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Alternative Medicine and Health Care By Bart
Rutherford Alternative Medicine as we now it call it, has been used
for thousands of years, in fact when Plato wrote his book “The
Republic” in 380BC he stated that “The Cure of the part
should not be attempted without treatment of the whole” .
Treating the physical and mental aspects has been central to medical
practices since ancient times and many of these practices are still
in use today. Alternative medicine is the term used to describe
the practice where an alternative to mainstream medicine is used,
whereas, Holistic indicates that the whole body,
as in mind, body and spirit is treated and
Complimentary medicine is the term used to as to describe the linking
together of the best forms of treatment both physically and emotionally.There
are many different methods of alternative medicine with the most
well known being the following; Naturopathy is a holistic and preventive
system which uses a combination of healthy natural and organic foods,
relaxation, exercise and hyrdotherapy. Herbal medicine where the
patient is treated using specific herbs that are known to treat
a particular ailment.
Homeopathy is based on the laws of similar
meaning that a medicine can cure an ailment if it can cause similar
symptoms. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system combining preventative
and medical remedies with diet, yoga and meditation practices. Chinese
medicine is a complete system which has been practiced in China
for over 2000 years, it is a combination of acupuncture, herbs and
food cures and aims at the balance of Yin and Yang. Yoga and meditation
have also been used for centuries in many different cultures and
in recent years have become very popular in the west for relaxation
purposes and the treating of stress related illness. Reflexology,
acupressure and acupuncture, reiki and even aura therapies have
also shown results along with the many other forms which includeClick
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