Alternatives to Antidepressant Drugs
Even though the movement is still small, psychiatrists are increasingly shying away from pharmaceuticals in the treatment of depression.
There is a subtle shift toward supplementing drug antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil, with treatments like herbs, nutritional supplements, meditation and acupuncture, as scientific evidence mounts for the latter's effectiveness. (Read more about Alternatives to Antidepressant Drugs)
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Tai Chi Increases Seniors' Immunity
A Chinese form of martial art that's also a meditation and exercise discipline shows a remarkable ability to boost immunity in older people, according to recent research. This is on top of studies that have already demonstrated that the martial art, known as tai chi, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep patterns and reduces stress.
The 2,500-year-old discipline is often practiced in groups, and is well known from images of citizens performing it together in parks all over China. Its slow, rhythmic movements are designed to promote mental calm, peace and serenity - and the research seems to back that up. It also improves balance, flexibility, strength and coordination, and so is especially beneficial for those who are overweight or arthritic. (Read more about Tai Chi Increases Seniors' Immunity)
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Anti-Arthritis Benefits of Ancient China's Qigong
An old Chinese healing-energy practice has potential for helping patients with knee arthritis, recent research suggests.
The Chinese technique, known as qigong (pronounced chee-gong), utilizes the supposed flows of chi (qi), or energy, in practitioner and patient to bring healing to a variety of disorders. It's widespread in China. Qigong theorizes that disease results from blockages in the free flow of chi in the human organism. A therapist trained in controlling his own chi can use it to normalize the flow of chi in a patient. (Read more about Anti-Arthritis Benefits of Ancient China's Qigong)
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Meditation as a Brake on Aging
In today's fast-paced society, it's easier than ever to get wound up, worked up and stressed out. And that means enduring constantly high bodily levels of the "fight or flight" hormones cortisol and epinephrine.
While these two proteins are very helpful, when the body is constantly charged with them without any "down time," a lot of negative things start happening. These include mental decline, thyroid impairment, blood sugar imbalance, muscle loss, midriff fat gain, blood pressure increase and immunity falloff. (Read more about Meditation as a Brake on Aging)
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Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There
A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people constantly worry about numerous things, and more than half feel they worry more now than five years ago. Half of the people surveyed this year, which is 6% more than in 2006, claimed they were more worried about their health and their family's health than about other concerning issues such as climate change or terrorist attacks. The survey finds that almost three quarters of people worry, but around 19% admit to worrying all the time or about a number of things. (Read more about Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There)
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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events." (Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems)
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Rapid Rise in "Complementary" Medical Services
Have you been to a practitioner besides your family physician? Whether chiropractic care, acupuncture, yoga or homeopathy, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has become increasingly common in the United States, and 72% of adults use some form of CAM therapies according to the US National Centers for Disease Control and US National Center for Health Statistics.
A recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine highlighted how chronic pain tends to be under treated because doctors worry about over prescribing medications, and being liable for malpractice or even criminal penalties. Many doctors fear entering the field of pain management at all. Many patients are also concerned about becoming dependant on medication or about the invasiveness and dangers of surgery and anesthesia. CAM therapies, which are able to treat pain and help manage diseases without medication or surgery, are rapidly growing services as people search out better, safer approaches.
So how effective are Complementary and Alternative Medicine therapies? (Read more about Rapid Rise in "Complementary" Medical Services)
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Yoga Is a Possible Treatment For Depression
Yoga may offer solutions for depression, anxiety and epilepsy.
Reports from the World Health Organization and elsewhere estimate that mental illness comprises fifteen percent of the global disease burden. Depression and anxiety disorders contribute heavily to these numbers. One treatment approach is offered by various medications designed to stimulate the brain's primary inhibitory neuro transmitter, gamma-aminobutyric (or GABA) levels. Findings released by Boston University School of Medicine report that yoga may elevate these GABA levels in the brain and may provide a way to treat these disorders. (Read more about Yoga Is a Possible Treatment For Depression)
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Health Wrap: Reports on Snoring, Fetuses and Pain, Forgetfulness and Baseball
A new study finds that habitual snoring in women is strongly tied to body mass index—a marker of fatness-- and age.
Overall, 7.6 percent of women snore.
The frequency of snoring reaches its peak in women ages 50 to 59.
Frequent snoring was found to increase with alcohol dependence, smoking and physical inactivity.
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Work Stress and Metabolic Syndrome
It would make sense at first glance that workplace stress leads to heart disease--no surprise, right?
