--- Electroacupuncture
Alternative Medical Systems
--- Traditional Chinese Medicine
--- Osteopathy
--- Natropathic Medicine
--- Homeopathy
--- Chiropractic
--- Ayurveda
--- Spirituality
Alternative Medicine
--- Medical Intuitives
Angel Therapy Practitioner (ATP) by Doreen Virtue
Animals
--- Animal Communicators
--- Canine Massage
--- Canine Trigger Point
Anthroposophical Medicine
Aromatherapy
art thereapy
Astrology
Attachment Therapy
Ayurveda
Bates Method
Biofeedback
--- Aura Biofeedback Imaging (Photography)
--- Neurofeedback, EEG Biofeedback (EEGBF))
Biologically Based Therapies
--- Chinese Food Therapy
--- Fasting
--- Herbal Therapy
--- Macrobiotic Lifestyle
--- Natural Health
--- Natural Therapy
--- Naturopathy
--- Orthomolecular Medicine
--- Urine Therapy
Biomedical Model
Body Work
BodyTalk System
Breathing Meditation
CAM
Chakra Balancing
Chelation Therapy
Chinese Medicine
Chiropractic
Christian Science
Coaching
--- Life Coaching
--- Personal Coaching
--- Business Coaching
--- Relationship Coaching
Complimentary Medicine
--- Craniosacral Therapy
Counseling
--- Health Counseling
--- Intuitive Counseling
--- Shamanic Couseling
--- Spiritual Counseling
Craniosacral Therapy
--- Cranial Osteopathy
Dentistry
Diet-based Therapy
--- Breatharian
--- Fruitarianism
--- List of Diets
--- Living Foods Diet
--- Okinawa Diet
--- Ovo-lacto Vegetarian
--- Raw foodist
--- Vegan
--- Vegetarianism
--- Low-fat Diet
--- Low-carb Diet (Zone Diet, Atkins Diet)
--- macrobiotic
Distance Healer
Divination
--- Dowsing
--- Dance Prayer
Doctrine of Signatures
Doula
Dreamwork
Ear Candling (Ear Coning)
--- thermal Aricular Therapy
Eclectic Medicine
EMF Balancing Technique
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
--- Meridians
Energy Medicine
--- Jin Shin Jyutsu
--- Magnet Therapy
--- Medical Qigong
--- Reiki
--- Shiatsu
--- The WISE Method (Holistic Integrated Spiritual Ene
--- Eden Energy Medicine - approach developed by Donna
--- Therapeudic Touch (TT)
--- Metamorphosis
Energy Work
--- Energy Therapy
Exercise-based Therapy
--- Active Isolated Stretching
--- Aerobic Exercise
--- Aerobics
--- Alexander Technique
--- Body Building
--- Feldenkrais Method
--- Martial Arts
--- Physical Culture
--- Pilates
--- PNF Stretching
--- Stretching
--- Some Forms of Qigong
--- Tai Chi
--- Walking
--- Weight Training
Feng Shui
Flower Essence Therapy
Folk Medicine
Grahamism
Graphology (Hand Writting Analysis)
Group Modalities
Healing
--- Spiritual Healing
--- Voice Healing
--- Sound Healing
Herbalism
Heroic Medicine
Holism
Holistic Health
--- Holistic Dental
--- Holistic Physicians
--- Holistic Nurses
--- Holisitc Medicine
Homeopathy
Hydrotherapy (Water Therapy)
--- Colon Hydrotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Image and Wardrobe Consulting
Integrated Energy Therapy
Integrative Medicine
Interfaith Minister
Intervention
Iridology
Kinesiology
Kundalini
--- Shakti
--- Chakras
Life Extension
Lifestyle
Lifestyle Diseases
Live Blood Cell Analysis
--- Dietary Supplements
Manipulative and Body-based Methods
--- Active Isolate Stretching
--- Acupressure
--- Bowen Technique
--- Marshall Arts
--- Massage Therapy
--- Medical Acupuncture
--- Metamorphic Technique
--- Myofacial Release
--- Rolfing
--- Taijiquan
--- Tulayoga
--- Trager Approach
--- Tui na
--- Structural Integration
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Massage Therapy
--- Hot Stone Therapy
--- Infant Massage
--- Integrative Massage
--- Thai Massage
--- Traditional Thai Massage
Medical Intuitives
Meditation
--- Shambhala
Mediumship
--- Spiritualism
Metamorphosis
--- Naturopathic Medicine
--- Meridian
--- Reflexology (Zone Therapy)
--- Birth
--- Spinal Column
--- Gestation
--- Incarnation
Mind-body Connection
Mind-body Interventions
--- Art Therapy
--- Autosuggestion
--- Bach Flower Therapy
--- Buteyko Method
--- Eutony
--- Hatha Yoga
--- Journaling
--- Music Therapy
--- Nia Technique
--- Rebirthing-Breathwork
--- Self-hypnosis
--- Support Groups
--- Visualization
--- Vivation
--- Yoga
Modality Classifications
--- Professionalized Modalities
--- Self-care Modalities
Natural Health
Natural Therapy
--- Diet and Food
--- Exercise
Nature Cure
Naturopathic Medicine
NCCAM Classifications
--- Whole Medical Systems
NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming
Past Life Healing
--- Past Life Regression
Physical Therapy
Polarity Therapy
Professionalized Modalities
Psychic
Psychotherapeudic Alternative Medicine
Psychotherapy
