Herbs:
Herbs were covered in Alternative Medicine for Common Ailments Part 2.
Essential Oils: Essential oils are extracted from plants, flowers, stems, fruit rind, roots, and even wood. The extract is aromatic and often used in massage therapy and aromatherapy. Essential oils can be used in baths, diffusers, creams, mouthwash, compresses, and can even be inhaled. There are a wide variety of essential oils that can help with natural healing in countless common ailments.
Meditation: Meditation has been shown to help bring ease, calm, relax, reduce stress, reduce anxiety, promote better sleep, reduce blood pressure, and more. Regular meditation can help with daily stress and anxiety. Meditation is the act of relaxing and focusing on the breath. It can be done through the use of guided meditations where a speaker guides the person meditating through the process.
Yoga: Yoga is an exercise that can also have health benefits similar to meditation. Yoga helps improve flexibility and strength, as well. You can join a Yoga class in your area, learn it online or through books. Yoga works with the body and the mind. Acupuncture:
Acupuncture is the use of tiny needles that are put in specific places on the body to help relieve pain or help with a common ailment. Acupuncture is meant to balance the flow of the blood and energy.
Homeopathy: Homeopathy or homeopathic medicine is where the practitioner gives small doses of medicine that causes the same symptoms as the ailment. Homeopathy is developed from the thinking that like symptoms will help cure the ailment.
Reiki:
Reiki is a spiritual alternative medicine practice where the practitioner moves healing energy from their hands to the patient.
Hypnotherapy:
Hypnotherapy helps the mind and body heal through trances and suggestions from the practitioner.
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