As responsible pet parent’s we are always looking for ways to keep our pets healthy, increase their quality of life, and do it at an affordable price. One of the ways to accomplish these three tall challenges is by implementing the selective use of herbal pet medicine when needed. But while herbal pet medicine is starting to gain a certain amount of name recognition there simply aren’t that many people who know exactly what it is.
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Abstract

This article continues the discussion of the philosophical background of herbal medicine by describing the four distinct points of view regarding the use of herbal remedies. A short bibliography is provided listing websites representative of each viewpoint.

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When one mentions ADHD alternative medicine it is easy to conjure up the visual image of someone with a big nose stirring a cauldron of snails and puppy dog tails. This couldn’t be farther from the truth with more and more people taking advantage of this sometimes overlooked natural ADHD solution. Many of those benefitting from the use of ADHD alternative medicine found their way to the category because their current prescription medication weren’t successful, the side effects were too harsh, or they were simply looking for a natural way to overcome inattention/distractibility, impulsive behaviors, and hyperactivity/restlessness. There are many other reasons as well but it is easy to see why the use of ADHD alternative medicine has shown such a dramatic increase in the last 5 years.
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Alternative medicine often gets a bad reputation in the mainstream medical and veterinary professions. It is frequently dismissed as a “new thing” with little tangible (or scientifically measurable) impact on human or pet health conditions. This article examines alternative medicine for pets and evaluates its position in animal healthcare.

The outlook that alternative medicine is a new thing is a little short-sighted to say the least. Some forms of “alternative” medicine, such as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have existed for millennia. Other approaches such as homeopathy and hypnosis have existed for centuries. “Alternative medicine” has helped countless people throughout the ages overcome a vast range of health issues.
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Going to the doctor is not like it used to be. In olden times doctors visits were more personalized and in depth. Now traditional medicine is very impersonal and doctors send you home with up to 5 prescriptions that you need to start taking right away. The only problem is you will return next week because of all the side affects that you have from all the medicine the doctor prescribed you in the first place and your original problem still won’t be solved. Unfortunately, the reason behind all the new prescriptions is because of all the kickbacks that doctors get for prescribing them. Although, these medications don’t help the patients and will undoubtedly cause more symptoms. So many Americans have started looking towards complementary and alternative medicine.
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The term “alternative medicine” is loosely used to include any health practitioner who is not using the conventional or orthodox approach of drug prescriptions and considers their methods to be “natural.” Yet can anyone practicing alternative medicine be considered a practitioner of medicine? Without a sound knowledge of human biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, I don’t believe they should be.

The Art of Medicine

What might be the ideal, the highest form of this art, no matter what terms are used to describe it, whether it be alternative medicine, complementary medicine or holistic medicine?
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Alternative medicine is based on natural treatment practices without the use of surgery or drugs. Holistic healing is based on the analysis of a whole and its general characteristics. Holistic medicine relates the human mind to the human body and spirit. In other words, it takes into consideration all components of the reality we live in. At the same time, it relates external to internal factors that could influence the formation of a physical disease.

Therefore, alternative medicine is based on treatments that look for solutions while analyzing the whole, and not only its parts, the way that traditional medicine does. For example, there are doctors who specialize in the cure of specific diseases, concentrated in specific parts of the human body. This means that they don’t analyze many other factors that don’t belong to their specialty. Their medicine is also concentrated only in the organic and material reality.
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Known as a traditional Chinese medical practice, the alternative therapy is based on the concept of positive flow of energy all through human body. Applied for more than 2,500 years now, the alternative therapy is among the most popular forms of Chinese medical practices that include therapies like acupuncture, homeopathy, natural massages and herbal medicines. With subsequent treatment plans, this practice classifies numerous body patterns into an accurate type of diagnoses so that the disease can be cured from within.
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How can I recognize stress?

Stress can be recognized by many changes in your body including pain, forgetfulness, memory loss, concentration problems, anger, changes in sleep patterns, fatigue, dietary changes, and increases in consumption of alcohol and tobacco, eating disorders, and substance abuse.

What causes stress?

Stress may be caused by job loss, bankruptcy, loss of a close friendship, betrayal of a husband or family member, home foreclosure, line of credit pull-back, physical injury, disease, car wreck, near death experience, illness of a spouse of child, malnutrition, drug and alcohol abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, side effect of a medical drug, and failure to receive a promotion or raise. Athletic or sports injuries which result in broken legs or torn rotator cuff injuries can seriously alter daily routines and cause stress. Training one year for an ironman challenge or the Olympics and failing to complete this goal will result in stress or depression for many athletes.
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