Origins of Alternative Medicine
UTILITIES
INTERACTIVE
EMERGING
An Interview about the Emergence of Alternative Med. with a Practitioner of:
THERAPIES
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| Challenge your wit, and play "Myth or Fact?," and see if you too hold many popular misconceptions about alternative medicine in your mind. Simply evaluate each statement, and click "Myth!" or "Fact!" then just check the white box for your mark for each question. Good luck! |
| 1. The client or patient has to have some particular music ability to benefit from music therapy. |
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| 2. There is one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest. |
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| 3. A major principle of mind/body medicine is the belief in the body's innate healing capacities and the body's natual tendency toward health. |
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| 4. Undigested bits of food can sneak into the blood, where they become "antigens", or "strangers in the house." |
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| 5. Microwaved foods contain zero enzymes and they contain poisons created by the microwaving process. |
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| 6. Biofeedback is the field of alternative medicine that is concerned with the study of the activity of muscles and the relationship of muscle strength to health. |
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| 7. Enzymes interfere with the many synthetic drugs used today. |
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| 8. Herbs are quick-acting substances that produce their effects just as rapidly as drugs and antibiotics. |
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| 9. Chiropractors use high-velocity manipulations of the neck and back to correct problems. |
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| 10. Chiropractors are medical doctors, and therefore can prescribe drugs or perform surgery. |
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| 11. Acupuncture is done only by Asian healers. |
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| 12. About 4,000 M.D.s in this country perform acupuncture. |
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| 13. The medical establishment says acupuncture is of no value. |
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| 14. A National Institutes of Health Committe has concluded that acupuncture eases certain pain disorders and nausea, and it has recommended research into its effectiveness in other areas. |
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| 15. No insurance company will reimburse you for acupuncture. |
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| 16. Several companies will reimburse if a licensed doctor has recommended acupuncture for a specified, properly designed disorder. |
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| 17. Acupuncture is painful and dangerous. |
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| 18. There is only a slight sting, and there is no danger when disposable or sterilized reusable needles are used. |
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| 19. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the craniosacral system is a liquid that provides oxygen and needed nutrients to the brain. |
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| 20. The spinal cord is not considered part of the craniosacral system. |
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| 21. One of the principles of homeopathy is that the smaller and more diluted the substance (remedy) is, the more potent and effective it will be in acting like a vaccine to cure symptoms of distress. |
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| 22. Ayurveda is considered the oldest still-existing medical system, even more ancient than acupuncture, homeopathy, or traditional chinese medicine. |
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| 23. According to ayurvedic medicine, the human body is composed of the following basic natural, chemical elements: nitrogen, carbon, methane, ozone, and oxygen.. |
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| 24. Doshas are the acupuncture channels through which energy, qi, flows. |
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| 25. In therapeutic touch, the therapist often prescribes drugs and touches the person physically to feel for heightened levels of tension.. |
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| 26. Orthomolecular medicine attempts to bring a person to his or her genetic potential by monitoring and/or manipulating his or her vitamin intake, nutrition, and overall diet. |
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