The Benefits of Complementary And Alternative Medicine

Written by Dr. Houston Vetter - DocResults: Holistic Health Editor on January 16, · Leave a Comment

Often people turn to complementary or alternative medicine out of frustration at the lack of results with the established medical system however the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine are far greater than an allergic reaction to a medical system that does not consider the needs of it’s patient.

Here is an article from Discovery Fit & Health that even though it is addressed to those with hepatitis C it applies to anyone seeking relief for any medical situation.

The Benefits of Complementary And Alternative Medicine

Alternative medicine often views illness in a different way than conventional medicine does. Some general characteristics of alternative treatments and ways in which they may differ from Western medicine:

* Your body, mind, and spirit are interconnected. Increasingly, Western doctors realize the importance of stress and mood on illness, but spiritual matters are rarely discussed. CAM treatment is more likely to consider all parts of your being, including your mind and your spirit. The mind and body aren’t seen as being separate entities but as intimately related.

* All of your symptoms are considered at once. A CAM practitioner looks at you as a whole. Western medicine frequently tells you that symptoms in different parts of the body aren’t related, and you may be sent to visit different doctors to discuss different symptoms. A CAM practitioner is looking for a larger overriding theme (such as energy imbalance) to your illness that could explain lots of different symptoms.

With hepatitis C, your Western doctor will be interested in all your symptoms because they could be related to liver disease.

* CAM treats your energy system. Many CAM treatments believe that symptoms and disease are a byproduct of an energy disorder. By balancing or harmonizing your energy, the symptoms will disappear.

* Natural products are used. CAM treatments are based on the healing power of nature. Many Western treatments are derived from natural sources, though they’re then synthetically produced. Interferon, for example, is a natural product of the body’s immune system that is synthesized for use in hepatitis C. CAM uses whole herbs or products from the herb itself.

* Most treatments are unique for each person. CAM treatments are more likely to be individually tailored for you. In general, Western medicine uses one major treatment for everyone with hepatitis C (peginterferon plus ribavirin), although scientists are looking for new treatments that will work for more people.

Alternative methods of treating hepatitis C include:

Alternative medical systems: These systems include traditional Chinese medicine (including acupuncture), ayurveda, homeopathy, and naturopathy, which I cover in the aptly named “Alternative Medical Systems” section, later in the chapter.

Biologically-based therapies: Herbal medicine and food and vitamin therapy are included in this category.

Mind-body techniques: This category includes meditation, breathing, relaxation, and guided imagery.

Body-based therapies: These treatments include the many types of massage.

Energy therapies: Reiki and therapeutic touch are two types of treatments in this category.

Some of the more cutting edge alternative methods that are some of the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine that don’t usually make the list are things like Matrix Energetics, The Yuen Method, Quantum or Vibrational Innergetics, and many more of the cross between energy therapies and the quantum sciences.

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Before Your Meditation What Do You Do?

Written by Dr. Houston Vetter - DocResults: Holistic Health Editor on August 23, · Leave a Comment

Before Your Meditation what do you do? Do you need to prepare? Some people have a whole ritual they go through BEFORE they meditate. In fact some make it so complicated it is pretty much self-hypnosis, which isn’t a bad thing and yet it really isn’t meditation.

Here is an example from in5d.com of what to do before you meditate…

Equally as important as meditation is what you do before you meditate. You want to be relaxed and spiritually protected at all times, because when you meditate, you become spiritually vulnerable to ethereal attacks.

The first thing you will want to do is to relax by breathing in deeply through your nose, holding it briefly in your solar plexus stomach area, then slowly release your breath through your mouth. While doing this, you can also begin to do a relaxation exercise. Bring your chin down to your chest, and then slowly lift your head all the way back. Then return your head to the upright position and slowly move your head from side to side one time. Return your head to the upright position. Bring your chin down to your chest and begin to rotate your head clockwise one rotation, then reverse this process one time. Repeat this procedure several times while breathing deeply.

You are almost ready to begin your meditation. At this point, close your eyes and ask your spirit guides and guardian angels for protection while you are meditating. They are eagerly awaiting to help you at all times and are more than happy to assist you.

Envision a beautiful white light emanating from the center of your body and slowly extending outwards to cover yourself from head to toe. Try to feel this light entering all of your extremities. This is your divine spark that will help to keep you protected.

You can extend this light as far as you wish. I often extend it to cover my room, then my house, my city, state, country, planet, galaxy and universe.

The next thing I do is something I borrowed from my dear friend, Miriam. I envision myself hugging the planet, sending complete unconditional love to the world.

Now you are ready to begin meditating. If you are just learning about meditation, try experimenting with as many techniques as possible, such as the open eye meditation, mirror meditation, vipassana, etc… Eventually you may develop your own style and technique, which is perfectly fine.

To read more visit http://www.in5d.com/meditation-techniques-what-to-do-before-you-meditate.html

There is nothing wrong with Self Hypnosis nor is there anything wrong with guided imagery. And doing a “guided meditation”, i.e. self hypnosis before your meditation reminds me of being back in high school and as a member of the student council we once took a vote as to whether or not we should vote.

Before your meditation why not simply sit down and relax. Why not feel the less than useful energy or blocked energy beginning to melt away. As you do that you’ll notice your mind getting quieter and then simply focus on counting your breaths and when you realize your focus is off your breath start counting from one again. Then you will realize there is nothing to do BEFORE as it is all meditation.

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