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Tell your healthcare professionals about all medicines you take, including complementary medicines...
Purchasing complementary medicines online can seem attractive. Countless sites on the Internet offer a range of treatments, usually at very cheap prices. However, using products bought from online...
Complementary therapies aim to treat the whole person, not just the symptoms of disease...
When choosing a complementary therapist, think about your goals and ask your medical doctor for a recommendation...
Complementary therapies are not always safer than conventional medical treatments, even if they seem more 'natural'...
Complementary medicines can interact with pharmaceutical medicines...
It is important that you tell your doctor about any complementary medicine products and therapies you are using...
Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine and consists of inserting fine needles into specific points on the skin...
Ayurveda is an ancient healing system from India that uses a range of techniques to treat illness and encourage wellbeing...
The principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine are very different from traditional Western notions about health, illness and the workings of the body...
Chiropractic treatment can be clinically effective for many problems of the skeleton and muscles, such as back pain and headache...
Some herbs have potent ingredients and should be treated with the same care and respect as pharmaceutical drugs...
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that claims to stimulate and strengthen the body?s ability to heal itself...
Kinesiology uses muscle monitoring to look at imbalances that may be causing disease in the body...
The use of complementary therapies to manage menopausal symptoms is popular, but the sources of information available to consumers are of variable quality and reliability...
Naturopathy uses a range of treatments to stimulate your body's own healing powers...
Osteopathy recognises the importance of the musculoskeletal system to a person?s health and wellbeing...
Reflexology is massage of the feet that aims to promote healing in other areas of the body...
Reiki is a natural form of therapy that uses non-invasive gentle touch to promote feelings of wellbeing...
The Alexander technique stresses that movement should be economical and needs only the minimum amount of energy and effort...
One of the immediate benefits of massage is a feeling of deep relaxation and calm...
Myotherapy is a form of physical therapy used to treat or prevent soft tissue pain and restricted joint movement...
Yoga and Pilates both improve muscular and postural strength...
For centuries, Eastern cultures have practised various forms of stress reducing exercises, such as yoga and tai chi, but here's one that you may not have heard about - Qi gong...
You can't be hypnotised into doing things against your will or forced into a hypnotic state...
Meditation techniques can promote a sense of calm and heightened awareness...
People of all ages and fitness levels can practice tai chi and may gain health benefits...
The different smells and chemical constituents of aromatherapy oils can produce different emotional and physiological reactions...
More research is needed to discover the exact health benefits of tea drinking...
Taking vitamin supplements is no substitute for a healthy diet...
There is no evidence that any one vitamin can slow ageing, restore sex drive or cure infertility...
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