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Herbal Medicine for Joint Pain

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Many people have turned to more natural methods of healing and pain relief in recent years, especially those who are disappointed with the traditional Western medicine for various reasons. Even though pharmaceutical companies are churning out more sophisticated drugs every year, there is always the danger of adverse reactions to ...

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Magnetic Therapy for Pain Relief

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Historically it is reported that magnets have been around for an extremely long time. Magnets were first documented around 2500-3000 years BC. Their origins are first noted in Asia Minor in a vast land called Magnesia. The earth there was enriched with iron oxide which attracted metals to it. The ...

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Ancient Chinese Technique of Cupping Offers Pain Relief Without Drugs or Surgery

Friday, December 21st, 2007

More and more people in the Western world are turning to ancient techniques of Chinese medicine after conventional medical treatments fail them. However, several of these alternative treatments are still unfamiliar to Westerners. While practices like acupuncture and acupressure have become familiar to most Americans, one less-talked-about Chinese medicine therapy ...

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Cupping Takes The Pain Away

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Cupping is a form of alternative pain therapy that recently left some curious marks on actress and new mom Gwyneth Paltrow. The mystery behind the circular marks on Paltrow's back is solved by Michael Gaeta, president of the Acupuncture Society of New York, who describes the therapy on The Early ...

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Treating Stomach Pain With Oriental Medicine

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

When Marie came to see me, she was a recent law student graduate ambitiously studying for her bar exam. She was 27, a single mother, and on first glance appeared in good health. But for many years she had suffered with severe stomach pain. For pain relief she used strong ...

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