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Aromatherapy and Essential Oils as Medicine

October 5, 2010

Aromatic Medicine in the 21st Century: Essential Healthcare Alternatives by James L. Geiger MD

What does a musical wind instrument have to do with complementary alternative medicine?

Nothing really . . unless you’re suffering from sleep apnea.

Call it a new way of thinking, a revolution of sorts, if you will – an alternative to tradition, which is exactly the thinking associated with aromatic medicine.

Aromatic medicine, of course, is an element of holistic healing expressed in the clinical practice of integrative medicine.

The clinical definition goes like this: “Essential oils are the concentrated distillations of volatile aromatic compounds extracted … Continue Reading

Integrative Medicine and Natural Immunity Boosters for H1N1

August 31, 2009

Integrative  Immunity  Boosters & the H1 N1 Vaccine. Hippocrates taught that food is our medicine. Since when did medicine become synonymous with drugs rather than the original meaning of “thoughtful action to establish order.” In our  ongoing search for viral immunity do we have to look any farther than our kitchen spice rack or pantry?

I prefer the term integrative medicine to complementary, alternative or holistic medicine  when considering various natural options for the health care of  families, CEO’s and their businesses. … Continue Reading