Homeopathic medications help fight viral infections. This has now been confirmed by in-vitro tests conducted at the Dr. Glatthaar Laboratory in Reutlingen, Germany. Researchers infected epithelial and blood cells with cold viruses under controlled laboratory conditions. Cells that were previously treated with certain homeopathically prepared medications were more resistant and ... Continue Reading
Different Types of Alternative Therapies and Their Definitions
According to the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, there are 5 categories of complementary and alternative medicine[2], which are healing practices that do not fall into the category of conventional or mainstream medicine - Combination of theory and practice characterize the non western, alternative medical systems that could include Ayurveda, Chinese ... Continue Reading
Risky for Kids with Asthma?
If you've got a child with asthma[1], take caution when using alternative medicine. In a recent study[2] from the Canadian Respiratory Journal, researchers found that asthmatic children treated with alternative therapies were twice as likely to have poor asthma control (compared to kids not treated with alternative therapies). For the study, more than 2,000 families with ... Continue Reading
Panic Attacks And Herbs That Help
Some people suffer from sudden moments of fear and anxiousness and are clueless as to what to do about them. Panic attacks comes without any alarm, they are sudden brief periods of extreme fear, anxiety[13] and discomfort that are related to several somatic as well as cognitive symptoms. One may experience a panic attack quite abruptly without any obvious trigger. Panic attacks ... Continue Reading