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12/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

Music Therapy – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

Music therapy is an established, evidence-based health care profession that uses specifically-designed music interventions to address the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of individuals of all ages with all kinds of health conditions. Music therapy is used for many reasons including stress relief, inner peace and tuning to a positive mindset. It has been […]

12/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

Qi Gong – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

Qi gong (simplified Mandarin 气功), pronounced as “chee-kong”, is a historical Chinese exercise and therapeutic activity that involves meditation, control of breathing and physical exercises. Qi has many interpretations, but is more often described as an invisible kind of life force or energy that flows in each and every living thing. Gong is a Chinese […]

12/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

DASH Diet – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

DASH, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is a nutritional plan developed to control and significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The U.S. News & World Report hailed the DASH diet as the best overall diet six years in a row. It is promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the […]

12/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

Mediterranean diet — sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

The Mediterranean diet is a general term for the nutritional intake of individuals living at the border of the Mediterranean Sea, including Spain, Greece, and Italy. These diets vary among countries, and among regions of a country as well. It can, however, be described with characteristics such as high consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, cereal, potatoes, beans, […]

12/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

Ketogenic diet – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

A Ketogenic diet, also known as a keto diet, is a nutritional plan that induces ketosis, a normal metabolic process. During ketosis, your liver produces ketone bodies that act as a source of energy in the absence of sugars from carbohydrates. This diet limits the amount of carbohydrate intake (minus fiber) to 25 to 30 […]

12/14/2017 / By Rita Winters

Biotherapy — sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

Biotherapy, or biological therapy, is a treatment that stimulates or restores the immune system’s abilities to fight infections and diseases. It typically makes use of artificial biological response modifiers (BRMs), which are substances that are naturally produced by the body. Diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis are sometimes treated with BRMs. There are different […]

12/14/2017 / By Rita Winters

Coaching – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

Coaching, or health coaching, is an approach to help patients build knowledge, skills and confidence that is required to manage chronic conditions and improve overall well-being. Almost 10 percent of individuals do not understand the conditions they have been diagnosed with after leaving a doctor’s office, and health coaching aims to change that. Health coaching […]

12/14/2017 / By Rita Winters

Light therapy – sources, health benefits at NaturalPedia.com

Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, is a new kind of treatment for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and other conditions by exposing an individual to artificial light. SAD is a type of depression that usually occurs during the days of the year with fewer hours of sunlight, usually in the fall or winter. Light therapy […]

12/14/2017 / By Rita Winters

It’s all in the perception: Chores such as washing dishes can cause or relieve stress, depending on attitude, according to recent study

City life causes so much physical, emotional, and psychological stress on people. Stress relief and mental peace are the most common reasons for city dwellers to take a vacation. But relief, apparently, can be found in the comfort of your own home. Doing household chores can reduce stress and offer peace of mind. A study from […]

11/18/2017 / By Rita Winters

Doctors are now prescribing non-medical pain management techniques for low back pain, such as yoga and meditation

People are less tolerant to pain nowadays, and it’s significantly reducing global productivity and adding more weight on opioid dependency. Lower back pain (LBP) is one of these intolerable pains that plague urban inhabitants. It is the leading cause of disability and is also the second most common reason for seeking medical attention. However, going […]

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