Complimentary and alternative medicines

A world of alternatives

Medical literature identifies more than 300 different forms of complimentary medicine. This list includes examples of the more prominent therapies.

Diet, nutrition and lifestyle

✓ Macrobiotics
✓ Megavitamins
✓ Diets/nutritional supplements
✓ Changes in lifestyle

Traditional and ethnomedicine

✓ Acupuncture
✓ Traditional Chinese medicine
✓ Homeopathy
✓ Native American medicine
✓ Natural products
✓ Ayuveda
✓ Tibetan medicine
✓ Herbal medicine
✓ Past-life therapy
✓ Shamanismm

Bioelectromagnetic applications

✓ Electromagnetic fields
✓ Electrostimulation and neuromagnetic stimulation
✓ Magnetoresonance spectroscopy
✓ Blue light treatment and artificial lighting

Mind/body control

✓ Art therapy and relaxation
✓ Biofeedback
✓ Sound/music therapy
✓ Counseling and prayer
✓ Guided imagery
✓ Hypnotherapy
✓ Yoga and meditation
✓ Humor therapy

Structural and energetic therapies

✓ Acupressure
✓ Chiropractic medicine
✓ Rolfing
✓ Alexander technique
✓ Massage therapy
✓ Reflexology
✓ Therapeutic touch
✓ Aromatherapy

Pharmacological and biological treatments

✓ Anti-oxidizing
✓ Cell treatment
✓ Naturopathy
✓ Oxidizing agents
✓ Metabolic therapy
✓ Chelation therapy
✓ Medical cannabis

Text and illustrations by Kevin T. Boyd

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If this is your first time, please read the instructions. Don’t use acupressure to replace standard emergency procedures or licensed medical treatment. If you are seriously injured or have acute symptoms seek urgent medical treatment.

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