Does anyone here use

[KanoasDestiny]

I've been doing a lot of research on alternative and holistic methods, and was wondering if anyone here uses them. I'd be interested in finding a good website, that can help in my research. Also, if you do use these methods, and wouldn't mind sharing your experience, I'd love to hear it...PM's might be easiest, since I know there is a lot of debate about alternative methods. Thanks.

 

[HorseMom]

I went to school for massage for 2 years before I figured out that I can't stand normal people. I can handle horses and horse people. I've used a number of alternative methods. My favorites are reiki, meditation, and herbal teas. I don't know any great websites on any of those. I have a friend that is a master in all three so I go see her when I need anything.

-Heather

 

[sfmini]

I was listening to Dr Oz on XM radio this morning and he interviewed a holistic vet. VERY interesting interview. Those of you with Directv can get the show at 7am, 1pm, 7pm, 1am.... on channel 807. You can find info on this particular show at http://www.oprah.com/xm/moz/moz_main.jhtml and there are links and a synopsis of what they discussed.

I just may be changing how I feed my pets and especially vaccination.

 

[barefoot]

I really like the website www.naturalhorsetalk.com . They are a radio show, but archive alot of their shows.

Emma

 

[AngieA]

I have done away with the vaccinations every year for about 10 years now...I also don't vaccinate my pups, when I was breeding until they went to their new homes, which was never before 10 weeks.

I also don't vaccinate my horses every year....and have run titers on them if they were going to be shown....I have done all of this with the help and agreement with my "Normal" vet....She and I were on complete agreement on the over vaccinating in this world. Of course she did not bring this up ....I did ...and was surprised she agreed with me.

As far as the food...my dogs think they are sorta vegitarians...lol...you should see them act like fools in the morning for their pieces of Apple, spinach, what ever I am juicing....I have a 10 year old English Bull Dog that chases the tractor and still is healthy and looks like he may be around for a while longer....and all of his parts are his...lol If you know Bull Dogs you will know what I mean...NO surgeries ever......

It is something that is worth discussing with your vet...This is JMO...

I would recommend reading and doing research before I would start anything new, and as I said talk to your vet.....I don't think many of them bring up this subject on their own....

 

[DrivinTime]

Not sure if you wanted to focus on horse remedies or human ones, but here's my 2 cents...

I've been getting monthly acupuncture treatments from a doctor of traditional chinese medicine for the past several years, and I highly recommend it. (Re: my horses: If I could afford it, I'd have an acupuncturist come work on them, as well.)

I had been taking 3 asthma medications a day, plus an allergy med and advil for sinus pain, and it was just getting worse... The "regular" doctor wanted to put me on another inhaler. I was feeling really trapped, couldn't do much because breathing was such a chore. And if I caught a cold, I was out of commission for weeks...

At my first acupuncture session, I felt my sinuses drain and the pain go away. Wow! And my breathing was a little better, too. I had sessions once a week for a month, then every two weeks for a bit, then once a month. After 2 months I could stop taking my regular medications. After 6 months I realized I hadn't used my rescue inhaler in a while... After 3 years, I can walk 3 miles, or up and down stairs, without gasping or having my chest feel all tight. I haven't used asthma meds in 2 years at least. Allergy meds only when the pollen is bad, and then only a pill or two. Very few sinus headaches, and those are manageable. This doctor has even helped with my lower back pain and plantar fasciitis. I haven't been to a "regular" doctor in all this time, except for annual checkups.

If you do consider acupuncture, make sure it's a qualified (preferably Chinese-trained) professional. Not everyone who says they do acupuncture is really properly trained...

I had never considered acupuncture until a person I trusted told me about this Chinese doctor who had really helped with her rheumatoid arthritis. Now I am totally SOLD on acupuncture, and even though my insurance doesn't cover the treatments, it's way better than paying for all those prescriptions.

Sorry for the long post, but it's worked so well for me that I feel a need to spread the word...

 

[KanoasDestiny]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I guess I should have mentioned that I was more interested in human alternative methods, then for animals. But it was really interesting reading about them too. Thanks for sharing.

I've never thought about acupuncture before, and unforutanetly, I doubt we have any Chinese trained ones in my small town. But it is something that I'll look into.

 

[AngieA]

I should have added that I who have been so sick had 4 major surgeries in a 2 year span...to make a long story short....lol....thru it all over 200 staples with the surgeries...all of them failed and resulted in me losing my left kidney (which was fine when all of this started)......I have now went to a massage therapist...accupuncturist, and herbal medicine.....I have taken MY life into MY hands and I feel look and function so much better. I am not healed....but I am..so much better...I even like me better now...lol. I still do take some of my Dr. perscribed medication...but have stopped many of the things that were subscribed.....after new testing...Dr. felt they were not needed any longer. We all need to look further and ask questions and try different things...

Of course this is all JMO but worth checking into.....

 

[Laura]

I was listening to Dr Oz on XM radio this morning and he interviewed a holistic vet. VERY interesting interview. Those of you with Directv can get the show at 7am, 1pm, 7pm, 1am.... on channel 807. You can find info on this particular show at http://www.oprah.com/xm/moz/moz_main.jhtml and there are links and a synopsis of what they discussed.

I just may be changing how I feed my pets and especially vaccination.

I feel this way about barrage of shots we give kids as "standard practice"...

