Conventional medicine uses tools that are fast acting, through the use of harsh chemical compounds (drugs) and radical physical treatments (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy). Holistic healing arts take a kinder, gentler approach, using nutrition, herbs and simple natural therapies, such as earth, water, air and sun.
Where the course of regular drug treatment might be seven, 10 or 14 days, holistic treatment usually runs a course of 12 weeks and sometimes a year or more.

Holistic treatment can act as quickly as 24 to 72 hours when dealing with acute health problems, such as the flu. The treatments for chronic, long-term problems usually take 12 weeks or more.

While conventional medicine deals primarily with treating and alleviating acute and chronic diseases, holistic healing arts “gets to the cause” of health challenges and “rebuilds” body tissues and systems to insure continued good health.

One Thing at a Time:

We sometimes hear of individuals who are concurrently taking as many as 20 prescription medications in order to control all of their symptoms of disease. Holistic healing arts assess our body’s health priorities and works only on the one or two most critical areas of concern at the moment. Therefore, frequent monitoring and adjustments in nutritional foods, including herbs, and simple natural therapies is often necessary. Once significant progress has been made on those initial health priorities, the body’s priorities may change, and work can begin on the next level of health.

What Are “Simple Natural Therapies?”

Simple Natural Therapies use the elements of the earth to affect healing, through restoring the body’s balance in the areas needed.

An example of a powerful, yet simple, natural therapy is that of walking barefoot through the grass or sand for 10 to 20 minutes each evening. Getting in touch with mother earth in this manner is, “grounding.” By that we mean that walking barefoot in the grass or on the sand grounds the electrical circuits in the body.

Many illnesses, including things such as, “jumpy, nervous legs,” migraine headaches and many others, may be caused, in part, by an accumulation of excess static electricity in the body. This “negative static energy” as it may be called can collect in weakened areas of the body, anywhere from head to foot. If the body is unable to discharge this energy, it builds up to a health-threatening level.

Simply walking barefoot, in contact with the earth, drains off excess static energy, by grounding the body, electrically. The consistent practice of walking barefoot for 10 to 20 minutes each evening, besides giving one a time of quiet relaxation each day, results in the release of this excess static energy and affects the healing processes of the body.

Another example of a simple natural therapy would be that of deep breathing.

All of our body’s natural energies derive from the burning of glucose, simple sugar, in our bodies. The burning of glucose is fueled by oxygen. Without an ample supply of oxygen, to every cell in the body, we cannot maintain proper health. One of the primary contributing factors to health problems such as cancer and other chronic illnesses is lack of oxygen in the area of distress due to some blockage in the body.

Learning to breathe deeply and fully is a vital but simple natural therapy that has been used in nearly every holistic healing art in every culture of the world since the dawn of time. Learning to breathe correctly and direct the healing energies of the oxygen that we bring in, while using the exhalation to eliminate stagnant, toxic gases from our bodies, is an example of the type of teaching affected by a competent holistic healing arts practitioner.

Combining therapies, such as breathing while walking barefoot, for instance, is a very efficient and enjoyable way to employ simple natural therapies in our lives.

The list of Simple Natural Therapies at our disposal is extensive, employing many of the elements of earth, water, air and sun.

Not a Quick Fix:

Holistic healing arts are very effective, dealing with the person as a “whole,” (body, mind, spirit, emotion) and though health may be quickly restored, we are in it for the “long haul.” A real commitment to ones good health must be made in order to achieve the desired goal.

There are various treatments available for tapeworm infestation from prescription medications to alternative medicine. These treatments, nevertheless, should not be used at the same time as another, as there could be an interaction.

Prescription Medication

Tapeworms can be eliminated effectively from people when they take prescription medications. Due to variations in treatment, based on tapeworm species, there is no availability of over-the-counter drugs. Medication is taken by mouth, since it is necessary to reach the intestine where the tapeworm is. These medications are intended to eliminate the protecting shell on the tapeworm’s body, letting it be digested in the intestine, and then removing it. The one drawback to this method is that it does not destroy the larvae or eggs, only fully grown worms. Someone might end up getting infected again when the next round of eggs hatch.

It necessary to realize that tapeworms are not a bacteria, so antibiotics won’t help. Antibiotics can do more damage than good by weakening the presence of benevolent bacteria of the intestine, which is essential in aiding the immune system’s ability to fight infections.

Diet Changes

A strict diet should only be used when undergoing other treatment methods since it is tricky, although it may keep a tapeworm from receiving the nutrition it requires to live. Raw carrots and pumpkin seeds should be eaten as much as possible with your meals. These foods work against parasites and stop the tapeworm from obtaining nutrients, plus it injures the worm’s outer skin and makes it weak.

Additionally, leafy green vegetables help. Eliminate all refined sugars, flour as well as junk foods totally, since tapeworms flourish on these. Use caution when you eat fruits since they have natural sugars that the tapeworm can feed on. Also, stay away from iced beverages and chilled foods since the coldness will result in your intestines contracting, causing discomfort and holding onto the toxins.

Herbal Remedies

Various herbs can remove tapeworms out of your body. Wormwood is the most well-known of these, and gets its name from its ability to battle infestations from worms. The typical procedure for using wormwood consists of tinctures, or the leaves can be brewed to make a tea. For brewing, boil one cup of water and add two tablespoons of fresh or one tablespoon of dry wormwood. Allow it to sit for about five to ten minutes. You may also want to consider mixing in other herbs, such as cinnamon or ginger to add flavor.

Additional herbs like garlic, oregano, black walnut, thyme, cloves, as well as grapefruit seed might also be tried. These herbs will assist the body in ridding itself of the worms, larvae, and eggs when they are eaten together. Taking these herbs together will assist the body in eliminating the worms, larvae, and eggs.

Homeopathy

Homeopathy could be used for specific tapeworms, like the those originating from beef or pork. Sabadilla is a remedy for tapeworms when there is constant itching, you feel nauseous, vomit, or delirious from hallucinations and imaginary problems. Granatum gets rid of tapeworms also when your stomach hurts, and Kuosso is used when your pulse is slow and irregular. There are other homeopathic formulas that may treat tapeworms, however, a thorough examination by a homeopath is essential to properly utilize this method.

Operation

An operation for tapeworms is seldom done, although, in extreme situations it might be required. A tapeworm could expand enough so that the size might hurt organs or obstruct the intestines. This may cause serious complications and prove to be deadly. For many doctors, surgery is only an absolute last resort.

In Conclusion

Mostly, tapeworms aren’t deadly or harmful. When noticed, they can be taken care of at home without difficulty. But, don’t expect all home treatments to be completely effective, specifically for children. Always be certain the infestation is eliminated, either by going to see a doctor, or going to see a licensed naturopath.