Alternative Health

Ramdev breathes new life into ancient yog prescription Reported January 06, 2009 Whatever might be said of yog master Swami Ramdev Ji, one cannot accuse him of being dull. Clad in orange robes, his early morning television show pulls in 20 million viewers in India alone, with the usual video and summer camp spinoffs, as well as things like yoga … [Read more...]

A common herbal extract, available in health food stores, could greatly reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) and could potentially improve the ability of antibiotics to kill E. coli bacteria, the source of 90 percent of infections in the bladder. Forskolin, an extract from the Indian Coleus plant, is an herb known to rev up certain cellular activity. Researchers suggest … [Read more...]

Fighting Disease with Food Reported June 17, 2008 BALTIMORE, M.D. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” has been ingrained in our minds since childhood, but is there any truth to the age old adage? Experts say sometimes food actually is the best medicine, and can even fight off deadly disease. Virtually every disease … [Read more...]

Beating the Odds: Prayer (Part 3 of 3)   Reported February 10, 2006 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Research shows more than half of Americans pray for their health. But the age-old debate over religion and science rages on in the medical world. Should we be spending money on clinical trials that … [Read more...]