--- EMDR
Qigong
Reflexology (Zone Therapy)
Reiki
--- We Chi
Schools and Institutes
Self-care Modalities
Shaman
Soul Retrieval
Sound Healing Therapy
--- Drumming
--- Tibetan Bowl
Structural Integration
--- Balance
--- Alignment
--- Gravitational Alignment
--- Neuro-Fascial-Musculo-Skeletal System
--- Biomechanics
--- Posture
--- Myofascial Integration
Tantra
--- Indian
Tarot Readers
--- Angel Card Readings
Therapeudic Touch (TT)
Therapeutic Music
Tibettan Eye-chart
Traditional Chinese Medicine
--- Chinese Martial Arts
--- Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
--- Coin Rubbing
--- Cupping
--- Five Elements
--- Food Therapy
--- Herbology
--- Jing
--- Moxibustion
--- Neigong
--- Seven Star
--- San Jiao
--- Shen
--- Tao Yin
--- TCM Model of the Body
--- Trigger Point
--- Yin and Yang
--- Zang Fu Theory
Traditional Japanese Medicine
Traditional Thai Massage
Uropathy
Vaastu Shastra
Visualization
Water Cure
Water Therapy
Wellness
Whole Medical Systems
Yoga
--- Yogarhythmics
Alternative health is based predominantly on the ‘natural healing model’ which uses herbal medicine, diet therapy, orthomolecular medicine, exercise, indigenous therapies, and energy healing to promote health. Alternative therapies may also include anything from aromatherapy, yoga, reiki, hydrotherapy, magnetic therapy, meditation, acupuncture, and many other techniques used by others for thousands of years. Many modern sciences continue to use alternative treatments to complement modern medical treatments. People around the world still use these alternative treatments because they work and have been a cultural tradition.
There is a growing form of Western medicine called Integrated Medicine. This new way of thinking is a great combination of traditional and modern energy healing, and western medicine.
Why is it Called Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
Alternative therapies were the only known treatments prior to the discovery of antibiotics, and other modern medical treatments. Alternative Medicine is the original safe and proven medicine. They provide treatment for people who are dealing with chronic pain and illness. .
Some Alternative Medical Systems
Biologically Based Therapies
Biologically based therapies involve supplementing a person’s diet with additional extracts, nutrients, herbs and/or certain foods. Alternative therapies are non-conventional practices that treat patients using supplements, acupuncture, hypnosis, and many other techniques. Biologically based therapies generally use supplements that include botanicals, minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, proteins and probiotics. There have been studies in which scientist are constantly proving that foods, vitamins, and minerals are useful in combating disease such as the broccoli cancer connection or the wine heart attack connection. Also, improved quality and acceptable pricing caused millions of people to turn to biologically based therapies to help them with their health problems.
Mind-Body based Therapies
Mind-body therapies are a set of interventions that focus on the interplay between emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors and their influence on health. Examples of some of the therapies used include tai chi, reiki, hypnosis, art, movement sound, and music therapy, meditation, and yoga. These therapies utilize various techniques aimed to enhance the mind’s capacity to stimulate natural healing, affect bodily functions, and ease symptoms.
Manipulative Body-based techniques
Manipulative body-based practices are considered alternative therapies. These techniques include Alexander Technique, Rolfing or Structural Integration, Cranial Sacral, and Chiropractic. These therapies generally focus on the structures and systems of the body, including the bones and joints, the soft tissues, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems.
Do you want more information?
If you are looking for medicine holistic practitioner in your area, the best place to search is through HolisticGuidance.com. The Holistic Guidance website lists the name, contact information and other basic and detailed descriptions of holistic practitioners in each practice area.
This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a recommendation or referral to alternative medicine practices. Please make sure to evaluate your practitioner before selecting to ensure they are in the field that is right for you.