Encyclopedia - Natural Health: Encyclopedia - Natural Health
In alternative medicine, natural health is an eclectic self-care system of "natural therapies" concerned with building and restoring heal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natural Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Health - History Of Natural Health
Although the term natural health did not become part of common usage until the late 20th century, many of its core beliefs developed in E...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural Health Program: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural Health Program
Natural Health Program: New York Open Center course that provides a way to empower persons to improve their health. The course encompa...   » Read the article

Article - Natural Health: Arrogance Corrupts Body And Soul
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Encyclopedia - Natural Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Health - Basic Core Tenets
The ideologies of natural health hold that all health, illness, and healing can be positively affected by prevention and lifestyle modifi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Natural
Natural - A method of healing or a product from natural sources used in medical treatment. A difficult term to define because it can m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nature Cure: Alternative Health Dictionary On Nature Cure
Nature Cure (Nature Care): Progenitor of naturopathy. Nature Cure is a variation of self-healing whose most important measures are fas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural Medicine Path: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural Medicine Path
Natural Medicine Path (the Medicine of the South, the Natural Medicine of the South): Mode of Cherokee healing. The Natural Medicine P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Touch For Health: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Touch For Health
Touch for Health: Touch for Health is a holistic approach to health which teaches the restoring of our natural energies. It is a pract...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural Hygiene: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural Hygiene
Natural Hygiene (Hygienic Health System, Life Science): Variation of Nature Cure represented by proponents as the legacy of Sylvester ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zdorovye-nature's Legacy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Zdorovye-nature's Legacy
Zdorovye-Nature's Legacy (Slavic Natural Health System, Zdorovye Health System): A health philosophy and a system of Somatic Engineeri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Touch For Health: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Touch For Health
TOUCH FOR HEALTH: Touch for health, an easily applied and practical system of natural self-health care, is a synthesis of methods and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural Chi-gong: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural Chi-gong
Natural Chi-gong: An American-style, scientific form of Qigong that isa brain exercise. It involves using the Bio-Energizer (Chi-Gong ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural And Macrobiotic Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural And Macrobiotic Medicine
Natural and Macrobiotic Medicine: A group of methods that encompasses acupuncture, astrological diagnosis, aura and vibrational diagno...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Organic Or Natural: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Organic Or Natural
Organic or Natural - In alternative medicine these terms usually mean materials obtained from nature without the use of chemical ferti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Natural Way Zen Shiatsu: Alternative Health Dictionary On Natural Way Zen Shiatsu
Natural Way Zen Shiatsu: A combination of natural healing modalities that includes Zen Shiatsu.   (See also: Natural Way Zen S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hyperthermia: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Hyperthermia
HYPERTHERMIA: The body protects itself from viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances through the use of numerous defense system...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Yoga
Yoga: Yoga is an applied science of the mind and body, involving physical, mental and spiritual forms of practice. It comes from the H...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Homeopathy
HOMEOPATHY: The word homeopathy derives from the Greek word homoios, meaning "similar," and pathos, meaning "suffering....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qigong: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Qigong
QIGONG: Qigong (also referred to as chi-kung) is an ancient Chinese exercise that stimulates and balances the flow of qi, or vital lif...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Healing: Natural Health Dictionary On Healing
Healing: As opposed to “curing” of a disease, healing is seen as a return to wholeness of body, mind and spirit. Healing m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathy: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Naturopathy
Naturopathy: Naturopathy is a system of healing, originating from Europe, that views disease as a manifestation of alterations in the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Light Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Light Therapy
LIGHT THERAPY: Many health disorders can be traced to problems with the circadian rhythm, the body's inner clock, and how it governs t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Music Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Music Therapy
MUSIC THERAPY: The use of music to aid processes of communication and the development of self-awareness. Because music can produce a s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
HOLISTIC MEDICINE: A descriptive term for a healing philosophy that views a patient as a whole person, not just a disease or a collect...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chakra Balancing: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Chakra Balancing
CHAKRA BALANCING: Chakra balancing is the clearing of energy blocks from the chakras. By utilizing various methods, the obstructed ene...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reconstructive Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Reconstructive Therapy
RECONSTRUCTIVE THERAPY: Reconstructive therapy uses injections of natural substances to stimulate the growth of connective tissue in o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aston-patterning: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Aston-patterning
ASTON-PATTERNING: Aston-Patterning is the application of the Aston paradigm (perceptions about our bodies' natural form and function, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE: The philosophy and practice of treating disease by following the principles and laws of nature, rather than uti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurveda, which literally means “the science of life,” is a natural healing system developed in India....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Distant Healing: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Distant Healing
Distant Healing: Proponents of energy field therapies also claim that some of these therapies can act across long distances. For examp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete system of healing that dates back to 200 B.C. in written form...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dph: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Dph
