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| COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | ||||
| Is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of Conventional medicine. | ||||
| The list of what is considered to be CAM changes continually, as those therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care, and as new approaches to health care emerge. | ||||
| Complementary Medicine is used together with Conventional Medicine. An example of a complementary therapy is using aromatherapy to help lessen a patient's discomfort following surgery. | ||||
| Alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet to treat some diseases or disorders such Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Palindromic Rheumatism, Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder, Autism, Fibromyalgia. | ||||
| There are some Conventional medical
practitioners who are also practitioners of Complementary and
Alternative medicine. If you wish to follow this path to improve your health ask around your local area for qualified Practitioners who will support your choice to use both Conventional and Natural. |
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| Natural healing is based on the understanding that our bodies are capable of incredible healing and self repair "when the circumstances are right". | ||||
| Examples of Natural healing methods are: Acupressure Homeopathy Acupuncture Hypnotherapy Aromatherapy Kinesiology (Applied) Ayurveda Life Coaching Bach Flower Remedies Massage Therapy Biofeedback Meditation BodyTalk System Neurolinguistic Programming Bowen Technique Naturopathy Osteopathy Chelation Therapy Reflexology Chiropractic Reiki Colour Therapy Shiatsu Counselling Tai Chi Detoxification Therapy Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Medicine Yoga |