Holistic Terminology Pt 2

Part Two

There are so many terms related to holistic methods of healing that sometimes it can be daunting to understand them all. Nevertheless for your own benefit it is important to learn as much as you can about the world of holistic pain relief.

Body Work Therapy: Body work is a blanket term for a variety of different kinds of massage treatments. Body work takes into account rubbing, pressing and manipulating the soft tissue and muscles in order to relax the body and lengthen the muscles which is meant to bring about pain relief. This also encourages the flow of blood and oxygen to the area that is painful which helps to facilitate a swifter method of healing. Massage therapists generally use their hands but some also use their feet, forearms and elbows to achieve this end when working on patients. Body work can also take into account the ever-popular Swedish massage as well as deep tissue massage, manual lymph drainage and neuromuscular massage. Massage has been shown to be effective for many types of health problems such as the back, the neck, the shoulders, as well as headaches, bursitis and tendonitis.

Breathing Meditation Therapy: Breathing meditation is a form of meditation that is Asian in origin and helps to calm and quit an erratic mind. The person doing breathing meditation needs to relax and concentrate fully on their breathing and to count each breath in a breathing cycle.

Yoga, vipassana, and qigong often make use of these forms of breathing meditation. The process of deep breathing in this case should be done at least five to ten times and a number of times throughout the day to be as effective as possible.   

 

Now For Some Holistic Tips Arthritis Pain Relief It would do you well to discuss the options with your doctor and/or your healthcare practitioner and then try out a variety of therapies to see which one works best for your condition. Alternative therapies to try include acupuncture and//or acupressure, aromatherapy, color therapy, diet and supplements, chiropractic, herbal therapies, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, juice therapy, massage, reflexology, Schuessler tissue salts and yoga. There are certain kinds of exercise that are often recommended for people who suffer from varicose veins. The symptoms of varicose veins are easy to recognize. Varicose veins are dark blue blood vessels that are very prominent and are most often found in the legs and feet. The Natural Way To Relief

Chelation Therapy: Chelation therapy uses what is known as chelating agents such as for example EDTA in order to get rid of heavy metals from the human body that are of no use to the body at all. When it comes to conventional Western medicine chelation therapy is put into play in order to treat a case of heavy metal poisoning, more and more holistic practitioners are using it to help their patients who suffer from coronary artery disease.

Chiropractic Therapy: Chiropractic (or chiropractic medicine) is a form of holistic healing that involves the manipulation of the spine in order to unblock nerve signals to the brain and to facilitate the process of healing. Chiropractic medicine is based on the idea that getting rid of nerve interference will allow the body to work to its absolute best. Chiropractic treatments have been successfully used to treat patients who suffer from back pain and problems such as, headaches, inflammation of the nerves, muscle spasms, carpal tunnel syndrome and a variety of other traumas and injuries.

Diet-Based Therapy: Diet-based therapies make use of many different kinds of diets in order to improve the state of an individuals health as well as to help a person lose weight and to treat health problems such as high cholesterol. Some examples of these types of diets include the breatharian, the fruitarianism, the living foods diet, the macrobiotic lifestyle, the Okinawa diet, the vegan diet, the vegetarian diet, and the low- fat diet among others.

Holistic Cures for Pain

09/02/2008
Alternative Medicine (ThirdAge)
The majority of Americans now look outside the standard health care system to treat everything from the common cold to arthritis and cancer. We are meeting with great success by reclaiming personal power in our own bodies.

Alternative Medicine (ThirdAge)

09/03/2008
Do 68 Molecules Hold the Key to Understanding Disease? (Newswise)
Reviewing findings from multiple disciplines, Jamey Marth, Ph.D., UCSD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, realized that only 68 molecular building blocks are used to construct these four fundamental components of cells: the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), proteins, glycans and lipids.

Do 68 Molecules Hold the Key to Understanding Disease? (Newswise)

09/04/2008
Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease? (PhysOrg)
Why is it that the origins of many serious diseases remain a mystery? In considering that question, a scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has come up with a unified molecular view of the indivisible unit of life, the cell, which may provide an answer.

Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease? (PhysOrg)

09/02/2008
Alternative Medicine (ThirdAge)
The majority of Americans now look outside the standard health care system to treat everything from the common cold to arthritis and cancer. We are meeting with great success by reclaiming personal power in our own bodies.

Alternative Medicine (ThirdAge)

09/02/2008
Holistic Moms Network starts chapter for west side of Rochester (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
In the three years since the Holistic Moms Network started here with a handful of mothers, the number of members has grown so large that the group is launching a second chapter.

Holistic Moms Network starts chapter for west side of Rochester (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

09/05/2008
First Unified Vision Of 'The Building Blocks Of Life' Presented By UC San Diego Scientist (Medical News Today)
Why is it that the origins of many serious diseases remain a mystery? In considering that question, a scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has come up with a unified molecular view of the indivisible unit of life, the cell, which may provide an answer. Reviewing findings from multiple disciplines, Jamey Marth, Ph.D.

First Unified Vision Of 'The Building Blocks Of Life' Presented By UC San Diego Scientist (Medical News Today)