Integrative medicine: Combines conventional Western medicine, which primarily investigates and treats physical symptoms, with complementary practices, which also include the inner healing processes of mind and spirit. Treatment plans offer personalized approaches, e.g. combining surgery and medications with imagery, nutritional supplements and lifestyle counseling.

(See also: Integrative medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

WELLNESS RESTORATION: A comprehensive program designed to increase muscle mass by using adequate nutrition, supplementation, anabolic steroid therapy, and resistance weight training to prevent or reverse wasting in HIV disease.

(See also: Wellness restoration, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

BLOOD/LIVECELL DEMONSTRATION

Using a microscope fitted with a camera, a blood cell sample is examined. The results are displayed on a television monitor for examination In this way one can see the conditions within their blood, and thus giving rise to apply the appropriate remedy. This process emphasizes, in a visual, clear, concise manner, the need for life-style changes including proper nutrition and possible nutritional supplementation.

(See also: BLOOD CELL DEMONSTRATION, Alternative Health, Holistic Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat patients, including nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle counseling. In the state of Washington, naturopathic doctors (ND) are legally defined as physicians licensed to diagnose and treat in a general family practice. Some NDs are also licensed midwives or licensed acupuncturists.

(See also: Naturopathic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat patients, including nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle counseling. In many states, naturopathic doctors (ND) are legally defined as physicians licensed to diagnose and treat in a general family practice. Some NDs are also licensed midwives or licensed acupuncturists.

(See also: Naturopathic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

APPLIED KINESIOLOGY: a diagnostic technique and therapy developed in the 1960s by a chiropractor (George Goodheart). Applied kinesiology posits that organ or gland dysfunctions show up as weaknesses in certain muscles.

Using gentle pressure, applied kinesiologists test muscle strength to identify health problems and nutritional deficiencies. After diagnosis, treatment may involve exercises to strengthen a muscle, hands-on manipulation of the muscles and bones, and vitamin or mineral supplements.

(See also: Applied kinesiology, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Clean-Me-Out Program (Arise & Shine Cleanse Thyself Program): Neo-Christian variation of self-healing developed principally by Richard Anderson, N.D., N.M.D. Two herbal supplements constitute its backbone: Chomper, whose eleven herbs include cascara sagrada (a laxative) and lobelia (ingestion of which is risky); and Herbal Nutrition, whose ten herbs include alfalfa, comfrey, horsetail (a weak diuretic), and licorice root. (In April 1997 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers that use of Chomper could cause serious heart problems.) Besides these and other supplements, the program involves enemas and avoiding intake of meat and dairy products.

Its theory posits a life force. In Cleanse & Purify Thyself (1994), Anderson describes a profound Divine experience wherein a female Divine Being filled him with information. He states that purification is a guaranteed entrance into heaven and that people who are willing to purify themselves shall have the help of God's mightiest messengers and, if necessary, legions of angelic beings.

(See also: Clean-Me-Out Program, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Naturopathy:

Naturopathy is a system of healing, originating from Europe, that views disease as a manifestation of alterations in the processes by which the body naturally heals itself. It emphasizes health restoration as well as disease treatment.

The term “naturopathy” literally translates as “nature disease.” Today naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is practiced throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. There are six principles that form the basis of naturopathic practice in North America (not all are unique to naturopathy):

1. The healing power of nature

2. Identification and treatment of the cause of disease

3. The concept of “first do no harm”

4. The doctor as teacher

5. Treatment of the whole person

6. Prevention

The core modalities supporting these principles include diet modification and nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, massage and joint manipulation, and lifestyle counseling. Treatment protocols combine what the practitioner deems to be the most suitable therapies for the individual patient.

(See also: Naturopathy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Gerson Therapy (Gerson dietary regime, GDR, Gerson method, Gerson treatment): A state of the art, contemporary, wholistic and natural treatment which assists the body's own healing mechanism, according to the Gerson Institute, in Bonita, California.

The Gerson Therapy involves sodium restriction, potassium supplementation, extreme fat restriction, periodic protein restriction, and coffee enemas. The institute promotes the Gerson Therapy as a preventative lifestyle and a virtual panacea. German-born Max B. Gerson, M.D. (1881-1959) originated the method in the 1920s. His book, A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases, first published shortly after his death, is the acknowledged bible of the Gerson Therapy. The fifth edition of the book includes the following statements.

(a)           In man, there are electrical potentials outstanding in the life of the cells. They are especially accumulated in the nervous system, which is ultimately our 'spiritual organ'.... (p. 12)

(b)          In the nutritional field, observations for centuries have shown that people who live according to natural methods in which plants, animals and human beings are only fragments of the eternal cycle of Nature do not get cancer. (p. 14)

(c)           ...[N]ot one factor alone or a combination of single factors is [therapeutically] decisive, but what is decisive is how they influence the whole body, mind and soul in their entirety. (p. 18)

(d)           Above all we must realize that there is nothing in heaven or on earth that does not exist in man himself. We can say, therefore, that the system which governs the human being itself is 'Great Nature.' (p. 49)

(e)           In order to deal with the harmful things which we have to use to our disadvantage, the Lord gave us an alchemist (stomach) not to absorb the poisons that we eat together with the good nourishing food, but to separate it from the favorable substances. (p. 49)

(f)             * For the things that one does for the prolongation of one's life are ordained by Great Nature. (p. 49)

(See also: Gerson Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

There have been a number of clinical studies, with both human and animal subjects, on the effects of policosanol and on its major component, octanosol. They have found that it can lower cholesterol, act as an anticoagulant, and inhibit atherosclerosis. In one recent double-blind study, patients with high LDL-cholesterol received daily doses of either 10 mg policosanol , 20 mg lovastatin, or 10 mg simvastatin for eight weeks. LDL-cholesterol was reduced by 24% in the policosanol groups, 22% in the lovastatin group and 15% in the simvas ...

