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Keeping Baby Natural
Do you remember when your mom or grandmother urged you to smother your newborn baby in scented lotions or oils to get that baby fresh smell? Although that “fresh baby” smell may have made grandma feel good, what did those lotions or oils do to your baby?
Keep your baby clean and smelling great with natural products and common sense.Health Coach: Arthritis, Alzheimer's, and Magnesium
“Sidestep Dementia by Avoiding Animal Protein” Advises Leading British Psychotherapist
Stay in the game with the latest breaking news about Integrative Health.Condition Spotlight: Muscular Cramps
Muscles are what make movement possible, but when a cramp strikes or becomes chronic, moving becomes downright painful and nearly impossible. Muscle cramps are fairly common—many people experience them every day, but they can be easily avoided and treated with simple, home-based remedies.
Don't let your muscles cramp your lifestyle--learn about home-based remedies to relieve the pain.Elimination Round
For more years than she cares to remember, La Vaughn Kemnow, 73, of Chiloquin, Oregon, was plagued by unrelenting stomach ailments—heartburn, bloating, sharp pain—along with extreme mental and physical fatigue. Whatever virus or bug happened to be floating around, Kemnow would catch.
Identify food intolerances with this easy dietHealth on the Edge: Our Nation's Biggest Health Crisis
Dr. Ludwig, an obesity expert at Children’s Hospital Boston and associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, recently made headlines by suggesting that some parents should lose custody of their obese children in an editorial he co-wrote for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Obesity is both preventable and reversible through healthy choices we can all make on our own.Did "Alternative Medicine" Kill Steve Jobs?
A flurry of articles has shown up following the death of Apple founder, Steve Jobs, asserting that “alternative medicine” killed him.
Analysis reveals medicine struggling with the unknown.Homepathy 101: Colds and Flu
Americans today tend to be over scheduled, overweight, and over stimulated. Due to the influence of diet and lifestyle, our bodies become stressed and run-down—and as a result, often over medicated, too.
A tiny prod is all you need to counterpunch these winter villainsHomeopathy 101: What's the Big Idea?
Homeopathy is a big, fat, powerful medicine of tiny proportions. Used correctly, these remedies, containing minute doses, can bring you real relief and healing.
Minuscule homeopathic remedies offer hope for healthCAM Politics: If Your Single Issue is Integrative Health—Obama’s Reform is Bold
I have never favored single-issue politics. Life is too complex to make thumbs-up or thumbs-down decisions about a politician based on a single vote taken on a single issue.
Similarly, complex legislative packages warrant balanced consideration, weighing all of their elements. This is what we charge our elected officials to do.
Health On The Edge: Medicine in the 21st Century
A lot has changed in the world of alternative medicine since the early 1990s, when I first edited Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide.
A revolution in US healthcare is underway—but while we’ve come a long way, there’s still a lot of ground left to cover.