by Becky | Mar 28, 2018 | 2018, Alternative Therapies, Autism, Brain Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A comprehensive nutritional and dietary intervention significantly improved nutritional status, non-verbal IQ, autism symptoms, and other symptoms in the majority of sixty-seven participating children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 23, 2018 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Fibromyalgia, Self-Care
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Relative to the control group, patients with fibromyalgia found that music therapy reduced their perception of pain. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 14, 2018 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Joint Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Six treatments of oscillatory biofield therapy given over 14 days improved carpal tunnel symptoms in participating patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 6, 2018 | Alternative Therapies, Chondroitin, Fish Oil Supplements, Glucosamine
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In research with 9947 USA adults, a marker of inflammation was reduced by 17% with glucosamine, 22% in chondroitin, and 16% in fish oil. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 5, 2018 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Diabetes, Essential Oils
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Aromatherapy massage, using a combination of rosemary, geranium, lavender, eucalyptus, and chamomile essential oils, significantly reduced neuropathic pain in the participating diabetic patients compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 9, 2018 | 2016, Alternative Therapies
Written by Angeline De Leon, Staff Writer. Burn patients groups who received either music, massage, or music and massage, experienced significant improvements in pain, anxiety, and relaxation compared to the control group receiving just primary care. These improvements were also significant in all three groups when comparing before intervention (baseline) to after intervention. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 18, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Parkinson's
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the 73 participating patients with Parkinson’s disease, those who received 12-weeks of bee venom acupuncture experienced significant improvement of symptoms that lasted for 20 weeks while the symptoms of the sham acupuncture treatment group returned to baseline level. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 14, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Fibromyalgia, Self-Care
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Eight weekly 2-hour workshops in meditation awareness training significantly improved fibromyalgia symptoms in the seventy-four participating subjects compared to the control group participants. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 5, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Caffeine
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Drinking a tea catechin and caffeine containing beverage significantly increased energy expenditure by activating brown adipose tissue in participating subjects. As well, longer term daily ingestion of a catechin beverage chronically elevated cold-induced thermogenesis in participating subjects but not in the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Essential Oils, Ginger
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Ginger essential oil aromatherapy significantly decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting in the participating subjects compared to the control group that inhaled saline.
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by Becky | Nov 13, 2017 | 2013, Alternative Therapies, Fruits and Vegetables
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Patients with dengue fever who supplemented with Carica papaya juice had a significant increase in platelet count compared to the control.
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by Becky | Oct 31, 2017 | 2016, Allergies, Alternative Therapies, Botanicals, Essential Oils
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Lavender aromatherapy significantly improved quality of life, sleep quality, and fatigue levels among the twenty-seven participating subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 31, 2017 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Botanicals
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety and cortisol levels in the forty-five participating open-heart surgery patients compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2015, Alternative Therapies, Fitness and Exercise, Immune Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study participants who practiced yoga both moderately and strenuously had a significant reduction in inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α compared to those who did not practice yoga. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Self-Care, Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 6-week intervention of mindfulness meditation and yoga significantly decreased stress and improved feelings of peace, focus, and endurance, as well as happiness, positivity, personal satisfaction and self-confidence in the participating medical students. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | Allergies, Alternative Therapies
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Acupuncture is an effective alternative to prescription over-the-counter medications for those who suffer with seasonal allergies.
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by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | 2014, Aging, Alternative Therapies, Essential Oils
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A topical application of 10% tea tree oil significantly improved wound healing in the participating subjects with MRSA infected wounds compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | Alternative Therapies, Self-Care
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Read about the health benefits of meditation, such as relieving the symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).
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by Becky | Jul 18, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Botanicals, CBD
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Cannabidiol, an extract from Cannabis stevia, significantly reduced the frequency of convulsive seizures in the 52 participating children and young adults with Dravet syndrome.
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by mary.tevis-tuttle | May 25, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Three to four 30-minute sessions of Reiki therapy significantly enhanced pain management and post-operative recovery in knee replacement patients. (more…)