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Tip 57 Alternative Health
Alternative health is becoming more and more popular as more and more people look for other solutions to their addiction problems than the use of traditional medicine. There are many methods of alternative health that focus on different parts of your body, mind, and spirit. If you are looking for alternative health practices to incorporate into your life take the time to research and see what alternatives exist, such as unconventional Western healing practices and Chinese medicines.
One type of alternative health is traditional Chinese medicine. This type of alternative health is based on the theory that sickness is the result of an improper flow of the natural life force throughout the body. This life force is called the qi. This alternative health method of Chinese medicine originated in China thousands of years ago. This type of alternate health believes that the qi can be restored by balancing the forces of yin and yang, which can also be looked at as hot and cold, or abundance and deficiency. The alternative health practice of Chinese medicine attempts to restore this balance with use of meditation, acupuncture, massage, and herbal medicines. |
