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Nutrition
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process of balanced intake of nutrients; carbohydrates, lipids, protein, vitamins, minerals, water
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Herbal medicine
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study or use of medicinal herbs to prevent and treat diseases and ailments or to promote health and healing
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Supplements
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attempt to put nutrients into pill powder or liquid form to enhance dietary intakes
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Affirmations
Mind/body therapies |
verbal component of yoga, positive words spoken to leave behind negativity
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Psychotherapy
Mind/body therapies |
treatment of mental/emotional disorders techniques designed to encourage communication of problems, goal being personality growth, behavior modification
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Art therapy
Mind/body therapies |
encourages people to express and understand emotions through artistic expression and the creative process
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Music therapy
Mind/body therapies |
uses music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists, designed to help patients overcome physical, emotional, intellectual, and social challenges
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Imagery
Mind/body therapies |
behavior therapy in which the patient is conditioned to use pleasant fantasies to counteract the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety
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Hypnosis
Mind/body therapies |
an altered state of consciousness, usually resembling sleep or trance, which may use relaxation techniques, suggestion, and imagery
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Meditation
Mind/body therapies |
Focusing on a symbol, sound, thought, or breath, altering state of consciousness, for relaxation, stress relief, spiritual growth, healing, deepening concentration, and unlocking creativity
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Alexander techniques
Movement therapies |
somatic method for improving physical and mental functioning, goal of the technique is to restore freedom and expression to the body and clear thinking to the mind.
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Dance
Movement therapies |
a movement-based therapeutic technique that aids in release of expressions or feelings and aids in promoting feeling and awareness
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Feldenkrais
Movement therapies |
designed to improve movement repertoire, aiming to expand and refine the use of the self through awareness, in order to reduce pain or limitations in movement, and promote general well-being
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Pilates
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seeks to increase the strength, flexibility and control of the body, physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany
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Prayer
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people pray for many reasons such as personal benefit or for the sake of others, a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional connection to a god or spirit through deliberate practice.
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Humor
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any amusing, funny, or ludicrous insights that causes laughter and relieves stress, releases anger, forms relationships, or helps cope with difficult situations.
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Massage
Touch Therapies |
application of diverse manual techniques of touch and stroking to muscles and soft tissue to achieve relaxation and to improve the client's well-being.
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Acupressure
Touch Therapies |
a technique used to release blocked qi by applying finger pressure to points on meridians.
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Reflexology
Touch Therapies |
natural healing system based on the principle that reflexes in the hands and feet correspond to various organs and organ systems in the body; stimulating such reflexes by applying pressure on hands and feet improves circulation, thereby promoting bodily functions.
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Biofeedback
Energetic therapies |
a technique for learning voluntary control of physiologic functions normally considered autonomic, such as blood pressure and heart rate, to reduce stress, improve overall well-being, and treat functional conditions.
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Healing touch
Energetic therapies |
an "energy therapy" that uses gentle hand techniques thought to help re-pattern the patient's energy field and accelerate healing of the body, mind, and spirit.
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Magnet therapy
Energetic therapies |
An alternative medical therapy in which the placement of magnets or magnetic devices on the skin is thought to prevent or treat symptoms of disease, especially pain.
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Reiki
Energetic therapies |
a healing tradition of Eastern origin whose purpose is to rebalance the complex energy systems that compose the body when they have become out of balance, using channeling of energy from an unlimited universal energy source through the hands of the practitioner.
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Therapeutic touch
Energetic therapies |
a noninvasive method of healing that was derived from an ancient laying—on of hands technique, the practitioner alters the patient's energy field through an energy transfer that moves from the hands of the practitioner to the patient.
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Quantum touch
Energetic therapies |
energetic healing modality using light touch, the breath and a variety of other techniques to bring about well-being, both physical and spiritual body.
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