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The major fibre flax-producing countries are the former USSR, Poland, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic. The soils most suitable for flax, besides the alluvial kind, are deep friable loams, and such as contain a large proportion of organic matter in their composition. Strong clays do not answer well, nor soils of a gravelly or dry sandy nature. But whatever be the kind of soil, it ought neither to be in too poor nor too rich a condition because, in the latter case, the flax is apt to grow too luxuriant and produce a coarse sort and, in the former case, the plant affords ...

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Resveratrol - Names/Synonyms. Trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene; 3,4',5-stilbenetriol; trans-resveratrol and (E)-5-(p-hydroxystyryl)resorcinol It exists as two structural isomers: cis- (Z) and trans- (E), with the trans-isomer shown in the image. Trans-resveratrol can undergo isomerisation to the cis form when heated or exposed to U ...

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It is found in nature as a rock in Morocco, Israel, Egypt, and Kola (Russia) and in smaller quantities in some other countries. The natural form is not completely pure, and there are some other components like sand and lime which can change the composition. In terms of P2O5, most calcium phosphate rocks have a content of 30 % to 40 % P2O5 in weight. The skeletons and teeth of vertebrate animals are ...

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Fatty acids must be activated before they can be carried into the mitochondria, where fatty acid oxidation occurs. This process occurs in two steps: The formula for the above is: RCOO- + CoA + ATP + H2O → RCO-CoA + AMP + PPi + 2H+ This reaction is reversible and its equilibrium lies near 1. However, pyrophosphate is hydrolized by a pyrophospha ...

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Since OA is the result of irreversible worn-out cartilage, the goal of treatment is to reduce the joint pain while at the same time, improving and maintaining the function of the joint. Osteoarthritis - Coping skills. No matter what the severity, or where the OA lies, conservative measures, such as weight control, appropriate rest and exercise, and the use of mechanical support devices are usually beneficial to sufferers. In the case of OA of the knees, knee braces, a cane, or a walker can be a helpful aid ...

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The major fibre flax-producing countries are the former USSR, Poland, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic. The soils most suitable for flax, besides the alluvial kind, are deep friable loams, and such as contain a large proportion of organic matter in their composition. Strong clays do not answer well, nor soils of a gravelly or dry sandy nature. But whatever be the kind of soil, it ought neither to be in too poor nor too rich a condition because, in the latter case, the flax is apt to grow too luxuriant and produce a coarse sort and, in the former case, the plant affords ...

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Policosanol is a mixture of a few fatty alcohols derived from the waxes of such plants as sugar cane and yams, as well as beeswax. The most prevalent alcohol in policosanol is octanosol, followed triacontanol. There is a much lower concentration of several other fatty alcohols: behenyl alcohol, lignoceryl alcohol, ceryl alcohol, 1-heptacosanol, 1-nonacosanol, 1-dotriacontanol, and geddyl alcohol. ...

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Diagnosis is normally done through x-rays. This is possible because loss of cartilage, subchondral ("below cartilage") sclerosis, subchondral cysts, the narrowing of the joint space between adjacent bones, and bone spur formation (osteophytes) show up clearly in x-rays. Plain films, however, often do not correlate with the findings of a physical examination in the early stages of the disease. With or without other techniques, such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), arthrocentesis and arthroscopy, a careful study of the duration, loc ...

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section references: [1] Acetyl-L-carnitine or ALCAR, is an acetylated form of L-carnitine. ALCAR is far superior to normal L-carnitine in terms of bioavailability in that it is absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, enters cells and crosses the blood-brain b ...

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Flax, or Linum usitatissimum, is grown both for seed and for fibre. Flax - Flax seed. The seeds produce flaxseed oil. After processing by solvent extraction, flaxseed oil is called linseed oil, which is one of the oldest commercial oils and has been used for centuries as a drying oil in painting and varnishing. The use of flax seed and flaxseed oil (which is the most concentrated source of the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid) as a ...

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The crucial factor in the development of OA is the wearing out and eventual disappearance of synovium, and later, all cartilage of the affected joints. OA may be divided into two types: Primary OA: This type is caused by ageing. As a person ages, the water content of the cartilage increases, and the protein composition in it degenerates, thus degenerating the cartilage through repetitive use or misuse. Inflammation can also occur, and stimulate new bone outgrowths, called "spurs" (osteophyte), to form around the joints. Sufferer ...

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The main symptom is chronic pain, causing loss of mobility and often stiffness. "Pain" is generally described as a sharp ache, or a burning sensation in the associated muscles and tendons. OA can cause a crackling noise (called "crepitus") when the affected joint is moved or touched, and patients may experience muscle spasm and contractions in the tendons. Occasionally, the joints may also be filled with flui ...

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