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Let's be honest: health care in the United States is expensive. Sometimes it's forbidden.
That's why more and more Americans are turning to out-of-home therapies for Western medicine.
But it's not just herbs and crystals - there are a variety of these treatments out there. I have heard of some of them in the mainstream.
Here are five of our favorites.
1. Cupping
If you see Michael Phelps and his strange circular bruises that won the gold medals at the Rio Olympics, you know about cupping.
That's basically what the name means - there are cups. They can be bamboo, glass, pottery or silicone, but they are cuts.
In a tasting session, the therapist will take a special Cuba and put it on your skin for a few minutes to do the aspiration. This, among other things, created these individual circular bruises.
The basic idea is that this process will help stimulate blood flow to the applied areas, as well as relieve pain and inflammation. It can also be a kind of deep tissue massage.
While suction cups are one of those modern holistic treatments, they are not new - they go back to ancient Egypt. In fact, one of the oldest medical books in the world, is the Iberian papyrus, describing the cupping treatments of ancient Egypt in 1550 BC.
2. Think
This is one of the least common holistic treatments because reflex therapy is very similar to massage therapy. It focuses only on the hands, feet and ears.Well, the hands and feet are predictable enough, they require a lot of work, but why the ears?
The science of thinking believes that these areas correspond to different organs and systems throughout the body, and that pressure on certain areas of the hands, feet and ears will affect the organs in favor of your health.
Many practitioners use their hands in the same way as a massage therapist, but some use different materials such as rubber bullets and wooden sticks as auxiliary tools.
Think of it this way - cats and dogs love ear massage for some reason. If all else fails, you will receive a massage of the hands, feet and ears.
3. Probiotics
When you opt for holistic treatments, probiotics may be the most complex treatments listed here. You may have heard of them (which you should take). They are in a family of things like hormone treatments that you think you should probably learn more about.But what is probiotics?
Fundamentally? Live bacteria. Also, live yeast (aka mushrooms) is a bit rude when you think about it for a very long time.
The basic assumption is that your body is full of bacteria (not the massive type, you need a lot of these bacteria to do things for you). Probiotics are called "good" bacteria because they promote intestinal health.
Why would you introduce new bacteria into your system if you already have good bacteria in your body? Well, under certain conditions (like a round of antibiotics), you can use probiotics to help replace them.
In fact, probiotics can already be taken without knowing it - probiotics are in various foods like yogurt, pickled cabbage, miso soup and kimchi.
4. Ricky
Contact a doctor in energy! Well, the Reiki wizard, anyway.Reiki is a form of Japanese healing based on the idea of the energy of life that passes through us all. When this energy is high, our lives are balanced and happy, but when it is reduced, we will probably feel sick or tense.
This life force responds to thoughts and feelings, which is the way people (because they are part of you in the end). And here's the role of American therapists - they are trained to influence that energy and restore it to balance.
Basically, when you feel stressed or unbalanced, you go to the Reiki Wizard, which will help restore positive energy to break down the accumulation of negative energy. In standard healing, you will lie on the massage table, and energy flows from the practitioner's hands to the client through a series of hand movements.
Is it strange? Certainly. Do some people swear by this? Absolutely
5. Ayurvedic medicine
Ayurvedic medicine is not a single holistic therapy, but rather a family of holistic therapies. In fact, it is one of the oldest medical systems in the world, which began in India about 3,000 years ago, and many of its practices predate written documents.The word Ayurveda combines the words Sanskrit Ayur (life) and Veda (science), so Ayurveda literally means the science of life.
Like the humor of the ancient Greek system, the key concepts of Ayurveda include prakriti (the constitution of the body), dosha (the forces of life) and universal interconnection.
There are three doshas that represent unique mind-body types:
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Everyone has a dominant dominant dosha that determines how they should approach their health.
Vata is composed of air elements, and the common features include a love of excitement and new experiences, quick to anger and quick to forgive, dry skin, cold hands and feet and sensitive digestion . In case of imbalance, Vatas may suffer from hypertension, insomnia, agitation and digestive problems.
Pitta is made of fire and water, and Pitta is said to govern all bodily functions related to digestion and energy production.
As such, Pittas are said to have excellent digestion, superb concentration, warm body temperature, sharp intellect and abundant energy. When unbalanced, Pittas can be angry and have stomach ulcers.
Kapha is derived from the elements of water and earth and is an integral part of the structure of everything, down to the cellular level. For this reason, Kaphas are naturally calm, thoughtful and loving, with an inherent ability to enjoy life and find comfort in routines.
When they are unbalanced, Kaphas cling to things - be they objects, relationships or tasks - long after they stop eating.
Strange health beyond holistic therapies
Our strange health resources do not end with holistic therapies, and we know that your curiosity for non-wall remedies does not end with Vatas and live bacteria either.
Take a look at our blog for more articles on news and strange health trends, including these five weird facts about cannabis or weird ways to work your glutes. If you have ideas, be sure to leave them in the comments section.
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