Detoxification

The latest articles related to detoxification

Traditional chinese medicine

Cayratia japonica – Introduction

”Cayratia japonica” (common names Bushkiller, Yabu Garashi and Japanese Cayratia Herb) is a species of herbaceous plant native to Australia and Asia. It is used as a traditional Chinese medicine to relieve swelling and heat, and to enhance diuresis and detoxification. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Cayratia japonica, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation [...]

Alternative therapy

Detoxification – Types of detoxification

Alcohol detoxification Alcohol detoxification is a process by which a heavy drinker’s system is brought back to normal after being used to having alcohol in the body on a continual basis. Serious alcohol addiction results in a decrease in production of GABA neuro-inhibitor because alcohol acts to replace it. Precipitous withdrawal from long-term alcohol addiction [...]

alternative medicine

Enema – Alternative medicine

The term “colonic irrigation” is commonly used in gastroenterology to refer to the practice of introducing water through a colostomy or a surgically constructed conduit as a treatment for constipation. The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that colonic irrigation equipment is not approved for sale for the purpose of general well-being and has taken [...]

Alternative therapy

Heavy Metal Detox (HMD) – Introduction

Detoxification for short is the removal of toxic substances from the body. In conventional medicine, detoxification can also be achieved artificially by techniques such as dialysis and (in a very limited number of cases) chelation therapy. There is a firm scientific base in evidence-based medicine for this type of detoxification. Many alternative medicine practitioners promote [...]

Reiki

Sheraton Iguazú Resort & Spa – Introduction

The Sheraton Iguazú Resort is located inside the Iguazú National Park, less than one mile from Devil’s Gorge. The Park is an ecological reserve offering various activities such as bird watching, hiking, rafting and horse riding. The hotel itself was designed to complement the surrounding natural landscape and was opened in 1978; it was extensively [...]

Body Work Or Massage Therapy

HIV/AIDS in the People’s Republic of China – Epidemiology

The Chinese government has been widely criticized for its failure to respond to the HIV/AIDS threat and for systematic suppression of information about the size of the problem. Current numbers affected The Ministry of Health has said there are 650,000 HIV/AIDS cases, half of them among intravenous drug users, out of a nation of 1.3 [...]

Naturopathy

Arnold Ehret – Criticism

Of Ehret * Ehret believed a fruitarian diet was the ideal diet, however he was unable to demonstrate the long term viability of this diet, due to his accidental death. * Ehret is often criticized for officially being a Professor of drawing/painting, not dietetics. * In his writings, Herbert Shelton claimed Ehret had admitted in [...]

Alternative therapy

Detoxification – Introduction

Detoxification (detox for short) is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including, but not limited to, the human body and additionally can refer to the period of withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance. In conventional medicine, detoxification can be achieved [...]

holistic medicine

Neuro Emotional Technique – Introduction

Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a psychotherapeutic/chiropractic system that combines a number of techniques and principles from traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic and applied kinesiology . It is an holistic approach to well-being focusing on imbalances in the structure of the skeletomuscular system, unresolved “negative emotional blocks”, toxins in the body, and deficiencies in nutrition. NET [...]