September 2016 - Apple A Day RX

This Alternative Medicine Treatment Really Sucks – Ask Michael Phelps!

September 29, 2016admin Health

One of the greatest Olympian and swimming champions of all time is Michael Phelps. When he won his 19th gold medal in the Rio Olympics, many people who watched the great man in action wondered why his upper body was covered in mysterious red spots. Many of us Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners immediately knew that he had […]

Food Watch – Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners Recommend Butter, not Margarine

September 27, 2016admin Health

Margarine is often used as a substitute for butter and became very popular in the 1980’s. For many years it was marketed as a dietary (nutritional) supplement i.e. the healthier and cheaper low-fat option to butter. However, many practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda the sister science of Yoga […]

Macular Degeneration – Preventative Healthcare

September 26, 2016admin Health

Approximately two-thirds of the population have eye or vision problems. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision impairment in people aged over 40 years. Common symptoms include distorted vision, dark spaces blocking the central field of vision, reduced colour vision, and visual hallucinations. Due to the complexity of treatment, many people are looking […]

Facebook Linked to Depression

September 21, 2016admin Health

We are in the midst of the third Industrial Revolution known as the Digital Revolution. This has changed the way we communicate with each other through a plethora of digital mediums such as: 1. Instant messaging 2. Emails 3. Interactive gaming 4. Chat rooms 5. Forums 6. Social media What is Friendship? Integrative medicine is much […]

Caution over Paleo Diet

September 19, 2016admin Health

Ever since agriculture came along, people have been trying to adapt to the new energy source that we found in carbohydrates. Prior to this humanity lived mostly in tribes of hunters and gatherers and their diet consisted only of meat, vegetables,fruit,and nuts. That’s basically what the paleo diet is – keeping the strict diet of […]

Bad News for Coffee Drinkers

September 15, 2016admin Uncategorized

The world’s most popular psychoactive drug is Coffee! Many agree with the following quote, “The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., “Over the Teacups,” 1891. Our love affair with coffee has […]

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