Browsing: Alternative Medicine

For several decades now, many scientists, including me, have been working hard to reveal the full power and scope of…

Love the idea of getting more exercise outside, but not sure where to start?  Exercising outside benefits us in more…

“When your whole body is a giant toothache, nothing fixes it,” observes Charley Pavlosky, 65, recalling the systemic pain that…

Every so often a lay person like me slaps her forehead and says out loud, “what took so long?” A…

While gaining greater acceptance among some physicians and patients, Chinese herbs are still shrouded in mystery: What are they exactly? Where do you get them? Do they interfere with pharmaceutical drugs? And, most important, are they safe?

If you’re not an aromatherapy enthusiast, you may not have peppermint oil lying around your home. But if you struggle…

St. John’s wort, an herbal remedy readily available as a dietary supplement, may treat depression as effectively as SSRIs (selective…

When Mina Larson, the deputy director of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), found out she…

Can you think your way out of rheumatoid arthritis pain? What about probiotics or Chinese herbs — can they help?…