http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com The quality of personal relationships is traditionally regarded as one of the main sources of stress. The relationship between partners is the key factor, followed by the parent-child relationship. Factors that contribute to successful and relatively stre... http://www.articlealley.com/article_662978_23.html 13th October 2008 Hydrotherapy is the use of water to heal and ease a number of ailments and the water may be used in a variety of different ways. The healing properties of water have been recognised since ancient times, mainly by the Greek, Roman and Turkish civilisations... http://www.articlealley.com/article_657010_23.html 06th October 2008 Osteopathy is a technique that uses manipulation and massage to help distressed muscles and joints and make them work more smoothly. The profession began in 1892 when Dr Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917), an American farmer, inventor and doctor, opened t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_652534_23.html 30th September 2008 We massage ourselves nearly every day. The natural reaction to reach out and touch a painful part of the body forms the basis of massage. As long ago as 3000 BC massage was used as a therapy in the Far East, making it one of the oldest treatments used by ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_651420_23.html 29th September 2008 Yoga originated from India about 4000 years ago. It has been continually practised but it is only in the present century that its use and practise has become more widespread. Yoga has an effect on the whole person and combines the mental, physical and spi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_650612_23.html 26th September 2008 Urban decay and deprivation are a major source of distress for large sections of the population. Inadequate housing, noise, pollution, crowding, violence and poverty create some of the most cumulative and pervasive forms of stress. These factors affect ho... http://www.articlealley.com/article_637557_23.html 15th September 2008 Doctor Hans Selye describes how the body reacts to stress in terms of the General Adaptation Syndrome. He separates the stress response into three phases: Alarm Response, Adaptation and Exhaustion. The Alarm Response is the fight or flight response that g... http://www.articlealley.com/article_632313_23.html 09th September 2008 It is tempting to think that mental and physical stress is an ailment only of modern civilisation but that is a misconception. Stress has been a part of the human condition since the beginning of time and is an integral part of human survival. It is an ac... http://www.articlealley.com/article_628575_23.html 08th September 2008 In Shiatsu, according to traditional Eastern therapies, organs have a dual function - physical and energetic functions. The twelve organs are split into two groups that are known as zang and fu. Zang organs are for energy storage and the fu organs prod... http://www.articlealley.com/article_628428_23.html 08th September 2008 Shiatsu originated in China at least 2000 years ago, when the earliest accounts gave the causes of ailments and the remedies that could be effected through a change of diet and the way of life. The use of massage and acupuncture was also recommended. The ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_627328_23.html 08th September 2008 Stress is what our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to deal with the changing environment that affects our lives. We often think of pressure at work, queuing for services or rush hour traffic as stress. While these events may well be triggers, st... http://www.articlealley.com/article_621087_23.html 05th September 2008 How many different kinds of Animals are in existence? The figure may be thirty million with 1.5 million new animals being identfied every year. Scientists use a classification system to organise these animals into groups; each type of animal is then given... http://www.articlealley.com/article_615420_54.html 02nd September 2008 Hypnotherapy has its origins in the Greek word, hypnos which means sleep. In western europe the word hypnosis was first used by a scottish doctor called James Braid. Over in India James Esdaile used it as an alternative to anaesthetic for the operations h... http://www.articlealley.com/article_615104_23.html 02nd September 2008 Like all living things animals undergo changes as each new generation succeeds the one that existed before. These changes are usually so small that they are difficult to see but over millions of years they can completely alter the way that animals look an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_607711_54.html 22nd August 2008 How many species of animals have been identified to date? The answer is close to two million and they are the most varied living thing on planet Earth. They have struggled to overcome tremendous obstacles, adapting their lifestyles in order to survive. T... http://www.articlealley.com/article_601925_54.html 17th August 2008 Walking at a moderate pace of 5 kilometres per hour will provide you with enough energy to met the definition of 'moderate physical exercise'. Furthermore walking is able to provide the kind of preventative benefits that are usually seen with the more st... http://www.articlealley.com/article_597449_23.html 13th August 2008 Herbalism is sometimes criticised as a collection of home made remedies that are applied in a placebo fashion to one or more symptoms. This is only done of course if the ailment is not serious and that there is a conventional drug available to deal with ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_588443_23.html 24th July 2008 Kinesiology is a method of maintaining health by ensuring that all the muscles of the body are functioning correctly. It is believed that each of the muscles is connected with a specific part of the body such as the digestive system, circulation of the b... http://www.articlealley.com/article_586082_23.html 23rd July 2008 The society that we live in today stands as a monument to the scientific and technological triumphs of the last century. There is no denying that this advancement of science has made our lives a great deal easier, longer and more comfortable and we wonde... http://www.articlealley.com/article_581854_23.html 21st July 2008 "Select a clean spot, neither too high nor too low, and seat your- self firmly on a cloth, a deerskin, or kusha grass. Then, once seated, strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation and your heart will be purified............... http://www.articlealley.com/article_572325_23.html 09th July 2008 Reiki is a complementary therapy that is a method of natural healing. It is centred upon universal life energy which is the meaning of the Japanese word reiki. This therapy is named after a Japanese theologist called Dr Mikao Usui who discovered the art... http://www.articlealley.com/article_571756_23.html 07th July 2008 Reflexology is thought to have originated in China a few thousand years ago and it was also used by the ancient Egyptians. It was brought to Western society by an American Doctor called William Fitzgerald. What he did was to apply ten zones to the surf... http://www.articlealley.com/article_566364_23.html 30th June 2008