Menstrual cramps are no fun, but for some women, the pain can be so unbearable that it prevents them from going to work, or even getting out of bed. Instead of popping pain meds, new research from Germany shows that acupuncture treatments may be beneficial in helping to ease menstrual pain.
The study tested 201 women with dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes achy and throbbing cramps. 
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It's hard to decipher all the hype about alternative medicine. How do we know what works and what doesn't?
Well, CNN got the lowdown from experts in the field on which alternative treatments actually work for what.
I'm sure you've also used natural remedies to heal yourself. Peppermint tea or ginger for a tummy ache, aloe for a burn, and tea tree oil for poison ivy or acne. These remedies all come from Naturopathic medicine, which is based on the healing power of nature. 
When it comes to dealing with back pain, especially the day in, day out chronic kind, people seek relief in many types of alternative methods. Many turn to the East and experiment with the needles of acupuncture.
Two recent studies provide some interesting insight into this alternative treatment. RSS Feed 
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