Posts Tagged ‘Alternative treatments’

Cockroaches: the new miracle cure

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

The correct way to eat cockroaches at least in Shandong province, is to fry it not once but twice in a wok of smoking hot oil. As well as being a tasty treat, these delicacies have medicinal properties  and are being used in China  to cure a number of ailments. According to Liu Yusheng, a professor at Read more

Whanganui DHB alternative therapies trial courageous

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

Warm, fuzzy media headlines are the order of the day when Police dogs or All Blacks visit hospital patients. Try introducing a trial of alternative therapies like Whanganui District Health Board is doing and the headlines become accusatory and dismissive. A range of therapies including Reiki, Christian prayer, Maori healing and massage will be on offer to Read more

Christian Prayer 1 of 16 alternative treatments at Whanganui Hospital

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Christian prayer and traditional Maori healing are to be offered at Whanganui Hospital as part of a natural therapy service. Sixteen alternative treatments are being provided on a roster basis. Providers have been police-vetted and will go through a thorough induction when the service is launched next week. The move has been described as a Read more