 

[KanoasDestiny]

You know...my grandmother never gets the flu. When the flu shot first came out as the biggest craze, they said that the elderly needed to definately go in and get it. She went in and got it, and she ended up getting the flu so bad that she almost died. It actually infected her system with it. I have never gotten the flu shot, and I never plan to...the last time I had the flu was 20 years ago.

I have been reading about how doctors are overprescribing medications, and I am noticing that there are more and more commercials on tv, geared towards prescription medications. It really makes me wonder why people are sooooo much sicker now days, then say 10 years ago. I know that they were actually trying to make it the law that young girls had to get that shot to help prevent ovarian cancer. Why are they trying to force medicines on us?

 

[sfmini]

I for one am for the cervical cancer shot. As someone who is going to lose a young niece who is a new mother to that disease.......

 

[Laura]

I for one am for the cervical cancer shot. As someone who is going to lose a young niece who is a new mother to that disease.......

[SIZE=12pt]Oh Jody, I am so very sorry. My prayers are with your family.[/SIZE]

The shot is so new, I so hope it is the miracle it seems to be.

 

[KanoasDestiny]

SFmini - I'm sorry to hear about your neice.

I just don't feel that the government has the right to say that all girls between the ages of say 13-18 HAVE to get the shot. I feel it should be a personal decision between parents and child, of whether or not they get it. I would be most upset if the Government tried to FORCE me to get the flu shot or any other vaccine/medication.

 

[Reijel's Mom]

It really makes me wonder why people are sooooo much sicker now days, then say 10 years ago.

I think this has to be in part the way our society has changed. We are constantly on the go, in contact with multiple other people, lots of stress, etc.

 

[Laura]

SFmini - I'm sorry to hear about your neice.

I just don't feel that the government has the right to say that all girls between the ages of say 13-18 HAVE to get the shot. I feel it should be a personal decision between parents and child, of whether or not they get it. I would be most upset if the Government tried to FORCE me to get the flu shot or any other vaccine/medication.

[SIZE=12pt]I agree. Did you know that there are quite a few "non-opt out states" where it's illegal to choose refuse any state mandated vaccination for your children? In Texas, that includes Gardasil...[/SIZE]

You know...my grandmother never gets the flu. When the flu shot first came out as the biggest craze, they said that the elderly needed to definately go in and get it. She went in and got it, and she ended up getting the flu so bad that she almost died. It actually infected her system with it. I have never gotten the flu shot, and I never plan to...the last time I had the flu was 20 years ago.

I have been reading about how doctors are overprescribing medications, and I am noticing that there are more and more commercials on tv, geared towards prescription medications. It really makes me wonder why people are sooooo much sicker now days, then say 10 years ago. I know that they were actually trying to make it the law that young girls had to get that shot to help prevent ovarian cancer. Why are they trying to force medicines on us?

They are not trying in Texas, it is the law there already.

 

[Zora]

We use Holistic, Natural rearing for are animals. We have Chihuahuas, cats horses.

The chihuahuas get raw food chicken/bones and herbal supplements. We also use Standard process pills and Homeopathy.

 

[Nuzzle]

I am a big fan of homeopathy and have used it succesfully on my whole family and on my animals. Homeopathy can be very empowering once you learn the basics of it. With homeopathy I have successfully eliminated my sons eczema, I have shortened healing times for viruses, surgeries and traumas. I have used homeopathy to pull my mini through a colic episode and I have even used homeopathy to treat ulcers in my mini. I have one particular remedy I keep in my first aid kit and have used it in place of bute for an unexplained swelling and lameness on my paint. By the next day his swelling was gone, and he was pain free.

I have a friend who is a homeopath and she uses homeopathy and nutrition to work with autistic children and is doing wonderful things for these kids. She has really brought some of these kids out of their "autistic " shell and has helped them to be able to communicate and socialize again. I have watched some of these transformations and they are incredible.

I am also a big fan of essential oils also though when doing homeopathy you really need to know which ones to avoid since essential oils can antidote homeopathic remedies. Essential oils and homeopathy can be used together you just need to know which ones can be combined.

I have tried and found benefits to acupuncture also but my issue with acupuncture is you always need a practitioner to do it for you. With homeopathy once you learn it you can start working on yourself. Most natural health stores carry homeopathic remedies and they are readily available online also. There are some potencies that you can only get through a homeopath though.

I believe alternative medicine can be so complementary to traditional medicine. If you can treat something naturally and safely why not go for it.

 

[uwharrie]

I have a friend who practices Homeopathy. She has convinced us to change our diet to a more natural one. It has been a slow process for us but we are getting there

http://www.onlynatural.info/

 

[uwharrie]

Check out the Weston Price Foundation and read Nourishing Traditions and Traditional Foods are Your Best Medicine.

Real eye opening infomation as to why Americans are not healthy

It really makes me wonder why people are sooooo much sicker now days, then say 10 years ago. I know that they were actually trying to make it the law that young girls had to get that shot to help prevent ovarian cancer. Why are they trying to force medicines on us?

 

[Nuzzle]

I agree the Weston Price foundation has so much information on there. It's amazing to learn that practices we thought were healthy are really not. I also really like Dr. Mercola.

I started changing my families eating habits 7 years ago. It was a long slow process but now the though of eating some of the things we used to churns our stomachs. We feel so much better and are so much healthier because of it. My kids are calmer also after getting rid of all the food colorings, preservatives and sugar.