January 7, 2008
CAM- An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Complementary Alternative Medicine consists of many preventive health measures. In other words, a proactive person who thinks about their health, seeks to engage in habits that will minimize the risk of illness. Great examples include a healthy diet, fitness, drinking plenty of clean water and attention to the reduction of exposure to environmental toxins.Philosophically, there is little to argue about for the maintenance of good preventative health habits. These problems are largely related to living in a fast paced world that doesn’t promote these habits. Our lifestyles, in fact, seem to promote lack of health as evidenced by fast food, stress, insufficient time to relax or engage in enrichment activities, not to mention lack of time for fitness or lack of time for healthy relationships.Many people get introduced to healthy habits and lifestyles only after they have taken ill. The need to eat well is vital for an individual with heart disease or diabetes. And these are but 2 examples.The incidence of chronic illness is skyrocketing at an exponential rate. 10 years ago there were virtually no autoimmune disorders. Yet today, we all know friends and family members, if not ourselves, who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus […]
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