Complementary Health Treatment

More and more alternative health treatments are available these days, however how successful are they in solving our health problems?

Around two years ago my fiancee started to have a few issues with her overall health; she was suffering from headaches as well numerous aches and pains. She felt lethargic and generally low. It was affecting many aspects of her life including her career; she worked for a company that provides budget package holidays. She went to the doctor and tried conventional treatments and tablets. Despite her best efforts and a positive attitude this did not prove to be the answer.

A friend recommended reflexology and despite many reservations and doubts my girlfriend agreed to give it a go. On her return she was full of life and was buzzing stating how much she had loved it. In a way it is a bit like the famous saying “horses for courses”; it helped her but that is not to say that it would help everyone.

My girlfriend then decided to book a series of four aromatherapy sessions. This positive experience has resulted in my fiancee attending other forms of natural treatments including massages and reiki.

As for my own experiences, I am somebody who had a speech impediment known as stuttering from the age of four. My parents regularly took me to traditional speech therapy over the next eleven years. I was advised to speak very slowly and to take a deep breathe before I spoke. I had no confidence with these therapists as a lot of my friends spoke quicker than I did and not one of them took a deep breath before they spoke. They also had never had a stutter themselves and therefore I felt it was impossible for them to understand what I was going through.

After working very hard for nearly year I managed to stop stuttering. I did this by reading many books to do with positive thinking and mind over a matter; I also bought a brilliant self-help DVD from the How To Stuttering Centre in England. This was my own form of alternative therapy and it worked for me.

I am now doing very well working as a web promotion specialist; it sure helps being able to talk fluently.

 

The Complementary Therapist Guide

What is complimentary therapy? Is complimentary therapy beneficial or just some type of scam? How expensive is complimentary therapy? In this article I will be answering these questions in my own mini guide to complimentary therapy.

Gone are the days when complimentary therapy was just something that hippies tried, that was back in the nineteen sixties. These forms of treatment are becoming ever more popular as people start to become aware of just how beneficial they can be.

Complementary therapy is various treatments that offer an alternative to the normal forms of health therapy as well as complementing them.

I personally prefer the alternative treatment of what is called an Indian Head Massage. Even though I am very happy it has to be said that I lead quite a hectic life. I do not feel that I am stressed however the stress comes from trying to fit everything that I need to do into twenty-four hours and to keep all of my family, friends and business contacts happy. Having an Indian head massage once a month is a little treat for myself and is a chance for my muscles to become a little less tense.

I am by no way attempting to sell you anything here – you can be assured of this. I also do not work within the alternative therapy sector; I actually offer various form of stammering treatment, web promotion service and I also work within the cost reduction experts industry – a bit of a mixed bag in reality. With regards to complementary therapy I have just found it be extremely beneficial and thought I would share my experiences with the readers of this article.

I also attend, perhaps once every three months, a reflexology treatment. I was quite dubious and wary when I first went for this type of alternative therapy as it involves somebody touching your feet. I have to say that it was in fact quite incredible and I felt superb afterwards.

As for cost, I personally feel that it is quite cheap, an Indian head massage at my local natural health centre is only £25, this is for a treatment which lasts about an hour.

As a final thought, another treatment that I have heard is very very good is an aromatherapy massage; I am booked in for one of these next week and will let you know how it goes.