Insurance Discounts on Alternative Therapies

Renaissance Healthy Savings Card Announces New Dental Network, Now Includes Discounts on Chiropractic and Alternative Health

OKEMOS, Mich.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-As healthcare costs rise, Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America (Renaissance America) is doing more to provide its members with access to affordable health services by expanding its Renaissance Healthy Savings Card ? a health service discount program used to complement health insurance or provide discounts on its own. Read more

60,000 FDA Acceptable Deaths

A very interesting article posted on NaturalNews today, and definitely worth the read.  In short, Mike Adams writes about how tens of millions of doses of Hydroxycut were taken by consumers, one person died, a few dozen (already unhealthy people) reported liver-related side effects, and the FDA goes into over-drive to get all Hydroxycut products pulled from the market. The FDA doesn’t believe consumers should be exposed to such risks. Not from a dietary supplement, anyway. When it’s from a vaccine or a pharmaceutical (i.e. Vioxx - that killed over 60,000 Americans), such risks are deemed “acceptable” by the FDA.

Apparently it’s no big whoop if 60,000 people die from pharmaceuticals, but when ONE death is even remotely linked to a dietary supplement then suddenly the FDA is concerned about health risks.

Read the full article here:
FDA Floats Hydroxycut Scare to Discredit Yet Another Supplement Company

Reflexology

Once considered as a useful therapy by the ancient Egyptians, Reflexology may best be described as a specialized form of massage (yet much more than simply massage) of the feet, and some reflexologists will also include the hands.

Reflexology has its roots in ancient Egypt, Greece, and possibly China. In addition, it’s been said that manipulation of the feet for healing purposes was common practice among the native peoples of both North and South America. Read more

Holistic Nutrition

The following guidelines are the basis of holistic nutrition. Compare your present eating regimen with the guidelines presented, and do your best to make any changes that seem natural and easy.

1. Eat 70% whole, complete, unrefined and unadulterated foods (fruit, vegetables and salads) per day. These should be fresh, as close to organic as possible, and pesticide-free.

2. Do not eat proteins and starches at the same meal.  Eat proteins at lunch, with non-starchy vegetables.  Eat starches at dinner, with non-starchy vegetables.  Meats – When possible, eat organically raised meats, and no more than three (3) times per week. Give preference to fish, poultry, veal, lamb, beef and pork, in that order. This method of eating is referred to as proper food combining and will help the body by diverting precious healing energy from the digestive process to the processes of detoxification and healing. Healing occurs when the body is also properly nourished. By eating this way, a full day’s eating will only require about fifteen percent (15%) of the day’s allotment of energy, leaving eighty-five percent (85%) for natural detoxification and healing. Energy is required for all of these processes. Read more

Acupuncture and Acupressure

The ancient Oriental art of acupuncture utilizes small hair-thin needles to restore the body’s circular flow of energy through specific pathways called meridians. The human body has a distinct polarity; the energy has also been shown to have positive and negative flow patterns. Oriental medicine identifies these energy concepts as yin and yang. Read more

Chiropractic for Headache

One of the most commonly treated complaints in chiropractic offices is headache. While there are many types of headaches with varying causes, the most common type is the “Muscular Tension Headache.”

Tension headaches generally result from prolonged contraction of the suboccipital muscles. These muscles bridge the junction between the posterior (back) of the skull and the vertebrae (bones) of the cervical spine (neck). Several mechanisms seem to be involved in the causation of the common headache:

• Muscle inflammation and “trigger points.”
• Joint irritation and nerve compression.
• Dural traction on the spinal cord and brainstem.
• Muscle Inflammation and Trigger Points

Today more than ever people are inclined to sit for hours with contracted postural muscles but without substantial physical activity. When muscles contract they burn fuel and produce waste. Among the waste products of muscle contraction are lactic acid, histamine and bradykinins. These waste products are irritants. If they are not efficiently removed from the muscle they can cause muscular inflammation, pain and accumulate into localized tender areas known as “trigger points.”

These waste products should normally be diluted and removed from the muscle tissue by the circulation. This process relies on the normal “contract - relax” cycle in the muscle. When the muscle contracts it creates a high pressure on the fluids inside the muscle and pushes the blood out carrying away muscular waste products. When the muscle relaxes the pressure falls and blood floods back in carrying vital nutrients and fuel.

When we sit or stand we are using the many back and neck muscles required to support our body. When these muscles are held contracted for a prolonged time (hours spent sitting or standing), they are producing irritative wastes, but not relaxing and draining themselves of these irritants. Over time these irritants can cause the muscles to lose their natural suppleness and resting length becoming stiffened and shortened. These stiffened and shortened muscles, often accompanied by trigger points can cause reflex pain into the neck and head.

>> Joint Irritation and Nerve Compression

Natural Remedies for Menopause

The goal of any alternative therapy program for menopause should be twofold: eliminate the bothersome symptoms, and to prevent the degenerative ailments.

Some health practitioners report that plant-derived synthetic hormones work as well as Premarin and more closely resemble human hormones than those made from mare’s urine. Others, including many womens’ health activists and practitioners of alternative medicine, suggest a more natural approach such as: Read more

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