national center for complementary and alternative medicine five-year strategic plan 2001–2005

Fifty-six percent of Americans surveyed believe their health plans should cover alternative therapies. The alternative medicine ...

ing a global network for research); research train- ing (implementing a comprehensive research training plan, providing research ...

Yale University. Since then, laughter has actually been scientifically measured and shown to reduce stress and pain by creating ...

(1842–1910) summed it up so many years ago: “The great revolution of our generation is the dis- covery that human beings, by cha ...

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A aama A term in Ayurvedic medicine, also known as aamdosh, which refers to the accumulation of undigested or incompletely diges ...

fever, indigestion—approximately 3,000 maladies altogether. According to the Complementary Wellness Pro- fessional Association ( ...

from the foods we eat. The third (and possibly the most important) source of ch’icomes directly from the environment. A certain ...

cups of varying size. The cups are warmed and placed top-down on an acupoint or any flat area such as the back, abdomen, or legs ...

rather how and when to use it. The dynamic balance that Chinese medicine equates with health mani- fests as smooth and constant ...

teach his technique. Training courses on the Alexander Technique exist in many countries, and more than 2000 teachers are practi ...

amma An ancient Japanese holistic therapy for treating mind, body, and spirit, now called shiatsu. Ammatherapy schools combine t ...

lecithin granules, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, and pumpkin seeds; (2) brain oxygenators, including wheat germ oil capsules, glut ...

aromatherapy The use of appealing scents of essential oils extracted from various flowers and plants to induce relaxation and a ...

centration of essential oils may cause a toxic over- dose, skin or eye irritation, hypersensitivity to sun- light, headache, fat ...

Health Healing Publications, 1994). The formula for the flush consists of ascorbate vitamin C or Ester powder with bioflavonoids ...

he had seen the color yellow, an image that stayed with him a long time. In terms of alternative medicine, Therapeutic Touch, Re ...

geared to helping one release physical and emo- tional tension with activity such as crying, shout- ing, on punching pillows. Tr ...