Alternative medicine has developed in response to demand by people who want to manage their health without the use of drugs and invasive techniques. Reasons may relate to the political structure of western medicine, to the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs used, or there may be other compelling reasons. But the bottom line is that it just makes sense to nurture your body. Wellness and sickness cannot coexist in the same body.
Health is more than the absence of disease; it includes a mental and emotional component as well.
Acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy all provide for the treatment of disease and the creation of health. Acupuncture is the most complete system of the group. It encompasses herbs as oral and topical medicines. These are very effective, have few side effects and are generally less expensive than drugs.
Dietary approaches to creating health are thousands of years old. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, foods are known to have affinity for certain organs, and dietary regimes can be planned targeting those organ systems that are deficient or diseased so their health is easily maintained.
Bodywork and exercise are two main ways of relieving physical stress in the body. Acupuncture includes both of these through Qi (pronounced chee) Gong, Tai Qi and Shiatsu/Tui Na. Qi Gong is a method of focusing and moving the body's energy through breathing. The energy can be moved out of blocked and stagnant areas or can be concentrated in deficient areas so that the free flow of healing energy is reestablished and maintained. Tai Qi, is an exercise routine with roots in martial arts. In its slow form it focuses and moves energy, but accomplishes this is through movement. Shiatsu and Tui Na are two of the Asian massage forms.
Needling also focuses on moving Qi and blood, and often with remarkable results that affect both the physical and emotional states. People often report feeling deeply relaxed or euphoric after a needling session.
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