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However, while many of these medications can help, there is some speculation that they may not be as helpful as once believed. Additional Article Information: =============================== 610 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2007-09-27 16:00:00 Written By: Grant Eckert Copyright: 2007 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Grant Eckert, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/grant-eckert.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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With a number of uncomfortable side effects as well as concerns about an increased risk of suicide, more mental health clients are looking for alternative treatments for mental health. By taking the natural route, they hope to avoid the dangerous side effects while still getting the help they need. Acupuncture Acupuncture is one of the alternative therapies that are getting a lot of attention for mental health. In this practice, your body is regarded as a system of energetic pathways. When one of these pathways is disrupted, it can cause mental health problems. When the acupuncturist identifies the blocked pathway, however, and then inserts a needle into the area, they can help to improve the energy movement, reducing the mental health symptoms. Though this was once dismissed as a false science, more studies are showing that these needle treatments do work and they can work in the long term. You can find acupuncture practitioners in nearly every city by heading to your local phone book. Exercise and Diet While this may not be considered alternative, most people wouldn't think that lifestyle changes could contribute to their mental health. But it's true. Since your body is comprised of a vast number of systems that require the proper nutrition and blood flow in order to work properly, it stands to reason that taking on healthy habits will allow you to also improve the mental health of your body. Nerve cells that are well-nourished may be better able to stay balanced. An attempt to add thirty minutes of exercise to every day and eating a healthier diet is a great start. Meditation Used for centuries, the practice of meditation is still considered a great way to calm the mind and often still any mental health disorders. By sitting in a comfortable position and simply trying to clear the thoughts from your mind, people have noticed they feel more centered and serene. A person does not have to sit in a lotus position or even chant in order for this practice to work. Take about ten minutes a day to sit in a quiet place in your home (wearing headphones to drown out noises if you can't find peace and quiet) and simply let any thoughts that enter into the mind out again. Whenever you begin to think about something, just let it go and focus on your breathing. In time, you will have fewer and fewer thoughts, helping to relax your body as well as your mental issues. Prayer When you believe in something greater than yourself, research is shows that you might have a smaller chance of mental health issues. There seems to be something about recognizing the idea that you aren't in control of everything, so when you give that control to someone or something else through prayer, you can begin to find balance in life. By simply sitting down and praying each day, you can begin to establish your place in the world. Journaling You might also find that writing down your feelings is a good way to decompress after a stressful day. Some people also find writing down bad feelings and then burning up the pages is quite cathartic. By keeping a journal of your thoughts, you can begin to see patterns in your mental health and thus begin to make changes in your life to prevent low moods from taking over. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant Eckert is a writer for Care Link. Care Link is a leading provider of Community Support Services| Alternative Mental Health Treatment: http://www.CareLink-svs.org --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/e/alternative-treatments-mental-health.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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