Rrspiration Therapy, Chromotherapy, Nutrition Therapy

Respiratory therapy

With so-called respiratory therapy, one has to differentiate between two fundamentally different forms of therapy. On the one hand there is respiratory therapy in conventional medicine, here this term refers to a form of therapy that serves to improve the functions of the lungs and the entire respiratory system. This therapy can be carried out by manual intervention or with the help of medication.

Breathing training is also part of conventional medical breathing therapy. Here the patient learns to breathe properly and thus to use the full capacity of the lungs available. Complaints in the area of ​​the respiratory tract, feelings of tightness in the chest as well as many painful conditions are only caused by incorrect breathing. Respiratory therapy can be a good help in this regard.

The second type of respiratory therapy is less known from conventional medicine than from alternative medicine and naturopathy. This is a therapy that is intended to serve as an instrument for self-awareness. Basically, it is assumed that the human breath as body functions has a very deep connection to all other areas of the body, mind and soul.

From this knowledge, various methods of respiratory therapy in the field of alternative medicine have developed in recent years and decades. What they all have in common, however, is that the form of therapy should give people the right breathing. This then influences a variety of physically and psychologically important functions, for example the function of the heart, blood pressure, the supply of oxygen to the brain or the concentration of oxygen in the blood.

Breath therapy has also been known for many millennia from Eastern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. For example, a whole series of different breathing exercises are a basic component of yoga or taichi. Other relaxation therapies and martial arts from Asia also use certain types of techniques to perform the exercises better and more effectively.

When should you do respiratory therapy?

Breathing therapy can be very helpful, especially for permanent or chronic problems with the upper respiratory tract, the lungs or an insufficient concentration of oxygen in the blood.

Chromotherapy

It has been known for many years that colors have a special effect on the entire human organism, the psyche and the soul. It is precisely this fact that is used in color therapy. Color therapy can include many different elements, from the color scheme of the patient's living space to targeted treatments with colored light.

Over the years, color therapy has been divided into various forms of sub-therapy. For example, in addition to normal light therapy, which is carried out using colored light (more on this elsewhere on this website), there is also a form of therapy in which only infrared light is used. So-called phototherapy, in which the patient is treated with UV light, is one of the diverse methods of color therapy.

How exactly is color therapy carried out in practice?

To determine the practical application, one must first find out which type of color therapy is best suited to the patient's particular complaints. For example, color radiation helps with nervous tension, sleep disorders and inflammation in the body. Depending on the application goal, different colors are used. For example, radiation with only green light is said to work very well in rheumatic diseases.

There is also a form of therapy in the field of color therapy based on the basics of acupuncture. The colored light is bundled and focused on the acupuncture points on the meridians (energy channels) in the patient's body. This is intended to stimulate the points mentioned, whereupon there is a similar effect to that achieved by inserting acupuncture needles.

It is also possible to induce deep relaxation states in the patient using colored light. There is also a special method of color therapy in this area, the so-called color meditation. With this form of therapy, the patient independently paints pictures using special plant watercolor paints, whereby the therapeutic effect results from the gradual layering of different shades. This form of therapy additionally promotes personal creativity.

Aura Soma Therapy is a special form of color therapy that has become fashionable in recent years. It combines elements of classic color therapy with those of Far Eastern treatment methods. This mainly uses cosmetic products that are applied to the skin. 

Nutritional therapies

A one-sided or wrong diet is the cause of countless so-called civilization diseases. Today people eat too much, too fat and too high in sugar and protein. One should think that healthy nutrition is particularly easy today - after all, there is almost every food in the supermarket around the corner. So people no longer have to use what they currently have for eating, as they used to do, but can make use of the wide range of food available in our modern society.

But it was precisely this oversupply of food that made people eat an increasingly poorer diet. Finally, the excessive use of fat and sugar in foods causes people's taste habits to change over the long term. Added to this is the abundance of additives from the food industry, for example flavorings or flavor enhancers. They also ensure that many people no longer know the natural taste of individual foods. They are often astonished that certain types of fruit or vegetables actually taste very different from what is suggested by the wide range of flavors in ready meals.

Diet according to the principles of naturopathy or alternative medicine works completely differently. A great deal of emphasis is placed on ensuring that the ingredients used are as natural as possible, so that people can again taste what nature intended for them. However, this does not mean that all people suddenly have to change their diet completely. In some cases it is sufficient to add certain additives to the food or to realign something. For example, the most basic possible nutrition plays a major role in the health of the human organism.

In the following articles we have put together for you what options you still have to adapt your diet to the principles of alternative medicine and thus live much healthier in the future.