alternate therapies
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| ACUPRESSURE (SHIATSU) | PRESSURE APPLIED TO SPECIFIC PRESSURE POINTS OF THE BODY, STIMULATING AND REGULATING THE FLOW OF ENERGY. (USED TO TREAT MUSCULAR, JOINT PAIN, DEPRESSION, DIGESTIVE PROB. AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS)
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| ACUPUNCTURE | INVOLVES THE INSERTION OF THIN NEEDLES INTO SPECIFIC POINTS IN THE BODY TO STIMULATE AND BALANCE THE FLOW OF ENERGY. (ANCIENT CHINESE)
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| ANTIOXIDANTS (FREE RADICALS) | NUTRITIONAL THERAPY USING ANTIOXIDANTS TO PREVENT OR INHIBIT OXIDATION AND NEUTRALIZE FREE RADICALS (I.E VITAMINS A,C,AND E, AND SELENIUM)
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| AROMATHERAPY | THERAPEUTIC USE OF FRAGRANCES TO ALTER MOOD AND RESTORE THE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT.
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| BIOFEEDBACK | RELAXATION THERAPY THAT USES MONITORING DEVICES TO PROVIDE A PATIENT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIS/HER REACTION TO STRESS BY SHOWING THE EFFECT OF STRESS ON HEART RATE, RESPIRATIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE, MUSCLE TENSION, AND SKIN TEMP.
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| HEALING TOUCH (REIKI) | HEALING ART; HAND PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BODY'S CHAKRAS TO HARNESS AND BALANCE THE LIFE ENERGY FORCE, HELP CLEAR BLOCKAGES, AND STIMULATE HEALING AFTER CENTERING FOCUS.
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| HERBAL OR BOTANICAL MEDICINE | USES HERBAL MEDICINES BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT HERBS AND PLANT EXTRACTS CONTAIN COMPOUNDS THAT ALTER BLOOD CHEMISTRY, REMOVE IMPURITIES, STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND PROTECT AGAINST DISEASE.
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| HOMEOPATHY | USES VERY MINUTE, DILUTED DOSES OF DRUGS MADE FROM NATURAL SUBSTANCES TO PRODUCE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE BEING TREATED.
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| HYDROTHERAPY | USES WATER IN ANY FORM, INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, FOR HEALING PURPOSES (I.E WATER AEROBICS, MASSAGE, SOAKING IN WATER, AND STEAM VAPORS)
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| HYPNOTHERAPY (HYPNOSIS) | TECHNIQUE USED TO INDUCE A TRANCE-LIKE STATE SO A PERSON IS MORE RECEPTIVE TO SUGGESTION.
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| IMAGERY | TECHNIQUE OF USING IMAGINATION AND AS MANY SENSES AS POSSIBLE TO VISUALIZE A PLEASANT AND SOOTHING IMAGE; DECRESING TENSION, ANXIETY, AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY.
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| IONIZATION THERAPY | AIR IONIZERS ARE USED TO PRODUCE NEGATIVELY CHARGED AIR PARTICLES OR IONS; USED TO TREAT COMMON RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
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| MACROBIOTIC DIET | MEANING LONG LIFE; A NUTRITION THERAPY BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF THE YIN AND YANG BALANCE. LOW-FAT, LOW-CHOLESTEROL, AND HIGH-FIBER DIET.
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| MEDITATION | THERAPY THAT TEACHES BREATHING AND MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES TO QUIET THE MIND BY FOCUSING ATTENTION ON OBTAINING A SENSE OF ONENESS WITHIN ONESELF.
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| PET THERAPY | USES PETS, SUCH AS DOGS, CATS, AND BIRDS, TO ENHANCE HEALTH AND STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN LIFE; HELPS INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, DECREASE DEPRESSION,ETC.
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| PHYTOCHEMICALS | NUTRITIONAL THERAPY THAT RECOMMENDS FOODS CONTAINING PHYTOCHEMICALS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE CHEMICALS HELP PREVENT DISEASE.
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| PLAY THERAPY | USES TOYS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT SITUATIONS, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND EXPRESS THEIR EMOTIONS.
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| POSITIVE THOUGHT | THERAPY THAT INVOLVES DEVELOPING SELF AWARENESS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND LOVE FOR ONESELF TO ALLOW THE BODY TO HEAL ITSELF AND ELIMINATE DISEASE.
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| REFLEXOLOGY | ANCIENT HEALING ART BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT THE BODY IS DIVIDED INTO 10 EQUAL ZONES THAT RUN FROM THE HEAD TO THE TOES.
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| SPIRITUAL THERAPIES | USES PRAYER, MEDITATION, SELF EVALUATION, AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO USE THE POWERS WITHIN TO INCREASE THE SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND PROMOTE HEALING.
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| TAI CHI | USES A SERIES OF SLOW, GRACEFUL, AND PRECISE BODY MOVEMENTS COMBINED WITH BREATHING TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE ENERGY FLOW WITHIN THE BODY.
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| THERAPUETIC MASSAGE | USES KNEADING, GLIDING, FRICTION, TAPPING, AND VIBRATING MOTIONS BY THE HANDS TO INCREASE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD AND LYMPH.
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| THERAPUETIC TOUCH | THE PRACTITIONER ASSESSES ALTERATIONS OR CHANGES IN A PATIENTS ENERGY FIELDS.
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| YOGA | USES CONCENTRATION, SPECIFIC POSITIONS, AND ANCIENT RITUAL MOVEMENTS TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE OF FLOW OF LIFE ENERGY.
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