Alternative Medicine Articles

Genital Warts Natural and Alternative Treatment Remedies

(Submited by: S.A. Smith )

Have you been diagnosed with genital warts caused by the HPV virus? If so, your physician has probably advised you of the more conventional treatments available such as pharmaceutical ointments, cryosurgery (freezing), electrocautery (burning) or ... Read article

Pain Relief: Is There an Alternative?

(Submited by: Louise Roach )

Do you rely on Vioxx, Celebrex or Aleve (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs) to ease pain? If you suffer from inflammatory arthritis or pain due to injuries, you probably are familiar with one of these drugs. No doubt you have also ... Read article

Natural Medicine--Finding a Qualified Naturopath

(Submited by: Lisa Barger )

Naturopathic medicine is currently the fastest growing segment of the alternative health movement but not everyone practicing this branch of natural medicine is qualified to do so. I like to group naturopaths according to their educational ... Read article

Hypertension, An Alternative Approach

(Submited by: Dr. N. Rowan Richards )

For many years high blood pressure has been defined based upon actuarial tables prepared by life insurance companies. By that definition, blood pressure of 140/90 is borderline hypertension in a person 40 years of age. The suppressed fact is ... Read article

Pagan Medicine: Then and Now

(Submited by: Jim Lynn )

A time will come when our children's children will look back upon the age of "modern" medicine of the 21st century as paganistic witchcraft, foisted upon ignorant masses of people. May God rightly judge those who corrupted His ministry of healing ... Read article

Why Choose Naturopathic Medicine?

(Submited by: Tara Barker )

Naturopathic medicine is a system and philosophy of medicine that has been around for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Before the advent of conventional medicine, which uses a wide variety of drugs and surgical procedures, almost every ... Read article

Naturopathic Medicine

(Submited by: C. Bailey-Lloyd )

Naturopathic Medicine is an holistic approach that relies on natural remedies. Sunlight, air, and water are thought of as natural healers; this, along with nutritional supplements and massage therapies are all part of naturopathic medicine ... Read article

Does an HSA Cover Alternative Medicine?

(Submited by: Daryl Kulak )

A Health Savings Account (HSA) does not really cover alternative medicine. However, there is a bit more to it.A person using an HSA can withdraw money from this special type of savings account for any type of approved medical expense. ... Read article

Chinese Medicine

(Submited by: C. Bailey-Lloyd )

Chinese Medicine, over 2000 years old, is an ancient form of medicine. Consisting of acupuncture, moxibustion (moxibustion - using material made up of "moxa-wool," in a form of a cone or stick; moxibustion is used to treat and prevent disease by ... Read article

Sinus Infection Symptoms, Antibiotics, and Alternative Medicine

(Submited by: Brian Carter )

Modern Living, Complex Health ProblemsIn our post-modern industrial polluted stress-filled bad-diet culture, no one's health is simple. We are plagued by complex long-term illnesses like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue, ... Read article

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