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Alex Rider's Articles in Alternative Medicine

  • Acupuncture Questions and Answers
    Acupuncture is gaining in popularity, and with it the intrigue into what its all about. This short and concise article answers some of the more common questions associated with this 'alternative' practice.
  • Beginners Guide to the Do's and Don'ts of Aromatherapy
    Tips on how to best go about discovering the wonderful, vibrant and health benefiting art of aromatherapy are carefully laid out in this quick and easy to read article.
  • How to Harvest, Manufacture and Use Cypress, Clementine and Copaiba Essential Oils
    Many essential oils are used in aromatherapy today. This brief article details cypress, clementine and copaiba essential oil harvest, manufacture and uses.
  • Regions of the Body Targeted in Acupuncture
    One key area of acupuncture is the notion that certain points of the body are centres for energy (qi) that flows throughout. This brief article describes these important points used in acupuncture.
  • How Essential Oils are Extracted
    This brief article looks at the various processes of distillation, expression and solvent extraction used to produce scents in essential oils and absolutes.
  • Does Piercing Acupuncture Really Effectively Reduce Pain?
    Although acupuncture is a very old practice used my many people today its effectiveness is often called in to question. Both the pro's and con's of this ancient chinese medicine/ art are briefly expressed.
  • How Dangerous is the Practice of Acupuncture?
    Although acupuncture is widely used not many people know of, or can find, information regarding potential associated problems. This article highlights the possible complications that can arise.
  • Getting to Grips with Acupuncture
    General overview of the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture. Details exist on its origin, the old an new theories on why it works, techniques involved and their reasoning, and advice on starting acupuncture treatment for the uninitiated.

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