DPH: Diploma Public Health   (See also: DPH , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Bfrp: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Bfrp
BFRP: Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner   (See also: BFRP , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Bs: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Bs
BS: Bachelor of Surgery   (See also: BS , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Prana
Prana: Prana is the energy of the Universe.   (See also: Prana , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Qi: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Qi
Qi: The Chinese term for vital energy or life force. It is pronounced “chee.”   (See also: Qi , Alternative Health...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lrcp: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Lrcp
LRCP: Licentiate Royal College of Physicians of London   (See also: LRCP , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ma: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Ma
MA: Master of Arts   (See also: MA , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mb: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Mb
MB: Bachelor of Medicine   (See also: MB , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mrcs: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Mrcs
MRCS: Member Royal College of Surgeons   (See also: MRCS , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Meridian: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Meridian
Meridian: A traditional Chinese medicine term for the 20 pathways throughout the body for the flow of qi, or vital energy, accessed th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homeopathy: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Homeopathy is considered a complete system of medical theory and practice by those who practice and subscribe to its philo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Meditation
Meditation: According to Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of mind/body medicine, meditation can be broadly defined as any...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy means “treatment using scents”. It is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qigong: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Qigong
Qigong: Qigong (chee-GONG) is a current name for what was formerly known as Taoist breathing exercises that date back nearly 5,000 yea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Reiki
Reiki: Reiki is believed to have begun in Tibet several thousand years ago. Seers in the Orient studied energies and developed a syste...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Energy Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Energy Medicine
Energy Medicine: Energetic medicine as defined within the mind/body/spirit model, involves therapies that affect energy fields that de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Work: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Body Work
Body Work: Manipulative and body-based practices focus primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including the bones and jo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapeutic Touchs: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch and Related Practices: Numerous other practices have evolved over the years to promote or maintain the balance of vi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Health: Natural Health Dictionary On Health
Health: A state of dynamic balance among body, mind and soul. It is a sense of wholeness and an attitude of well-being.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind/body/spirit Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Mind/body/spirit Medicine
Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine: Mind-body medicine (also referred to as psychoneuroimmunology-PNI) focuses on the interactions among the br...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vibrational Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Vibrational Medicine, Energy Medicine
Vibrational Medicine/Energy Medicine: Catalyst, harmonizer. Modalities of healing that facilitate the re-balancing of  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation For Health: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Meditation For Health
MEDITATION: A technique of mind control that often leads to a feeling of inner calm and peacefulness, and may result in profound exper...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga And Health: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Yoga And Health
YOGA: As far back as the third century B.C., Patanjali, the father of classical yoga philosophy, defined yoga as "the cessation o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acupressure: Natural Health Dictionary On Acupressure
Acupressure: Part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, often called “acupuncture without needles.” The practitioner applies pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acupuncture: Natural Health Dictionary On Acupuncture
Acupuncture: An ancient Chinese technique based on the belief that life energy flows through channels in the body known as meridians. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Labyrinth: Natural Health Dictionary On Labyrinth
Labyrinth: An ancient mystical tradition for walking meditation with varied configurations of winding paths, all of which lead to the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Natural Health Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation: A range of practices that involve training one’s attention or awareness so that body and mind can be brought into gr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki: Natural Health Dictionary On Reiki
Reiki: A method of Japanese spiritual healing that aims to strengthen a person’s absorption of universal life energy. Practition...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Natural Health Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: A mind-body practice for physical fitness, mental wellness and spiritual renewal, based on the practice of postures known as asa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Health Dictionary On Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy: The therapeutic use of fragrances and “essential oils” (the volatile oils distilled from plants), to improve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cam: Natural Health Dictionary On Cam
CAM: An acronym that stands for Complementary/Alternative Medicine, used by researchers, academics and health professionals to refer t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acupressure: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Acupressure
ACUPRESSURE: Acupressure is a form of acupuncture in which fingers and thumbs rather than needles are used to press chi points on the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acupuncture: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Acupuncture
ACUPUNCTURE: Acupuncture originated in China over five thousand years ago. It is based on the belief that health is determined by a ba...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Aromatherapy
AROMATHERAPY: Aromatherapy is a unique branch of herbal medicine that utilizes the medicinal properties found in the essential oils of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feldenkrais: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Feldenkrais
FELDENKRAIS: A form of movement therapy designed to isolate separate muscles and muscle groups to promote flexibility, release tension...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hydrotherapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Hydrotherapy
HYDROTHERAPY: Hydrotherapy is the use of water, ice, steam, and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health.   Trea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypnotherapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Hypnotherapy
