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Alternative Medicine Blog with Cathy Wong August 2004 Archive

By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000

7-Day Detox Juice Fast

Friday August 27, 2004
The 7-day detox juice fast is a type of juice fast designed specifically to support, detoxify, and strengthen the major organs in the body. It includes apple and celery juice ... Read More

Juice Fasting

Friday August 27, 2004
Before I tried juice fasting years ago for the first time, I thought it was extreme and unnecessary. Why starve yourself when you can just eat a healthy diet? But ... Read More

Supplement Profile: Bromelain

Friday August 27, 2004
Bromelain is a group of enzymes found in pineapples. People in Japan, Hawaii, and Taiwan have used bromelain from pineapples for many years. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and can ... Read More

The Alkaline Diet

Saturday August 21, 2004
The alkaline diet is opposite the high protein, high fat, low carb diets that are currently in vogue. Most people have never heard of alkaline-acid balance, but many holistic doctors ... Read More

Natural Treatments for Insomnia

Friday August 20, 2004
Learn the causes, diagnosis, and natural treatments for insomnia, including herbs, melatonin, supplements, diet, feng shui, magnesium, calcium, kava, valerian, st. john's wort, Ayurvedic medicine, Asian medicine, and home remedies. ... Read More

Natural Treatments for Fibromyalgia

Friday August 20, 2004
Fibromylagia occurs mainly in women aged 30 to 50. Some clinicians believe that fibromyalgia may be induced or intensified by physical or mental stress, poor sleep, trauma, exposure to damp ... Read More

The Atkins Diet for Type 2 Diabetes

Monday August 9, 2004
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes now affects 18.2 million people in the U.S., and the Center for Disease Control has reported that 41 million Americans were pre-diabetic in ... Read More

Atkins Diabetes Revolution Book Excerpt

Monday August 9, 2004
Atkins Diabetes Revolution was the last major book planned by Dr. Robert C. Atkins prior to his untimely death in 2003. It went on sale nationwide on August 3. With ... Read More

Possible Side Effects of Glucosamine

Monday August 9, 2004
With the potential to repair damaged joints and slow the progression of arthritis, glucosamine sulfate has become an immensely popular dietary supplement around the world. However, a few clinical reports ... Read More

The Candida Diet

Tuesday August 3, 2004
Candida albicans is a yeast and a fungus. It exists naturally in small amounts in everyone's intestines. It is also responsible for yeast infections in women. Overgrowth of Candida in ... Read More

Understanding Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Tuesday August 3, 2004
In traditional Asian medicine, emotions and physical health are intimately connected. Sadness, nervous tension and anger, worry, fear, and overwork are each associated with a particular organ in the body. ... Read More

Natural Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Tuesday August 3, 2004
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhea, which often alternates with constipation. IBS most commonly affects people between the ages of ... Read More
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