Friday, 23 October, 2009
Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) have become the fastest growing approach to help resolve or diminish the severity of medical challenges and the nuances of everyday living. With the advent of the seasonal influenza and the ’swine flu’ (H1N1) there has been much talk about the availability of vaccine, who will and who will not opt-in to be vaccinated.
To help resolve the issue of availability and one’s choice, to not be vaccinated, numerous individuals may turn to CAM to boost their immune system and additionally practice common preventative measures such as hand washing. It is important to talk to your health care provider or health care practitioner who is knowledgeable about CAM and dietary supplements. Some dietary supplements interact with prescribed medications ,there by causing an adverse effect. Safe care can be the best care!
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Wednesday, 7 January, 2009
High blood pressure (hypertension) is the most common cardiac risk factor in the United States. As the lifestyle habits of western culture are increasingly adopted in other countries, the incidence of hypertension is also increasing.
Meditation, exercise, aromatherapy and biofeedback have been found to be useful in treating individuals with hypertension. In addition, a form of Ayurvedic medicine has been shown to play a therapeutic in the treatment of coronary heart disease in older adults.
What has been your experience with using complementary therapies for high blood pressure? what therapies have you used? Where the therapies of value to you or people you know? I’d love to read the comments you write below.
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Tuesday, 29 April, 2008
Aromatherapy Not Effective?
Today I was perusing one of my professional journals and there was a snippet on the ineffectiveness of aromatherapy on health. The two paragraphs gave no explanation or discussion on the study conducted by the Division of Health Psychology at Ohio State University. I was simply amazed that this journal would continue to publicize what I feel are not conclusive, definitive findings. Several weeks prior I read the study (Journal of Psychoneuroendocrinology) and simply discounted it as not a very well grounded study. In addition to it being a small study the researchers looked at only two aromas. Later, CBS-”the media”- jumped on the bandwagon too.
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