But the latest research shows chronic stress at work can also leads to diabetes--and that--raises eyebrows.
“Deadlines, they ask you questions all the time, is this done yet, is that done yet,” cries Esteban Chavez.
Do you ever feel like work just wants to make you scream?! (Read more about Work Stress and Metabolic Syndrome)
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Dr. Louis Miller
Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida
6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth,
Florida
33463
Call (888) 245-0860
Dr. Louis Miller, DC is one of a few practitioners in Florida who offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or HBOT. At Louis Miller and Associates in Palm Beach, Lake Worth Florida you can undergo HBOT therapy or other treatment options to get yourself back on the road to wellness. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is an FDA-cleared treatment which is well established in the medical community.
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Dr. David Podell, DC
Waterfront Institute for Spine and Joint Rehabilation
115 River Rd, Bld 10
Edgewater,
NJ
07020
Call (888) 319-4510
Is back pain slowing you down? Are there days you just can't take your mind off the pain? Dr. David Podell, DC is a chiropractor who can help you relieve your pain. Dr. Podell runs a family chiropractic practice, the Waterfront Institute, in Bergen County, NJ.
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Dr. Steven Shoshany
Living Well Medical
632 Broadway, Ste 303 (btw. Bleecker & Houston)
NYC,
New York
10012
Call (888) 435-7155
Are you looking for a successful way to heal your pain? If you're searching for a physical therapy doctor, you should choose a dedicated physical therapist that will treat you with respect and care. Living Well Medical located in NYC, New York has experience in injury rehabilitation and wants to help you get back up and running again.
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Dr. Anthony Fava, DC
Advanced Center for Injury & Wellness
392 Totowa Rd.
Totowa,
New Jersey
07512
Call 888-245-5617
Has numbness and tingling in your fingers made typing difficult? Do you feel pain shooting up your arm to your shoulder? If so, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. Dr. Anthony Fava, DC and The Advanced Center for Injury and Wellness Care offer a solution to patients seeking relief from nerve pain and numbness in Passaic County, New Jersey.
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Christopher Trahan OMD., LAc
Olympus Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine
54 West 21st Street (near 6th Ave)Suite 910
NYC,
NY
10010
Call (888)-530-0611
Manhattan Nutritionist Doctor
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Dr. Anthony Fava, DC
Advanced Center for Injury & Wellness
392 Totowa Rd.
Totowa,
New Jersey
07512
Call 888-245-5617
If you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, working at a computer may be unbearable. You may have tried braces and pain medication and you may even be considering surgery. For those with arm, shoulder, and hand pain from CTS, Dr. Anthony Fava, DC and the Advanced Center for Injury and Wellness Care offers non-invasive solutions. This Passaic County, New Jersey Center has offered relief to innumerable patients, showing that pain related to CTS does not have to be permanent.
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Dr. Louis Miller
Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida
6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth,
Florida
33463
Call (888) 245-0860
Close to 700,000 Americans have cerebral palsy with an additional 1,500 babies diagnosed every year. If you are one on these individuals and are looking for safe and effective care in or around Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL, Dr. Louis Miller has years of education, skill and a deep commitment to mastering the latest treatment techniques in treating Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Miller employs a friendly and knowledgeable staff at the Advanced Pain Relief Center who will be sensitive to your needs every step of the way throughout your treatment.
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Dr. Steven Shoshany
New York Integrative Medical and Rehab
632 Broadway, Ste 303 (btw. Bleecker & Houston)
NYC,
NY
10012
Call (888) 435-7155
If you're searching for a physical therapy center, why not choose a dedicated physical therapist who will treat you with the utmost respect and care. Dr. Steven Shoshany is part of the New York Integrative Medical and Rehab clinic located in NYC, New York and has experience in injury rehabilitation.
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Dr. David Cuccia, DC
Dr. David Cuccia, DC
227 Jackson Ave
Syosset,
NY
11791
Call 888-258-6297
Neck pain can be a source of great anxiety: the shooting pain spreads down to your shoulders, and to the back of your skull, and it seems as though something must be seriously wrong. Doctors usually have little to offer you 4your options are pain medication, for the rest of your life, or perhaps surgery. But surgery on your neck seems too risky, and so it seems there is nothing to be done. ExtenTrac Certified Practices of Dix Hills, New York offer you another option spinal decompression therapy.
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Dr. Alan Siegel, DC
Spine and Body
51 East 42nd Street, Suite 402
NYC,
NY
10017
Call 888-855-6488
An injury during sports can severely limit your performance in the future, especially if the injury is serious and treatment is not prompt. ExtenTrac Certified Practices like this one in Manhattan, NYC have training in diagnosis and numerous protocols for the repair of injuries such as sports and performance or work-related.