HYPNOTHERAPY: The clinical use of hypnosis, in which the subject's powers of concentration are mobilized and subconscious memories and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Iridology: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Iridology
IRIDOLOGY: Iridology is the study of the iris. The science of iridology is a diagnostic technique which studies and analyzes the very ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bibliotherapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Bibliotherapy
BIBLIOTHERAPY: The reading of books for treatment of mental disorders for mental health.   (See also: Bibliotherapy , Alterna...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bioenergetics: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Bioenergetics
BIOENERGETICS: Bioenergetics is a method of studying and understanding the human personality in terms of the body and its energetic pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biofeedback: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Biofeedback
BIOFEEDBACK: A method of monitoring minute metabolic changes in one's own body with the aid of sensitive machines.   The techniq...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biorhythms: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Biorhythms
BIORHYTHMS: According to the principle of biorhythms, life is a series of progressive 'ups' and 'downs'. The physical cycle includes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Chiropractic
CHIROPRACTIC: The chiropractic views that spine as the backbone of human health: misalignments of the vertebrae caused by poor posture...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reflexology: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Reflexology
REFLEXOLOGY: A healing art generally used to promote relaxation and to improve health, reflexology is a technique of applying pressure...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rolfing: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Rolfing
ROLFING: A bodywork approach developed by Swiss-born American biochemist Dr. Ida Rolf. The aim of rolfing is to re-order the major seg...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shamanism: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Shamanism
SHAMANISM: Shamanism is an ancient healing tradition. A deeply spiritual practice, it is used for healing or achieving well-being and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiatsu: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Shiatsu
SHIATSU: A Japanese bodywork technique utilizing traditional acupuncture points, but employing manipulation and pressure from the thum...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diet: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Diet
DIET: Conventional medicine has finally acknowledged the central role diet plays in a person's overall health. But achieving a good di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Electrotherapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Electrotherapy
ELECTROTHERAPY: Electrotherapy is the use of electrical current for a variety of therapeutic purposes including pain relief, reduction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Exercise: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Exercise
EXERCISE: Vigorous exercise benefits the body both directly and indirectly by stimulating the immune system and enabling people to cop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fasting: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Fasting
FASTING: Those who fast for health cite many benefits of fasting: rest for internal organs; improved digestion and circulation; greate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alternative Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine: This term was originally coined to describe health care approaches not taught in medical schools. It has been re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Herbalism: Natural Health Dictionary On Chinese Herbalism
Chinese Herbalism: One element of Traditional Chinese medicine, which views the body as an integrated whole of body, mind and spirit. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine: A treatment approach that considers the person as an integrated whole—body, mind and soul. Thus optimum healt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Bodywork: Natural Health Dictionary On Integrative Bodywork
Integrative bodywork: A variety of massage therapies, bodywork techniques and energy therapies used to assist the healing process. Tec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine: Combines conventional Western medicine, which primarily investigates and treats physical symptoms, with compleme...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Massage Therapy: Natural Health Dictionary On Massage Therapy
Massage therapy: General term for a range of manual approaches to enhance relaxation, elevate mood, reduce blood pressure, decrease pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nutrition Therapy: Natural Health Dictionary On Nutrition Therapy
Nutrition therapy: Counseling on a broad range of topics from food groups and categories to allergies and lifestyle change to vitamins...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapeutic Touch: Natural Health Dictionary On Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch: Based on the idea that energy extends beyond the skin into a field surrounding and interpenetrating the body. This ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine: A part of the East Indian system of healing that includes yoga, Ayurvedic tradition treats illness as an imbalance...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Complementary Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Complementary Medicine
Complementary medicine: Various “alternative” practices such as meditation, homeopathy, massage, etc., that are not usuall...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cranialsacral Therapy: Natural Health Dictionary On Cranialsacral Therapy
CranialSacral Therapy: Work to balance the flow of cerebrospinal fluid to restore optimum functioning to the central nervous system, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Expressive Arts: Natural Health Dictionary On Expressive Arts
Expressive arts: The use of visual art, crafts, song, dance, movement and other forms of expression to foster personal insights and to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guided Imagery: Natural Health Dictionary On Guided Imagery
Guided imagery: An interactive process with a therapist in which patients evoke their own images and feelings as a way of relaxing, fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodywork: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Bodywork
BODYWORK: The term bodywork refers to therapies such as massage, deep tissue manipulation, movement awareness, and energy balancing, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - T’ai Chi: Natural Health Dictionary On Tai Chi
T’ai Chi: An ancient Chinese meditative and martial art – often referred to as “meditation in motion” – ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Natural Health Dictionary On Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: An ancient healing system that views the body as an integrated whole, so problems in one area are seen t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alexander Technique: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Alexander Technique
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: The Alexander technique is a method used to help people illuminate their unconscious patterns of body tension and...   » Read the article