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Healing Articles
Alternative
Medicine Trends
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Clinics turning to alternative therapies to treat addicts
6/9/01
Coverage for alternative treatments rises, and trend has yet to peak
10/23/99 (CNN)
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researchers say.
NEARLY 40 per cent of GPs are now referring
their patients on for complementary or alternative treatment as demand
for unorthodox medicine soars in Britain, experts said yesterday
An analysis of dozens of homeopathy studies
suggests there could be some benefit of the alternative medicine
The number of patient visits to practitioners of
'alternative' medicine in the United States now outstrips consultations
with traditional physicians
Many cancer patients use alternative medicine
Complementary Medicine in the Surgical Wards |
Laughter
"The notion that humor might actually
produce healing-enhancing changes in the body is gaining respect among
some scientists in a field called psychoneuroimmunology, which studies
interactions between the brain and the body's disease-fighting immune
system." - Seattle Times (Sunday, September 2,2001; p. A8)
Organizations
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The PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society
International Society for Humor Studies has a
Humor
Research page.
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worldlaughtertour.com
is the International
clearinghouse for information, ideas and news about therapeutic laughter
and laughter clubs. |
Researchers
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Dr. Lee Berk is a prominent
humor-health researcher who says "the notion that entertainment can be healig is
actually very old, dating at least ot the ancient Greeks, who used to build
hospitals next to amphitheaters for the benefit of pationts."
Spoilsport: Laughter not best medicine: "Rod Martin, a psychologist at
the University of Western Ontario. Martin braved the frowns of colleagues in
Oakland last week with a comprehensive review of humor research that challenged
the
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direct therapeutic effects of laughter."
dr. william fry on the healing effects of humor
An Interview with Dr.
William F. Fry
Psychoneuroimmunology
of Laughter: An Interview with Lee Berk, Dr. PH
Bug off:
New discoveries Lee S. Berk, Ph.D.
explains his recent studies on the effects of mirthful laughter on health and
immunity. |
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Studies
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Japanese
study shows healing power of humor
In this
UCLA Study, the researchers are
gauging the impact of |
humor on the physiologic responses to stress in 30
children, ages 8 to 18. |
Other Pages
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IS
LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE?
Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter |
PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF HUMOR |
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Books
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Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life by Russell L.
Blaylock MD. |
Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in your Body |
The
following 4 books are favorites of Scott Jurek, who won the Western States
100 Mile Endurance run the past three years, and is physical therapy
director at the Institute for Prevention Solutions, a health and
sports-medicine clinic in Madrona.
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The Whartons' Stretch Book
by Jim Wharton, Phil Wharton, Bev
Browning
Listen to Your Pain by
Ben E. Benjamin, Gale Borden |
Awareness Heals: The Feldenkrais Method for Dynamic Health by Steven Shafarman
Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness: A Comprehensive Training Guide
by Dr. David Musnick and Mark Pierce |