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December 2009

  • Ginkgo plays no role in slowing mental decline: Study
    30th December 2009

    Busting the long held belief regarding the role of the popular herbal supplement ginkgo, a large scale trail has finally established that ginkgo plays no role in slowing down the mental decline in many elderly patients.

     
  • Study: Chinese herbs may increase risk of urinary tract cancer
    30th December 2009

     While many of us may be banking upon traditional Chinese herbal remedies for our ailments, a recent study by researchers from the Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University (NTU); has put a big question mark on some such herbs, linking their usage to an increased risk of urinary tract cancer.

     
  • History of Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

    An alternate form of medicine, Naturopathy, as the name suggests, aims at eliminating the disease of the body with the help of natural cures. Naturopathy provides holistic healing to the body, instead of simply focusing on the specific problem and its solution. The principles of naturopathy attach equal importance to both the healing of the body using natural methodology, as well as by adopting a healthy lifestyle.

  • Principles of Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

     Naturopathy, as an alternative form of medicine, places utmost faith in the healing powers of all things natural. While elements of nature are used to cure ailments, Naturopathy at the same time, encourages a healthy and balanced lifestyle in order to provide a holistic treatment. A comprehensive treatment is, in fact, one of the most important aspects of this form of medicine.

  • The practice of Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

    Naturopathy form of medicine relies on completely natural therapies to cure an ailment alongside the natural healing process of the body. The treatment lays emphasis on a person’s ‘vital force’ to take shape and thwart the disease, rather than using chemical drugs to cure the patient. Therefore, when a patient decides to adopt the naturopathy form of treatment, he usually has to provide a detailed history of his medical health as well as lifestyle. It is only after investigation that a physician of naturopathy can start the treatment.

  • Practitioners of Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

    People who wish to practice Naturopathy can do so in three manners. Firstly, they can become naturopathic doctors (ND) or naturopathic medical doctors (NMD). The second way of becoming a practitioner of naturopathic form of medicine is self-education or undergoing an apprenticeship under the tutelage of a practicing naturopath. The third way, though somewhat vague in nature, allows people to practice some methods of Naturopathy.

  • Evidence in Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

    Due to the fact that Naturopathy is not a branch of medical sciences such as allopathy, it is often difficult to gauge the efficacy of the medicines and therapies prescribed by this form of medicine. In order to remove much of the ambiguity regarding the success of the techniques employed by naturopathy, a method called the ‘evidence-based medicine’ (EBM) has been devised. The objective of EBM is to apply to decisions pertaining to patients and medicine, the best available evidence. This evidence would be based on the scientific methods of medical science.

  • Regulations for Naturopathy
    30th December 2009

    Most of the countries where Naturopathy is practiced on a large scale have created a set of rules to regulate its practice. These rules differ from country to country. Some countries on the other hand, may not feel the need for this alternate form of medicine to be regulated. This article discusses various regulations enforced by governmental agencies in different countries for to facilitate a safe practice of Naturopathy.

  • Treating tendonitis with aromatherapy oils
    18th December 2009
    With the kind of lifestyle and stressful environment we all live with, it is quite common to experience pain, injury or sprain in one or more parts of the body especially the muscles and tendons. Tendonitis therefore is a common ailment today and finds an excellent and effective cure in aromatherapy oils.
     
  • Cure sinus with aromatherapy essential oils
    18th December 2009

    Sinus is a common problem all of us have faced in some form or the other on one or more occasions in our lives. Be it the problem itself or its symptoms, sinus is quite a discomforting ailment least to say. With prolonged after effects people prefer to opt for natural cures; aromatherapy essential oils being one of the most effective ones.