Thursday, February 08, 2007

What is natural healing:

Aloe Vera has been around for a long time and comes under the heading of Natural Healing...But what is that?

Natural healing is a form of alternative medicine. Natural health is defined as an "eclectic self-care system of natural therapies concerned with building and restoring health and wellness via prevention and healthy lifestyles." Natural healing takes in many aspects and many disciplines of alternative medicine including diet and exercise, acupuncture, acupressure, relaxation methods (such as yoga and Tai Chi), herbalism, homeopathy, massage therapy, naturopathy, natural hygiene, ayurveda medicine, aromatherapy, Kneipp therapy, nutripathy, sauna and a variety of others.

It was not until the late 20th century that the term natural healing found its way into the western world. However many of the basic beliefs of natural healing first came out of Europe where it got is start. Natural, alternative therapies always were and continue to be, very common in many part of Europe and in fact many of these therapies are encouraged by medical practitioners and are covered, or partially covered, by health insurance plans.

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