In this time and age when technology is at a rapid pace, it is quite surprising that alternative herbal medicine can outweigh the traditional drug-based medicines. This is true in the cure for acid reflux or heartburn, where various acid reflux herb cures are more popular than the drugs.Whereas acid reflux herb cures as alternative medicine still need further analysis and the dosage is a mere guessing game. A lot of people prefer them over the traditional drugs. People seem to overlook the fact that drug medications have undergone extensive research. These include various tests and scientific researches to avoid any adverse reactions when consumed by the patient.Traditional medicines include antacids, H2 inhibitors, bismuth subsalicylate and Proton pump inhibitors as against medicinal herbs for acid reflux. Herbal medicines are as simple as the herbs they contain.Here are some popular herbs that are proven to cure acid reflux. Though considered as natural or organic, a doctor’s recommendation is still needed before trying any of these acid reflux herb medicines:1. Ginger- Known to cure acid reflux due to its anti-inflammatory ingredients; you can boil fresh ginger and drink it similar to tea or
Category Archives: Alternative Medicine
Feb
19
2012
Alternative Medicine – Why Controversial
Probably in the medical field nothing is as controversial as alternative therapies and medicine in general. This controversy can be seen right from the definition of alternative medicine. In the modern western world, any healing practice that does not fall within the boundaries of conventional mainstream medicine is considered alternative medicines. Alternative therapies are diverse in both their foundations as well as in their methodologies. Alternative medicines practitioners usually make claims that the medical community is not willing to accept. This is because alternative medicine is based on traditional medicine, spiritual beliefs, folk knowledge and other new approaches to healing.But the conflict has prevented people from exercising alternative medical treatments. For example, a systematic review found that about 31% of cancer patients to replace conventional medical practices in some form of alternative therapy and complementary medical approaches. By some estimates, of which even have proposed that at least half of all doctors practicing physicians. In Germany, half of the doctors write herbs, an office of alternative medicines. Note also that this can be seen as a country can be considered conventional in another. Thus, in some countries, alternative therapies and medicine
Feb
11
2012
Alternative Medicine As An Effective Alternative to Conventional Medicine
As we progress into the twenty-first century, we have made many inroads and advances in medicine due to new discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics. Conventional medicine, our generally accepted system of medical knowledge, is practiced almost exclusively in the United States and abroad. Using this system, medical doctors and other health professionals treat diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Conventional medicine is also known as allopathic, mainstream, modern or Western medicine.As a technically advanced society, we have become proud of our achievements in science but modern medicine has yet to solve our health problems. There are several diseases such as cancer, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and a wide variety of serious as well as chronic diseases where a cure has been pending for many, many years. Those who are suffering with incurable illnesses, are questioning the true advancement of modern medicine, and wondering, considering the modern innovations in science, if it has really made so much progress at all. We do have everyday experience of the wonders of medical science in the areas of nuclear and emergency medicine, immunology, surgery and medical testing, and certainly these systems are extremely important
Feb
09
2012
Alternative Medicine
Basic Principles of Complementary/ Alternative TherapiesJUST AS MAINSTREAM MEDICINE has a fairly consistent approach to illness, so does al-ternative medicine. Most prevalent in alternative medicine are the six naturopathic principles. In one form or another, these principles are revisited again and again throughout Section Two of this text. The following principles are described by Dr. Catherine Downey and excerpted from her chapter on naturopathic medicine.1. The Healing Power of Nature (Vis medicatix naturae)The body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent: nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician’s role is to facilitate and augment this process, to act to identify and remove obstacles to health and recovery, and to support the creation of a healthy internal and external environment. In short, give the body the appropriate tools and it will heal itself.2. Treat the Whole Person (The multifactorial nature of health and disease)Health and disease are conditions of the whole organism, involving a complex interaction of physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, and social factors. The physician must treat the whole person by taking all of these




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