Alternative Medicine and Natural Therapies for the Attainment of Health and Optimum Nutrition


Holistic Health Topics will introduce you to the world of holistic and alternative medicine, covering such subjects as body typing, herbal therapies and nutrition. Holistic Health Topics also considers various common disorders from a natural and holistic viewpoint. These disorders include asthma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and thyroid disorders such as hypothyroidism and Wilson's Disease.

Holistic Health Topics is a unique resource for anyone who is interested in alternative medicine, natural therapies, and nutrition.

See also the ACNEM Australian practitioner list for a guide to holistic practitioners.


Explore the world of Alternative Medicine, including.........

Alternative Medicine
  
When and how did alternative medicine begin?
    How does it compare to orthodox medicine?
    Is there a paradigm shift to alternative medicine?
    Why does alternative medicine have higher ideals than orthodox medicine?
    The efficacy of alternative medicine for heart disease, asthma, diabetes,  etc.

Holistic Medicine
   What does holistic mean?
   The holistic philosophy
   What are the advantages of holistic medicine?

Orthodox Medicine
 
Adverse effects and iatrogenic disease
 
Interventionism
 
Reductionism
  Quackery 
 
Medical history
   Medical bias and anti-nutrition bias
   Life expectancy and health trends
 
Genetic nutrition and megavitamins

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
  
Stress and the adrenal glands
    Reduced adrenal gland size in CFS
    Glyconutrients

Body Types
     Adrenal type
     Thyroid type
    
Pituitary type
     Kapha type
    
Pitta type
     Vata type
     Water type
    
Earth type

Hypothyroidism
   
Difficulties with diagnosis and treatment
     Wilson's disease

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
   
Cause and diagnosis
     Symptoms, treatment, and prevention

B Vitamins
   
Megavitamin therapy
     Avoiding side effects


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