Health & Fitness : Alternative Therapies

You have the potential to relieve most ailments with your hands. Acupressure is an ancient art practiced by Chinese for Over 30,000 years. This fully illustrated guide by Aaron Stein, Ph.D., distills acupressure into simple exercises that can be used to alleviate wide range of medical condition. Ailments Covered by the Acupressure Guide. Headache and Migraine: Frontal Headache | Back of the head | Side of the head | Top of the head | Pain in the eye (Migraine behind the eye). Pain: Jaw | Toothache | Ear | Neck | Shoulder | Wrist | Hand | Backache | Hip | Knee | Ankle | Foot. Cold and Flu: Sore throat | Sinusitis | Loss of Voice | Earaches | Allergy. Nervous System: Anxiety Attacks and Nervousness | Depression | Insomnia | Fainting | Hiccoughs | Memory and Concentration Improvement. Cardiovascular: Angina | Palpitations | High Blood Pressure. Abdominal Discomfort: Constipation | Diarrhea | Heartburn and Stomachache. Women only: PMS and Painful Periods | Hot Flashes | Pregnancy. Urinary Problems: Bed-wetting | Incontinence | Urinary retention. Other: Nose bleeding | Allergy | Itching | Asthma | Decreased Libido | Hangover. - Practical and fully illustrated. - Step-by-step guide to treatment of every condition. - Every step explains active point location, direction of massage, and exercise duration. - No previous experience necessary. - It is not necessary to massage active points on your own, you can ask somebody else to massage points for you. - Total treatment duration for most conditions is 10 to 15 minutes. more...

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A comprehensive guide to what’s what and what works in complementary medicine, this expert guide cuts through the jargon and gives you the facts about the alternatives. Whether you are interested in maintaining your general well-being or relieving the symptoms of a specific complaint, this book outlines all of the therapies available to you – from acupuncture through healing foods to yoga and massage - and tells you what each treatment is most effective for, how to go about finding a practitioner and what to expect from a consultation. Topics covered in Complementary Medicine For Dummies include:.:.; Old Dogs – New Tricks: From Ancient Roots to Modern Practice.; Turning to the Pros for Your Health Diagnosis.; Reading the Body (Self-Diagnosis).; Uncovering Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).; Revealing Ayurveda’s ‘Science of Life’.; Balancing Health With Tibetan Medicine.; Purifying the Body with Japanese Medicine.; Dipping Your Toes Into Nature Cure.; Getting to the Point of Acupuncture.; Homing in on Homeopathy.; Unearthing Herbal Medicine.; Nibbling on Nutritional Medicine.; Diving into Naturopathy.; Opening Up with Osteopathy.; Getting to the Crunch with Chiropractic.; Moving with Bodywork Therapies.; Enjoying Massage Therapies.; Relaxing with Breathing, Relaxation, and Meditation.; Scenting Out Aromatherapy and Flower and Tree Remedies.; Connecting with Healing Therapies.; Getting Your Head Around Psychological Therapies.; Feeling the Buss of Energy Medicine.; Having a Go with Creative Therapies.; Ten Complementary Medicine Tips for Healthy Living.; Ten Superfoods for Great Health.; Ten Great Herbal Remedies.; Appendix A: A-Z of Therapies. ~. more...

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A healer removes the pain of a broken wrist in fifteen minutes. Another removes an ovarian tumor in a couple of weeks. Still another, from thousands of miles away, regenerates the nerves of an injured spine for a patient on whom the doctors had given up. These sound like tabloid stories but could they be true? They are just three out of millions of instances in which healers have claimed to manipulate energy fields to cure the body. Books on vibrational medicine, prayer, and spiritual healing present readers with an array of historical and current discoveries and techniques. But so far nobody has addressed the reality of healing through comprehensive scientific research. ''The Energy Healing Experiments'' fills that void. Harvard- educated Dr. Gary E. Schwartz provides scientific experiments and evidence to reveal the truth about the existence of energy fields and unlocks their potential for enhancing your health. more...

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Julie Motz takes us on an extraordinary journey into a revolutionary form of healing. Five months after she began treating patients recuperating from open-heart surgery, she became a pioneer, crossing into uncharted territory--the first alternative healer to work on a surgical patient whose dying heart was being replaced with a new one. more...

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A road map to happiness and inner peace from top meditation teacher Hari Kaur Khalsa. Internationally renowned meditation teacher Hari Kaur Khalsa knows well the whirlwind stresses and strains placed on women today. Through the secrets of ancient Kundalini chanting and meditation techniques, women will find peace amid all the chaos, develop their creativity, and hone their inner wisdom. To introduce the newcomer to meditation, Hari Kaur helps the reader, step by step, to create a space in which to meditate, to become familiar and comfortable with different postures, to breathe deeply and effectively, and to clear the mind. Plainly organized into sections uniquely tailored to a woman's changing physical and emotional needs, Hari Kaur teaches how to:. - alleviate frustration, ward off moodiness, and become calm. - ease life transitions, accept change, and encourage personal creativity. - fully realize the potentials of pregnancy and motherhood; and much more. In addition, Hari Kaur discusses seven steps to achieve happiness and how to use meditation to build a spiritual identity. Her meditations are presented in the original Sikh as well as in English translation. And the easy-to-reference format will keep the reader returning again and again as she grows through meditation and in her daily life. more...

Price: $14.95