Alternative medicine practices are as diverse in their foundations as in their methodologies. Practices may incorporate or base themselves on traditional medicine, folk knowledge, spiritual beliefs, or newly conceived approaches to healing.
The liver is one of the major organs of elimination in the body, and its primary function is the management of the detoxification process. The liver’s role is to change harmful toxins into substances that can be safely eliminated from the body.
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You can look in the mirror to examine your teeth. You might see problems associated with decay or gum disease. Your teeth might be crooked or discolored. When you look in the mirror to examine your spine, what do you see? You might see correct or incorrect posture, but you cannot see the spine.
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Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate and integrate every process in our bodies. Hormones are released by the endocrine system–the body’s messenger service. Hormones affect our moods, immune systems, learning and behavioral abilities, reproductive health and much more.
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Ten–year–old Jason was in an accident while riding on his bicycle. Although he survived the accident, it left him with a brain injury. To improve some of his cognitive (thinking) skills, comprehension skills, and coordination, Jason’s doctors recommended that he receive occupationa
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Throughout history the practice of colon hydrotherapy has been used to meet the medical needs of people everywhere. The ancient Sumerians, the Greeks, people from India and those from the Middle East have all utilized this valuable process. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was an early pr
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"Muy bien, chicas, empecemos nuestro Saludo al Sol de hoy, y más adelante entraremos de nuevo en el maravilloso mundo del yoga." Gritos de emoción y brillantes sonrisas llenan el estudio. Si escucha con atención al acercarse a la puerta de Lifescapes Yoga Studio and Boutique, es
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“Okay, ladies, let’s begin our Sun Salutation today, and later in the class we’ll take the yoga roller–coaster ride again.” Squeals of excitement and brilliant smiles fill the studio. If you listen carefully as you approach the studio door at Lifescapes Yoga Studio and
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT ) is a well–established and effective psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. It seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can immediately reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses.
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