Articles By Douglas Hardwick

Reiki is a form of energy healing that has become a popular complement to modern medicine. The purpose of a Reiki healing session is to channel additional life energy, or ki, to the person who suffers from physical or mental traumas.

Meditation is a powerful technique that relaxes mind and body. Regular meditation has enormous benefits for the person both physically and psychologically.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is caused when alcohol drunk by the mother during pregnancy crosses the placenta, enters the unborn child's bloodstream, and interferes with normal biological development. Extensive birth defects are associated with FAS.

Stress seems to be an inevitable part of any job. Even minor things can lead to feelings of stress. For some employees, however, the level of stress experienced goes far beyond the irritation of daily hassles. For some employees, stress builds up until they experience complete occupational burnout.

Therapeutic Touch is a form of energy medicine that developed within the American nursing tradition in the 1970's. Like other forms of energy medicine, Therapeutic Touch assumes that there is a natural field of energy that surrounds and penetrates every living thing. Practitioners manipulate this field to promote healing.

Alzheimer’s disease touches the lives of millions of Americans. Today, some 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, and 1 in 10 families have a loved one afflicted with it. With no cure in sight, it is important for families to arm themselves with information about this devastating disease.