Acupuncture began in China over 3000 years ago.  It was introduced to Korea, Japan, and India in the sixth century and spread to Europe in the sixteenth century…

The term “alternative medicine” is a relative one.  What is considered outside the mainstream in the United States is very much a part of the conventional medical system in other cultures…

Bach Flower Remedies are named after the English physician, Dr. Edward Bach, who developed them in the 1930s to address disruptions in emotional states…

Bees have been valued for millennia, not only for sweetening our lives but for health and healing.  Honey, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly, and bee venom have all been used medicinally in apitherapy, a system of healing derived from the Latin word “apis”, meaning “bee”…

Chiropractic is the most prevalent form of alternative health care in the world and the third largest doctoral-level health care profession after medicine and dentistry.  Last year more than 30 million Americans visited Doctors of Chiropractic for a variety of conditions…

We are only beginning to explore the connections between modern science and ancient healing techniques like Ayurvedic medicine and acupuncture, and what is emerging is both fascinating and exciting…

Many of us are familiar with the idea of an athletic coach—someone who provides guidance and accountability to improve sports performance for an individual athlete or team…

Massage therapy is more than “just a luxury”.  Massage is considered to be among the oldest healing treatments used by man.  Chinese records dating back 3,000 years document the use of massage in healing…

Congress is struggling to overhaul our health care system, which most people would agree is broken.  The reasons for this dilemma are multifaceted and complex…