Sneezing green may be a duality – one interpretation comes with ease, the other, very much not so. When your head is pounding and you’ve been hacking up a lung all night, the last thought on your mind is, how can I make this experience more eco-friendly? Times of illness do not a conservationist make: [...]
November 4, 2009 – 5:23 pm
A world famous expert on alternative medicine, Dr. Maoshing Ni recently did a study on the health pros and cons of soft drinks. For the category of cons, he found a lot, for pros not so much. First of all, they just about always contain little to no vitamins or other essential nutrients known in [...]
September 29, 2009 – 4:18 pm
I thought maybe we’d take a slightly different direction today. That is, a Western medicine one. Those who read this blog regularly probably assume, and rightly, that I do have an alternative medicine slant, this being an organic blog and all. However, I do still believe in Western medicine.The way I see it, the two [...]
Acupuncture, the medical practice of inserting and vibration of tiny needles into various sections of body, has now been found to be beneficial for treatment of post-operative nausea and vomiting. A review of studies made on this kind of treatment, by Dr. Anna Lee of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the Chinese [...]
January 10, 2008 – 11:37 am
Marijuana, or Cannabis Sativa by its Latin name, is becoming more accepted as an alternative medicine treatment to relieve the suffering of many cancer patients as well as those suffering from other serious diseases including AIDS. Though still considered a narcotic and therefore illegal in the USA, other countries are beginning to allow use of [...]
December 20, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Acupuncture is an ancient medical technique that involves inserting and manipulating very thin needles into the body to create a sensation of warmth that is alleged to bring relief from pain. The technique is said to have originated in China, and variations are used around the world In Mandarin Chinese, the technique is called Zhen [...]