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South Coast Spine Center
South Coast Spine Center
180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 200
Bonita,
CA
91902
Call 888-337-9408
Finding good chiropractic services can be a real hassle sometimes because you never know who will deliver on the promise of pain relief. Dr. Bruce Bell, D.C., Q.M.E. at the South Coast Spine Center in San Diego takes your care seriously and wants to be there for you.
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Dr. Immune Recovery Foundation Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
Call 888-337-9370
Older men know the importance of regular prostate check-ups, because nothing is more important than catching prostate cancer early. However, for those that currently suffer from prostate cancer, they can go the trained professionals at the Immune Recovery Foundation serving Charlotte, North Carolina for the finest in alternative treatment.
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Dr. Alan Siegel, DC
Spine and Body
51 East 42nd Street, Suite 402
New York,
NY
10017
Call 888-855-6488
If you are among the millions of Americans that suffer from back pain and are seeking safe and effective Chronic Pain Treatment without the use of drug therapies or surgical procedures, turn to ExtenTrac Certified Practices in Manhattan, New York. ExtenTrac Certified Practices has a team of experts with the latest and most innovative treatments in the field of noninvasive care, proven to ease a variety of chronic back disorders while increasing each patient's range of mobility.
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Dr. Steven Shoshany
New York Integrative Medical and Rehab
632 Broadway, Ste 303 (btw. Bleecker & Houston)
NYC,
NY
10012
Call (888) 435-7155
Have you been sidelined or benched due to an injury? Can you no longer play your sport as well as you used to? Dr. Steven Shoshany can help you get back in the game. Dr. Shoshany is located at New York Integrative Medical and Rehab in New York City and has years of experience in sports medicine.
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Dr. Louis Miller
Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida
6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth,
Florida
33463
Call (888) 245-0860
When a migraine headache hits, it can make trying to accomplish anything seem impossible. Never knowing when the next attach is going to hit only makes things worse. At Dr. Louis Miller and Associates in Palm Beach, Lake Fort Worth Florida, they offer HBOT, or hyperbaric oxygen treatments, for migraine sufferers.
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Dr. Alan Siegel, DC
Spine and Body
51 East 42nd Street, Suite 402
New York,
NY
10017
Call 888-855-6488
As a back pain sufferer, there is probably nothing you want more than to end your pain once and for all. The key to ending your condition is getting the proper care from a well-trained medical professional who can get you on the right road towards your recovery. The doctors of ExtenTrac Certified Practices in Manhattan, NYC are just the qualified candidates to turn to if you're looking for effective treatment that will bring you the back pain relief you've yearned for.
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Dr. David Cuccia, DC
Dr. David Cuccia, DC
227 Jackson Ave
Syosset,
NY
11791
Call 888-258-6297
Spinal Decompression is designed to relieve sufferers of the back and neck pain that they are feeling. When you or a loved one are one of the millions of American suffering from spinal pain, then you should seek out an ExtenTrac Certified Practice in Syosset, New York. There, highly-trained doctors are waiting to administer the revolutionary ExtenTrac Elite to help you.
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Dr. Matt Bergtold
Olde Naples Chiropractic Health Center
689 Tamiami Trail N. Suite D
Naples,
FL
34102
Call (888) 245-3215
Chronic back pain can significantly reduce your quality of life. Don't allow this discomfort to dictate the way you move, consider chiropractic services. Research has found that chiropractic treatment is effective for relieving acute low back pain. Dr. Matt Bergtold, DC of Olde Naples Chiropractic Health Center has a wide range of experience treating muscle and pain issues. Located in Naples, Florida, his clinic provides cutting edge techniques and the most individualized care available.
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Dr. Frank Shallenberger
Nevada Center for Alternative & Anti Aging Medicine
1231 Country Club Drive
Carson City,
NV
89703
Call 888-729-1761
Finding an alternative to living with chronic hip, back or Shoulder pain can be tough. This is why Frank Dr. Shallenberger, M.D., H.M.D., A.B.A.A.M is there to help you at the Nevada Center for Alternative & Anti-Aging Medicine in Reno, Nevada. If you are living in or around Reno, Nevada, and you want to start living without pain, then this is the place you should go for treatment.
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Dr. Carl Noback, M.D.
MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando
132 Benmore Drive
Winter Park,
FL
32792
Call 888-232-8152
Call (888)-281-4638 for Pain Management Results
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