Episode 16 - Natural Medicine

Natural Medicine  What is natural medicine? Other common names: Holistic medicine Naturopathic medicine Functional medicine Whole-person medicine  Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Integrative medicine. Natural medicine seeks natural cures, including a range of therapies & modalities based on exposure to natural elements such as sunshine, fresh air, or heat or cold, as well as nutrition such as following a vegetarian and whole food diet, fasting, or abstention from alcohol and sugar. Movement and physical activity, stress management, sleep. The focus is treating the whole person rather than only a specific symptom or condition   Hormonal options: how we have all of our clients get their hormones checked, thyroid, etc. and Natural hormone replacement    What is Eastern medicine & how does it work? Eastern medicine refers to nonconventional treatments focusing on the person rather than just the symptoms. The latter practice also covers traditional Chinese methods such as acupuncture, tai chi, qigong, and tuina. Eastern medicine may be beneficial in treating conditions in combination with Western medicine. Examples of Eastern medicine include acupuncture, reiki, herbal medicine, massage, tai chi, yoga. What is Allopathic medicine? Allopathic medicine uses a systemic approach, utilizing symptoms and separate organ systems to determine treatments. Other possible names: conventional medicine mainstream medicine Western medicine orthodox medicine biomedicine   For more information about the hosts, please visit their websites and follow them on social media: Dr. Glenda Shepard - Doctor of Nursing Practice/Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner/Certified Nutrition Coach/Certified Personal Trainer/Certified Intrinsic Coach https://www.triumphantwomancoaching.com/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/glenda.shepard1   Robin McCoy - Certified McIntyre Seal Team Six Coach and John Maxwell Team Trainer/Speaker/Coach https://www.thewellnessfactor.coach/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/RobinRMcCoy FB - https://www.facebook.com/robin.mccoy1   Produced by KB Podcasts Music from https://app.soundstripe.com/