The News Review:
- Does alternative medicine work?
- Alternative Medicine Joins Cancer Fight
- Ancient Oriental practice of acupuncture gains ground in the West
- With each meal comes an alternative medicine lesson
Does alternative medicine work?
Julie’s Health Club – Chicago Tribune Blog, IL
They’ll "apply natural-product and mind-body CAM approaches across a range of health conditions that affect the American public," said NCCAM director, Dr. The grants provide five years of support and bring the total number of.
Alternative Medicine Joins Cancer Fight
WDSU, LA
We put the needles in, we take the needles out. So, it’s not like surgery,” said Terrence Mason, owner and operator of the Oriental Bodywork and Acupuncture Clinic. But alternative medicine comes at a price. Frisch and Marchand said that very few insurance companies cover the cost of treatment. Despite Frisch’s seemingly good health, she has recurrent ovarian cancer. “Right now, I’m using the Western methods just for the blood tests and scans, just to kind of keep an eye on what’s going on internally,” Frisch said. Although UW doctors have told Frisch she has ovarian cancer once again and she should feel sick, Frisch said she feels great, which makes her think the treatments are working.
Ancient Oriental practice of acupuncture gains ground in the West
Ventura County Star, CA
“It is a comprehensive wellness system and a complete system of internal medicine,” said Jonathan Breslow, a California Medical Board-licensed acupuncturist with 15 years experience and a private practice in Camarillo. “It involves the comfortable placement of very fine, surgical stainless-steel, sterilized needles to effectively treat a wide range of health conditions. The resurgence of this alternative therapy in Western culture is reflected in the establishment seven years ago of National Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Day, observed each year on Oct. The day was spearheaded by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. “This day is very significant to acupuncture and Oriental medicine because it shows how far the general public and the medical community have come in accepting and incorporating Oriental medicine into our healthcare,” said Denise Noyer, a licensed acupuncturist and co-founder of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in Westlake Village. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 36 percent of U.
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With each meal comes an alternative medicine lesson
Houston Chronicle, United States
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The Healthiest Meals on Earth
(Fair Winds; $24. 95)
•The book: Written by nutrition expert Jonny Bowden and health counselor Jeannette Bessinger, this book promotes the notion that food is medicine — that pills aren’t the only way to address health problems. It focuses on healthy foods and superfoods that prevent and treat chronic diseases. •The basics: While some ingredients and recipes are either low-fat or fiber-rich, this is not necessarily a cookbook intended to help you lose weight. If you want information about what you eat and why it’s good for you, short essays sprinkled among the recipes provide food for thought. •The recipes: Recipes are grouped in “polymeals,” short menus with an entree, side dishes and desserts.