“Whole body cryotherapy has been used in Europe and Japan for more than three decades!” the website exclaims. “Multiple research studies have been published in medical journals about the effects of whole body cryotherapy, and in many European countries the treatments are covered by medical insurance policies.”
Category Archives: Health
Trigger Point Therapy is Not New Age
FP asks: “Is trigger point therapy considered new age?”
Poison Center: Children at Risk from Essential Oils
A Tennessee poison center is reporting a marked increase in children being poisoned by toxic exposure to essential oils.
Herbal Remedy Leaves Woman Scarred
A young woman suffering from a treatable form of skin cancer opted to use alternative treatment known as “black salve” which burned a quarter-size hole in her nose.
Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy is Legit
PA asks: “Do you know anything about pulsed electromagnetic therapy? Our Chiropractor wants to use it on my husband to help heal his back pain.”
Do Infra-Red Wands Work?
MG writes: “ . . . [M]y wife has been ill for many years and we have gone to all kinds of alternative medical people and have gained nothing. Now she has gotten an infra red wand and is treating herself with this. We got it from a Chinese person who does this for a living. I would like to know if this is the same as acupuncture and with the new age movement.”
Wellness Blogger Fakes Natural Cure
Belle Gibson, who built up an enormous social medial following with her wellness blog is now facing legal action for faking terminal cancer which she claimed was cured using natural remedies.
Can the Placebo Effect Heal?
New research has found that the so-called “placebo effect” can activate the same neurotransmitters as powerful drugs which explains why some people believe they’ve been helped even when the “drug” they were taking is nothing more than a sugar pill.
Gong Bath Nonsense
Richard Rudis
BB asks: “What is a gong bath? Is this something Catholics can participate in?”
What to Make of Dr. Mercola?
Dr. Joseph Mercola
KB writes: “I’ve always wondered if Dr. Mercola is New Age doctor. I have a relative who follows the New Age movement and is a very big fan of his. This doctor seems to me too alternative in his beliefs and I wanted to know what the Catholic Church’s opinion on this doctor is.”
