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Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Alternative Medicine
Fields Of Practice
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The study
of how living organisms interact with electromagnetic
(EM) fields.
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The knowledge
of how to prevent illness, maintain health, and reverse
the effects of chronic disease through dietary or nutritional
intervention.
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Employing
plant and plant products from folk medicine traditions
for pharmacological use.
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Using touch
and manipulation with the hands as a diagnostic and therapeutic
tool.
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Exploring
the mind's capacity to affect the body, based on traditional
medical systems that make use of the interconnectedness
of mind and body.
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Drugs and
vaccines not yet accepted by mainstream medicine.
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Please note that
the information provided does not reflect endorsement of
these therapies or recommendations
The above fields
of practice descriptions have been adapted from Alternative
Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons, a report prepared
under the auspices of the Workshop on Alternative Medicine,
held in Chantilly VA on September 14-16, 1992.
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