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Smiling person in a robe sitting in a sauna
August 12, 2024/Wellness

Get Your Sweat On: The Benefits of a Sauna

Sitting in the dry heat may help reduce stress, improve heart health and relieve pain

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August 12, 2024/Wellness

What Is EFT Tapping? Your Guide To Emotional Freedom Technique

It involves tapping specific points on your body while focusing on an emotion or issue you want to release

Reiki being performed by practitioner, with hands hovering person's abdomen
July 16, 2024/Wellness

What Is Reiki? And Does It Actually Work?

Reiki is an energy-healing practice that many people describe as deeply calming and therapeutic — but it shouldn’t be used in place of conventional treatments

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June 26, 2024/Nutrition

Black Seed Oil Benefits: Are They Real?

Far more research is needed to support the many touted health claims

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June 20, 2024/Mental Health

Feeling Stuck? Brainspotting May Help

This alternative brain-body therapy focuses on unlocking pent-up feelings, memories and tension that may be stuck in your brain and body

Person smiling, lying back, eyes closed, relaxing in long grass
April 19, 2024/Wellness

Is Earthing Actually Good for You? Here’s What We Know

Connecting with the Earth and its energy might improve your mental and physical health — but it’s not a cure-all

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February 13, 2024/Primary Care

Herbal Supplements: Why To Check With a Healthcare Provider First

Besides questionable effectiveness, herbal supplements aren’t safe for everyone

Natural antibiotics, pills and herbs, displayed on bamboo spoons on wooden table.
December 5, 2023/Wellness

Why You Shouldn’t Self-Treat With ‘Natural Antibiotics’

Natural doesn’t mean they’re safe or effective

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October 27, 2023/Wellness

What Do ‘Complementary’ and ‘Alternative’ Medicine Really Mean?

These terms are becoming outdated as providers turn to an ‘integrative’ approach instead

Person pouring homeopathic pills into palm of hand.
July 29, 2022/Wellness

What Is Homeopathy and Does It Work?

This alternative medicine is based on the premise that diluted ingredients will treat symptoms

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