy, is the name for a collection of movement disorders caused by brain damage that occurs before, during, or shortly after birth. A person with CP is often e....

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) refers to a number of different conditions, all of which strike children, and all of which have immune-mediated joint inflammation as their major manifestation. JRA....

Aromatherapy/Essential Oils for Headaches

Aromatherapy with essential oils can provide an alternative form of treatment to pain medications, offering a natural and safe form of headache relief.

Dyslexia - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Dyslexia is a kind of learning disability noted for spatial reversals and shifts and is sometimes described as a neurological disorder. It manifests as difficulties with reading, writing, spelling ana....

Autism - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Autism is a chronic and often severe disorder of brain functioning that begins during childhood. It is marked by problems with social contact, intelligence, and language, coupled with ritualistic or s....

Sulfur - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Sulfur is a homeopathic remedy that is used to treat a variety of chronic or acute ailments. Elemental sulfur is present in all living tissues. Sulfur is often referred to as brimstone or flowers of r....

Motion Sickness - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Motion sickness is a condition characterized by uncomfortable sensations of dizziness, nausea, and vomiting that people experience when their sense of balance and equilibrium is disturbed by constantd....

Pulsatilla - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

, commonly known as pulsatilla, is a remedy derived from the plant commonly known as wind flower, pasque flower, or meadow anemone. The perennial plant is a member of the Ranunculaceae family and is s....

Bilberry Herbal Remedies

Bilberries are antiseptic and astringent and have been used for diarrhea, diabetes, and inflamed gums. There is also evidence to show they can be used to improve vision (especially night vision) and circulation disorders, due to their high content of anthocyanosides, which are blue to purple pigments. Bilberry jam was used by English pilots in World War II to improve regular and night vision, and Europeans have long used the extract to reduce capillary fragility. Research shows that bilberrie

Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs

Music therapists use musical interactions and interventions to help children and adults with special needs learn both functional and academic skills necessary to lead independent, fulfilling lives.

Hyperthyroidism - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid gland.Located in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine (T) and triiodothyro-nine (T...

Ménière's Disease - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Ménière's disease is a condition characterized by recurrent vertigo (dizziness), hearing loss, and tinnitus (a roaring, buzzing, or ringing sound in the ears).Méniès....


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