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Ayurvedic Medicine
Healthline — Ayurvedic medicine is a system of healing that originated in ancient India. In Sanskrit, ayur means life or living, and veda means knowledge, so Ayurveda has been defined as the "knowledge of living" or the "science of longevity." ...More…
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Auriculotherapy
Healthline — Auriculotherapy, also called ear acupuncture, applies the principles of acupuncture to specific points on the ear. Auriculotherapists believe that healing processes can be promoted by working with these points on the ear, because the ear contains ...More…
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Aura Therapy
Healthline — Aura therapy is a healing technique based on reading a person's aura, or vital energy field, and then treating diseases revealed by the aura color or colors. Aura therapy is generally considered a subtype of biofield therapy, which is a form of ...More…
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Auditory Integration Training
Healthline — Auditory integration training, or AIT, is one specific type of music/auditory therapy based upon the work of French otolaryngologists Dr. Alfred Tomatis and Dr. Guy Berard. The premise upon which most auditory integration programs are based is ...More…
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Aucklandia
Healthline — Aucklandia, also known as costus or Mu Xiang, is the root of the plant Saussurea costus. Aucklandia has been used for centuries in Chinese and Indian herbal healing. More recently it has been used in Western aromatherapy. Aucklandia comes from a ...More…
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Healthline — Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder that presents in various forms, with no two ADHD disorders having exactly the same characteristics. ADHD is classified as a disruptive behavior disorder characterized by ...More…
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Atractylodes
Healthline — Atractylodes is the dried or steam-dried rhizome (rootstalk) of Atractylodes macrocephala or A. ovata, perennial north Asian herbs in the Compositae family. It grows in mountain valleys, especially in China's Zhejiang province. It may also be ...More…
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Atkins Diet
Healthline — The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. The primary benefit of the diet ...More…
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Athlete's Foot
Healthline — A common fungus infection between the toes in which the skin becomes itchy and sore, cracking and peeling away. Athlete's foot (also known as tinea pedis or foot ringworm) can be treated, but it can be tenacious and difficult to clear up ...More…
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Atherosclerosis
Healthline — The most common cause of death and disability in the United States is atherosclerosis, popularly known as "hardening of the arteries." Every year atherosclerosis causes about 500,000 deaths nationally, most of these due to heart attack or stroke ...More…
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Astragalus
Healthline — Astragalus, also called milk vetch root, is the root of the Astragalus membranaceus plant, which is a member of the pea family. This perennial grows to a height of 2-4 ft. (5-10 cm). It has white or yellow flowers and leaves with 10-18 pairs of ...More…