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Information on Health & Nutrition

Information and original articles by various authors about health and nutritional matters including:

Alternative Medicine & Treatments

Alternative or complimentary medicine and therapies are becoming more popular as research discovers that they can make a great contribution to restoring health.

Herbal Medicine

Herbal Medicine, sometimes referred to as Herbalism or Botanical Medicine or phytotherapy, is the use of herbs for their therapeutic or medicinal value. A herb is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, aromatic or savoury qualities.

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is the use of volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils and other aromatic compounds from plants to affect someone's mood or health. The word was coined in the 1920s by French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé.

Massage

Massage is the practice of applying structured pressure or vibratio either by hand or with with mechanical aids to the soft tissues of the body, such as muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and the joints, to achieve a beneficial response.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the main branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM (others being herbal medicine and tui na). It is a therapeutic technique from that school intended to restore health and promote well-being.

Health & Nutrition Articles

Alternative or Complimentary Medicine

Alternative or complimentary medicine and therapies are becoming more popular as research discovers that they can make a real contribution to restoring health

Alternative or Complimentary Medicine

High Blood Pressure and Hypertension

high blood pressure greatly increases your chances of heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes and it is important to take what steps you can to lower your blood pressure

High Blood Pressure and Hypertension

Natural Cures For Depression

Natural alternative approaches including herbal remedies can show positive results when trying to cure depression.

Natural Cures For Depression

Stress Reduction

Here are some suggestions if you find your tendency to worry if affecting the quality of your life mentally, emotionally and physically.

Stress Reduction

Massage Therapy

Massages - manipulation of the muscle tissues can improve health and have a great therapeutic effect on the systems of the body, including the circulatory, muscular, immune, and nervous systems.

Massage Therapy

Healing Headaches

Healing Headaches with the power of your mind is not only possible it is natural and you can cure yourself with the power of your mind

Healing Headaches