Natural Therapies [antikvár]

GUIDE TO NATURAL THERAPIESINTRODUCTIONn a world of ever-increasing technology and machine-A controlled medical interventions, people are beginning to feel the need for a human, individual touch; for a more natural approach to health that seeks to enhance life rather than dissect illness into more and more obscure diseases. Fortunately, there are a number of natural therapies which have just such a positive, holistic approach, and have also stood the test of time, to emerge as the most rational way to sustain our health into the twenty-first century.We have become accustomed to thinking of medicine as a crisis treatment for when we are sick, but one of the strengths of these therapies is their value in countering the effects of stress and helping to actually prevent illness. By reducing the impact of worries and stresses, many natural systems of treatment work to restore our vital energy and inner harmony.Many Eastern cultures, such as those of China and India, have retained a strong tradition of therapies aimed at balancing energy, and in recent years these have gained increasing attention in the West. Our own traditional forms of treatment, such as herbalism and massage, have also undergone a resurgence in popularity, and lately there have been the beginnings of major research projects which confirm their value. Natural therapies not only have a long history, they have a bright future.