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About 10 years ago, I got curious about Reiki and did a very traditional Reiki course in Maui, followed by a very non-traditional Reiki course in New Hampshire. The important of paying your "master" $10,000 for the traditional, Hawaii Reiki course got my attention. If you have paid as much you

Modern chiropractic practice has become a legitimate, recognized, but limited form of treatment in the United States and many other countries. There are certain kinds of complaints for which it is actually superior to standard medical treatment. For instance: Several studies have found that

Probably one of the most common questions in natural health is "How can I boost my immune system?" If you are always catching colds and flu and stomach bugs, that's an important question. Chances are you really need to stimulate your immunity. If you are tired, run, down, achy, and suffer a lot of

Reflexology is a form of complementary and alternative treatment that involves the application of manual pressure to certain areas of the feet (sometimes also the hands and ears) to relieve a wide range of symptoms. Originating from Egyptian and Chinese traditions, reflexology has been used for

Men, women, and even children sometimes have funny habits that can become annoying or even unhealthy. One of these is knuckle cracking, which involves 'popping' the joints between the small bones of the fingers and the longer bones of the palms. People who crack their knuckles may pull their

The thing to know about homeopathy is that it is "person centered" medicine, and a lot of the healing process is in the interaction between the homeopath and the patient. I'll give you an example. About 30 years ago a friend of mine had stage IV breast cancer. She also had an allergy to cedar

Low testosterone levels can be a problem for men and women alike. Testosterone replacement therapy is a lot easier than it used to be. There are now patches instead of shots you have to give in the muscles, but the cost can add up. But is homeopathy the answer? The scientific studies of homeopathy

Fibromyalgia is an awful illness. It's really, really hard to find something that relieves pain without knocking you out, and the more pain you have, the less sleep you get, and the more sensitive you are to new pain. Your doctor will probably want to put you on something like the antidepressant

There are some lively and interesting comments here, and I thought I'd weigh in as a formulator of herbal products and the author of one book about aloe vera. I've been using for longer than I really want to admit, over 50 years. Aloe vera is great for what it does, but, yes, it is possible to be

There are two reasons apple juice is good laxative, but neither of them makes apple juice especially "healthy." Apple juice contains a relatively large amount of the sugar fructose. In large amounts, fructose is toxic. It goes more or less straight to the liver, which can burn about 100 calories a