Alternative Medicine

In the last few decades Alternative medicine has matured and is no longer known as something that has been offered by freaks and con men. But what is alternative medicine and how would you define it as there are so many aspects and each seems to want to grab the limelight in different categories?

To write a paragraph on each of the different types of alternative medicine I would be sat at my office desk for years only to find that when I thought I had finished new lines of interest would appear. But knowing which type of alternative cure you should go for is difficult, and the only sure way a patient will know is by trying different ones themselves.

As the world tends to get smaller through modern travel and with the age of the computer more and more local alternative medicines get known. Some may have been round for years like that of Lepidium Meyenii (Macca) from Peru that helps women in their menopause time of life.

Originally this would be used for strength and fertility and only in the last few decades has it been used as an alternative medicine.

Some natural things like honey are natureâs goodness and must never be overlooked. Start taking a tablespoon full of local honey twice a day and it will help with allergies like that of hay fever, asthma and eczema. Carrot juice is another natural product, and as carrots are relatively cheap it is something you can experiment yourself without breaking the bank especially when you look at some of the high prices being charged by some health companies.

Then you might like to look at Homeopathic cures which have been used for centuries or maybe you would rather go down the route of the Supergreens as there are quite a few on the market to go for. These Supergreens do mean that you have to change your diet quite drastically but they are said to work and there are many people that swear by them.

To sum up about alternative medicine I think that there are so many different types it is difficult to know what to go for but on reading about and hearing from different people it is always worth while taking the time to find out more. After all your health is important, and without it you can be doomed to a life of misery.

Mick Hince writes articles on Medical and Alternative medical health. To learn more about Alternative medicine please go to the following website.
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Maybe your doctor recently broke the news that you have diabetes. Or you have learnt that you are at risk of getting diabetes. And so now you are worried scared of what diabetes will do to you. Worried about the drugs you have to take and their side effects. Its not just you who alone is worrying. There are about 21 million American adults and children who suffer from some form of diabetes. Though insulin and other anti diabetic drugs are available, many are now resorting to alternative medicine.

What exactly is diabetes?

Diabetes is condition in which the glucose in your blood is higher than normal either because the hormone insulin is not secreted at all or whatever insulin is secreted does not work properly. This increased blood glucose affects almost all the important organs in our body including the heart and kidney. It is said that diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death. Insulin and oral anti diabetic drugs are routinely prescribed to treat diabetes.

Alternative medicine the new trend

The faith in alternative medicine is rising very steeply and it is estimated that as much as 50% of the American people are using some form of alternative treatment. One of the surveys conducted on alternative medicine concluded that people felt there were added benefits from alternative medicine use, lower cost, and perceived fewer side effects.

The alternative medicine for treating diabetes is basically divided in to two categories:

*Those that can control the blood sugar levels

*Those that help in weight loss and thus indirectly control diabetes.

To control blood sugar levels

Vitamin and mineral supplements help the body to secrete insulin well that helps in controlling diabetes. It is said that minerals like chromium, magnesium, vanadium and zinc help control the blood sugar levels.

Many plant foods decrease the blood sugar levels by virtue of their fiber content among other mechanisms. Some of the popular plant foods that are used to control blood sugar are fenugreek seeds, peas, brewer’s yeast, buckwheat, broccoli, garlic, ginger, ginseng, hawthorn, nettle and okra.

To control weight

Type II diabetes is associated with obesity. It is said that maintaining optimum weight is the single most important factor in controlling blood sugar in Type II diabetes. People use many substances as part of alternative treatment to bring down their weight and thus indirectly control diabetes. Some of the popular substances used to control weight are extract of Hoodia gordonii, chitosan, camsogia garcinia, pyruvate, germander, Momordica charanta, Sauropus androgynus and aristolochic acid.

The other alternative therapies being used to treat diabetes are – faith healing, reflexology, macrobiosis, astrotherapy (tying pieces of coral around the arms), pearl therapy (oyster pearls boiled in milk and then drinking the liquid), meditation, ayurveda and homeopathy.

Markus writes and publishes articles about Alternative medicine for diabetes, and other unbiased topics.

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