Alternative therapy, also known as complementary medicine, is an umbrella term used to describe a range of healing practices and modalities that are not part of conventional Western medicine. These can include everything from Ayurveda, yoga, acupuncture, naturopathy, homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine to different types of massage therapies, energy healing and meditation practices .Learn moreWHAT IS ALTERNATIVE THERAPY AND ITS HISTORY?The history of alternative therapies dates back thousands of years to ancient civilizations like India, China and Greece. In India, Ayurveda and Yoga have been the main forms of alternative therapy for centuries. However, in India, the above forms…
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At the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of the most visible – but also most neglected – public health problems today. Paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition, a growing global epidemic of overweight and obesity – “globesity” – is gripping many regions of the world. If immediate action is not taken, millions of people will suffer from a range of serious health problems. Obesity is a complex disease, with serious social and psychological dimensions, which affects virtually all age and socio-economic groups and threatens to overwhelm both developed and developing countries. In 1995, there were approximately 200 million…
The man who killed six people and injured countless others on Saturday at a Bondi shopping centre, Joel Cauchi, 40, is believed to have had “mental health issues”explained the police shortly after the tragic event, while excluding terrorism.Cauchi was reportedly diagnosed with mental illness at age 17 and received treatment in both the public and private sectors. But Queensland Police said Cauchi’s mental health had deteriorated in recent years.Whatever the circumstances, such acts of violence must be condemned. If mental health issues contribute to such acts, they must be understood and prevented.However, it is important to note that the vast…
A recently published article aimed to summarize the research regarding the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine for stroke prevention. Globally, stroke is the leading cause of serious disability and is second only to heart disease in terms of the number of reported victims. With the aging of the population and the recent increase in unhealthy lifestyles, its incidence has continued to increase. However, many stroke risk factors are actually modifiable. From high blood pressure to obesity, these risk factors can be managed with medications and healthy lifestyle changes. On the other hand, when left unchanged, these interconnected risk factors combine…
World Health Day is celebrated on April 7. This year’s celebration comes at a time when many health systems around the world are looking for ways to address capacity and funding challenges for essential services. Mental health is becoming a topic of growing interest, and many are wondering if enough is being done to adequately address this issue.Mehnaaz Olla Director of the Mancosa School of Health“South Africa must accelerate its efforts in tackling mental health issues if it is to align with the global approach to the subject. Although much has been done in South Africa to tackle mental health,…
Forget yoga, meditation or wild swimming. Today’s booming wellness trend is sexual wellness. Bloomingdales, the popular New York department store, jumped on the bandwagon last week by announcing it was launching its own online sexual wellness store, offering a collection of the “ultimate self-buy.” love essentials” including vibrators, massagers, body lotions, lubricants and creams.The adventurous flagship store move follows major retailers, such as Boots and Ocado here in the UK, in creating dedicated spaces on their websites for sexual pleasure, allowing consumers to add lube and vibrating rings into their store weekly. This open stance on sexual wellness is certainly…
Anxiety has skyrocketed in recent years, now becoming the leading mental health problem affecting workers, new data shows. An analysis of more than 300,000 U.S. cases by mental health provider ComPsych found that nearly a quarter of people (24%) who contacted ComPsych for mental health assistance in 2023 did so for help with anxiety. This makes anxiety the most common problem reported by American workers, ahead of depression, stress, marital or relationship problems, family problems, addiction and grief, among other topics people seek. help to cope. ComPsych said. (SHRM Toolkit: Creating a work environment supportive of mental health) Anxiety has…
Hundreds of people are attending a two-day national conference in Calgary focused on addiction and recovery. The Canadian Capital Recovery Conference will be held April 3-4. The conference is expected to be attended by 2,000 people and will cover a range of topics, including Alberta’s current model of care. Alberta’s model is focused on recovery – and the province insists it works. According to the province, there has been a 70 percent drop in deaths linked to pharmaceutical opioids, a 41 percent drop in deaths from methamphetamines and an approximately 60 percent drop in the number of people dying from…
Planet Fitness, the gym chain giant and largest of its kind, has found itself in hot water. The problem arose when Patricia Silva made a video about meeting a trans woman. in the women’s locker room. The incident occurred at a Planet Fitness location in Fairbanks, Alaska.However, the Fairbanks gym canceled his membership after he posted his first video. Things snowballed when Silva took to social media to announce the cancellation of her Planet Fitness gym membership. However, the gym chain probably didn’t think it would go so far as to cost them $400 million in market valuation in five…
More than 160 young delegates from Comhairle na nÓg (local youth councils) from across Ireland gathered in Dáil Éireann to debate the crucial issue of mental health, one of the biggest areas of concern for young people in Ireland , especially since the pandemic. Mental health was identified by more than 3,000 young people in Comhairle na nÓg as their priority issue to discuss ahead of the day, and they believe the government should do more to address it. Carlow Comhairle na nÓg and National Executive Member Tasfia Hossain delivered opening speeches on the day. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability,…