Reiki as a Holistic Treatment

Posted on November 15, 2009
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Reiki is a fairly straightforward concept.  Essentially, there is energy that flows in the universe.  A person can be trained to harness this energy in a way so that they can treat medical, emotional, or spiritual problems in a patient or in themselves.  While reiki cannot completely heal a person with an illness, it can be used to supplement more conventional treatments.

Reiki is done by having the practitioner lay his or her hands on the patient and focus the flow of energy into the affected area.  Some reiki practitioners believe that the energy will flow to where it is needed, while other practitioners require that the patient tell them where the treatment should be focused.  After extensive training, reiki practitioners can treat themselves, as well as treat another person without actually touching them.  Some people confuse reiki with massage therapy, but the two are nothing alike; reiki does not require the manipulation of the body.

Different Types of Reiki Treatments

Posted on October 30, 2009
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Reiki is a holistic treatment.  This means that it can be used to treat ailments in the entire body as well as in the mind and in the spirit.  While all of these things are possible with reiki, the most common use of the treatment is as a way of healing the body.

Whole body treatment with reiki basically involves the patient lying down and the practitioner laying his or her hands on or over the patient’s body.  Some reiki practitioners can feel where the energy is needed more than others.  In localized reiki treatment, one specific part of the body is treated; this is often used on those who have been in accidents or who have one specific complaint.  A patient can also receive group treatment, which involves two reiki practitioners performing reiki on one patient.  It is thought that this can bring about a better effect.

Consistency and Reflexology

Posted on October 15, 2009
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With most therapies, whether they are traditional medical therapies, physical therapies, alternative therapies, or natural therapies, consistency is key.  Keeping up with treatments that help you feel better and lessen or relieve your symptoms is the ideal way to help your body deal with an illness.

Reflexology, like other alternative therapies such as massage therapy, should be done regularly if the patient is to reap long-lasting benefits.  In China, reflexology is done six times a week for a period of two weeks; then the patient is reevaluated to see what his or her status is.  For home reflexology, it can be as easy as having your partner give you a hand massage every night before bed, or using a foot roller while you watch TV or eat dinner.  The best way to boost the efficacy of reflexology is to do it consistently, even if that is only for five or ten minutes every day.

Reflexology and Stress Relief

Posted on September 30, 2009
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While it is debatable in the professional medical community whether or not reflexology actually helps to heal the body and to cure or treat diseases, there is one that that is fairly safe to say about the practice: reflexology does provide stress relief.  Most of the body’s stress is begun and held in the hands and feet.  As a result, tension in these places results in tension in other parts of the body.

Reflexology, like massage therapy, provides stress relief for the patient.  This will ultimately improve the patient’s overall wellbeing, if only temporarily.  Reflexology as a way to relieve tension and anxiety has begun to come into fashion in hospitals.  However, this is not to say that reflexology should replace conventional methods of medical treatment.  Rather, reflexology should be used in conjunction with professional medical treatment.

Reflexology: Agony of De-Feet (and Hands)

Posted on September 15, 2009
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Reflexology is a fascinating practice that involves massage-like therapies on the body to induce specific physical responses in the patient.  Reflexologists use pressure and rubbing techniques much like massage therapists do.  But the reflexologist is limited to the hands and feet, where a massage therapist concentrates on the entire body.

Reflexologists go by reflexology charts to pinpoint specific parts of the feet and hands that are linked to specific parts of the body.  Reflexology charts are much like the charts used by acupuncturists.  And this makes sense in part because some reflexologists are trying to change a patient’s Qi, much in the same way acupuncturists do.  Like acupuncture and to some degree, massage therapy, there is little conclusive scientific evidence of the efficacy of reflexology.  But this does not stop people from seeking the treatment for mild and sometimes even severe illnesses.

Healing Your Body Naturally: Drug Difficulties

Posted on August 30, 2009
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There is a lot that can be said for natural healing and alternative medical therapies.  While some therapies don’t have very conclusive research results, the benefits of some of these therapies are often a much better option than resulting to traditional medicine and the prescription drug market.

It is a fact that there are an increasing number of problems resulting from prescription drug abuse, overuse, and misuse.  While prescription drug abuse falls on the patient, overuse and misuse falls on the doctor and the drug companies.  Many drugs are prescribed for illnesses that will not respond to drug therapy.  Other drugs are given in doses that are higher than needed, risking the patient’s overall health.  And some physicians prescribe contraindicated drugs to a patient causing serious medical problems.  Of course this is not to say that prescription drugs are bad; they should be used for their intended, proven purposes, especially in emergencies.

Healing Your Body Naturally: Detoxification

Posted on August 15, 2009
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Everyone has heard of detoxifying diets.  They are all the rage now, and a person can find about one hundred different books on the subject at any bookstore.  And while it might seem like a trendy or fad diet, there are actually quite a few reasons why a detox diet might be a good idea for almost anyone.

Detoxification diets cleanse the body of toxins and chemicals that processed foods can put in.  Since our bodies are built to handle natural foods and not processed ones, natural foods are what most detox diets recommend.  There are many things a person in detoxification should avoid: dairy, unfiltered tap water, sugar, artificial sweeteners, and white flour are just a few.  Instead of these things, the detox diets recommend large amounts of organic fruits, vegetables – especially green, leafy ones – nuts, seeds, legumes, and whole grains.

Healing Your Body Naturally: Starting at the Bottom

Posted on July 30, 2009
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For most things in life, be it a work project, a school assignment, or a home repair task, the best thing to do is to start at the top and work your way down.  This usually ensures that everything will get done one time and correctly.  Unfortunately, this is not that way that body cleansing should work.  The best thing to do when you begin detoxifying your body is to start at the bottom.

Cleansing the colon is the beginning of the long process of detoxification.  This is because the colon can become built up, or even backed up, with waste.  And if no waste is leaving the body, you body is not cleaning itself properly.  After you have used a colon cleansing method recommended by a professional natural health practitioner, you can build up your immune system and internal organs with a natural food diet.

Healing Your Body Naturally: Antioxidants

Posted on July 14, 2009
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Green and leafy.  These are two of the most important things to remember when you are looking for foods high in antioxidants.  But this is really not new information for most people, especially those who are natural healing proponents.  But many people still aren’t sure why antioxidants are good for the body, or how they help.

Antioxidants boost the immune system.  Basically, antioxidants help to protect the body at the cellular level.  This can lower your risk of illnesses and infections.  The chlorophyll in green, leafy vegetables will also help to protect the internal organs from damage.  Plus, antioxidants promote the cleansing of the colon.  It is important to take into consideration where your green, leafy vegetables come from; poor environmental conditions in the growing area can lower the vegetable’s ability to provide you with antioxidants.  If this is a concern, take an antioxidant supplement.

Music Therapy and Your Emotional Wellbeing

Posted on June 30, 2009
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Besides its vast uses as a method of pain control by cancer patients and other people who suffer from chronic painful health conditions, music therapy can also be used for the treatment of emotional disorders.  There has been particular use of music therapy in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety and even in dementia patients, a disease that causes both mental and physical symptoms.

Dementia is not the only disease treated with music therapy because of its multiple effect symptoms; cancer patients often experience a great deal of anxiety, and their symptoms are often relieved, if only briefly, by music therapy.  It is important to remember that music therapy is never the sole treatment prescribed to treat any disorder, emotional or physical; however, since the therapy doesn’t work against traditional therapies, it is safe to use in conjunction with them.

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