| Alternative health in its simplest form is natural | | | | The Alternative health lifestyle can be combined with |
| healing. | | | | other positivehealthful endeavors but the basic |
| Using nature's resources to cure the ills and | | | | doctrine of alternative healthinvolve holistic nutrition, |
| diseasesthat plague our society. Relieving pain without | | | | holistic healing and Accupunture. |
| using toxicdrugs is the best result when one chooses | | | | Holistic Nutrition is all about foods that nourish the |
| alternative healthsolutions. Alternative health may be | | | | body. |
| answer to the problem of increasedmedical costs. | | | | Our food choices affect how we feel, how we look |
| Dr. Pelzer, in his book 'The Health Revolution states | | | | and our healthquotient. The choices we make now |
| "Approximately one seventh of the U.S. economy, | | | | will affect our well-being formany years to come. |
| about $1.5 trillion,is devoted to what is erroneously | | | | The goal is to nourish the bodies for optimalhealth |
| called the 'healthcare' business. | | | | Holistic Healing or Acupuncture |
| Healthcare is a misnomer, as this one seventh of the | | | | Herbs, exercise, nutrition, massage, were the primary |
| economy is reallydevoted to the sickness business - | | | | tools ofthe Chinese physician a thousand years ago |
| defined in the dictionary as 'illhealth, illness, a | | | | The Chinese doctorscould identify and |
| disordered, weakened, or unsound condition, or | | | | prescribetherapeutic responses for the wholerange of |
| aspecific disease.' | | | | human ailments. |
| Changing our health when we change our choices is | | | | What we call alternative health today is really a |
| the first step toachieving optimum health. Some | | | | recreation of |
| alternative health techniques includemassage, | | | | Ancient Chinese medicine that is over 3000 years old. |
| acupuncture, nutrition, therapy, aromatherapy and | | | | The body responds almost instantly to alternative |
| stressmanagement. | | | | health methods. |
| Practitioners in the field of alternative health suggest, | | | | When the nutritional requirements of the body are |
| that ourmind is sick if our body has disease. Getting | | | | supplied, thereis an instant increase in the feeling of |
| the body in balancewith the mind and spirit is the | | | | well being and vitality. |
| second but very important step toachieving optimum | | | | With the addition of nutritional supplementation and |
| health and vitality. | | | | herbalaugmentation where warranted, the body can |
| Alternative health is more than eating organic | | | | reverse the diseaseprocess. |
| vegetables, takingvitamin supplements or joining a | | | | With surveillance and correction, the remission of |
| yoga class. Alternative health isa calm state of mind | | | | some symptomsare alleviated. The body starts to |
| that nourishes the body and the soul. | | | | heal itself and a reversal ofnegative symptoms is |
| Choosingalternative health does not negate the | | | | observed. The body is quick to respond toalternative |
| advances of traditionalmedicine. | | | | medicine therapy. |
| People who choose to follow the lifestyle have | | | | Taking responsibility for our health is the end result |
| littleneed for traditional medicine. What alternative | | | | toalternative health involvement. We observe and |
| health offersis the opportunity for the individual to | | | | become aware ofthe messages that the body send. |
| direct their own lifechoices toward a lifestyle that | | | | We respond To these messagesby augmenting our |
| promotes robust health. | | | | diets, becoming more aware of what our |
| The third step to reaching optimum health is body | | | | Bodies need . We learn and educate our minds and |
| awareness.. | | | | our bodiesto work together to rid the body of the |
| Alternative health Sickness in the body is usually a | | | | negative inputs. |
| symptom ofan imbalance. Become aware of the | | | | We become proactive to provide the body the herbs |
| body in order to get the threeareas in harmony. | | | | of nature tospeed the way to health, healing and |
| Alternative health trains the client to finda bonding of | | | | harmony. |
| the physical, emotional and spiritual. | | | | |