Month: October 2012
Exercise Protects Aging Brains Better « CBS Philly
For a healthy brain, physical exercise trumps mental workout
"People in their seventies who participated in more physical exercise, including walking several times a week, had less brain shrinkage and other signs of aging in the brain than those who were less physically active," said lead author Alan J. Gow of …
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5 Ancient Health Therapies Still In Use Today
Alternative therapeutic medicines from ancient times are still popular in many cultures, and they are used to achieve healing through methods other than conventional medicine. Some of the most popular forms of alternative therapies include mud therapy, …
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Unproven Chinese Medicine Killing Manta Rays
Demand for body parts — driven by the alternative medicine and traditional Chinese medicine industries — have severely threatened giant manta rays, whose populations have declined globally by about one-third in recent years. The problem has become so …
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Soldiers receive alternative pain management at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army …
A new approach to pain management at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center is setting the tone for the rest of the Army. The recently launched interdisciplinary pain center focuses on replacing pain medication with alternative remedies such as …
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Ayurvedic medicine seeks to assess and correct energy imbalance
ANSWER: Ayurvedic medicine is a holistic approach to health care that is considered a form of alternative medicine in the United States. It includes a variety of practices that may be beneficial. However, at this time, there's limited scientific …
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What do alternative medicine, religion, and schizophrenia have in …
I'd exclude alternative medicine. Anyway, religion and schizophrenia indicate madness.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine in Asia
We're about to take an extended trip into China for deep language immersion, so I have been worried about my health that is still not stable. As luck would have it, I ran out of most of the natural medicines that we brought with us, so was forced to go …
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