Are you tired? Desiccated Thyroid Extract
Are you tired or have you been taking treatment for low thyroid function and still are tired? If so then desiccated thyroid extract may be something for you to explore! […]
4 natural cold and flu remedies
Instead of going to the drugstore when you are coming down with a cold or the flu – why not try your local natural food store? According to The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, these remedies will help you feel better quickly. 1. Eucalyptus Oil “Eucalyptus oil is the ultimate cold […]
Diabetes and Chromium
Chromium is an essential mineral and is usually lost in processed foods. It is increasingly being used as an adjunct therapy by Integrative Medicine Practitioners. It has been suggested that Chromium Picolinate could be suitable for lowering blood sugar levels in Diabetic patients. Is this true for all diabetics? According […]
Top 10 for Integrative Medicine Policy and Action in 2011
……….. The year was a good one for integrative medicine. Many of these developments grew out of the mandated inclusion of integrative and complementary and alternative medicine practices in the […]
COQ10 Supplement a way to extend fertility
CTV: A study presented earlier this year by Canadian researchers has created a bit of a buzz in the fertility world. The team reported that a supplement found in most […]
Mistletoe Extract as Cancer Therapy
By Dr. Mitchell Gaynor Founder and President, Gaynor Integrative Oncology Asst. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College Cancer is a scary diagnosis. There’s no doubt about that. Treatment is […]
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
Book of the Year: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism A sea-change is happening in the world of autism. Just a few years ago, the loudest voices in media coverage of […]
Top 10 health stories of 2011
Top 10 health stories of 2011: food chemicals, vitamin D and brain waves • EEG shows awareness in some vegetative patients. Canadian researchers discover that the brains of patients in […]
Male cancer patients turn to Alternative treatments, study shows
AAP: MALE cancer patients in Australia are turning to alternative medicine to help find a cure, a new study has found. University of Adelaide psychology PhD student Nadja Klafke quizzed […]
Allopathic Medicine’s long struggle with the Bible
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allopathic Medicine especially the fields of neurology and psychiatry had a long uphill battle against the New Testament. […]
High on bath salts: what to know
A 21-year-old man slashed his throat and ended his life with a gunshot to his head. An 11-year-old boy was found dead after hanging himself in his bedroom. A girl […]
Honey the Healer
By Manzurul A. Sikder, M.D. New York, USA This was originally published in JAMMA in 2007 Foreword by Zia H Shah: The Holy Quran urges us to reflect on the Laws of Nature. It draws examples from cosmology, geology, biology and physics among other branches of science, as signs for […]
Spiritual and Medicinal aspects of honey (العسل)
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque “Like the Bee, gathering honey from different flowers, the wise man accepts the essence of different scriptures and see only the good in all” (Srimad Bhagavatam […]
Ontario Physicians Duty Bound to Keep Quiet about Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Press Release TORONTO, ONTARIO— This month, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) posted a revision of their draft policy on “Non-Allopathic (Non-Conventional) Therapies in Medical Practice,” a […]
Laughter is good for your health
Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release […]
The debate on how to reform Canada’s regulation of natural health products
OTTAWA — There’s a battle brewing over how to regulate the burgeoning natural health product market in Canada. The crux of the issue comes down to whether or not the products should have to undergo the same scrutiny as other pharmaceutical drugs in order to ensure consumer safety. Already 73 […]
Lifestyle, genetics and faith on the road to 100
NEW YORK | Tue Nov 8, 2011 10 (Reuters) – They are among the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and by 2050 their numbers could reach 601,000 but most centenarians never expected to reach 100 and many say lifestyle is the secret to longevity. More than a third […]
Papaya- the herb for curing Dengue Fever
Behind its bitter taste, papaya leaves provide myriad benefits such as cancer-fighting substances. It has been proved by researchers of University of Florida Nam Dang and colleagues from Japan to publish its findings about the benefits of papaya leaf extract to fight cervical cancer, breast, liver, lung, and pancreas. The […]
Symposium puts alternative medicine under the microscope
According to Joe Schwarz, Director of the McGill Office for Science and Society, the lack of doctors in Quebec is driving people towards alternative medicine – and he doesn’t mince his words when asked to share his thoughts on this development. “The problem with some of the alternative medicines is […]
Did Alternative Medicine Extend or Abbreviate Steve Jobs’s Life?
The biomedical evidence for alternative or complementary treatments for cancer, beyond acupuncture, remains thin, although it probably didn’t harm Jobs Exact details of the alternative natural and traditional therapies tried by Steve Jobs before he underwent surgery in 2004 and eventually died of pancreatic cancer earlier this month have not […]