Alternative+Medicine

toc = Definition: = Any treatment or therapy that has not been scientifically demonstrated to be effective. p343 gen psych pp343-344 Chapter 10

= Examples: = Taking vitamins. Vitamin C protects yourself against the common cold, you are using alternative medicine because Vitamin C has not been scientifically proven to prevent colds.

meditation, herbs and other natural substances, deep-breathing exercises, therapeutic massage, yoga, therapeutic diets, acupuncture, or chiropractic manipulation.

Some alternative medicines have been proven to help treating some things but not all. Such as meditation may help with something like anxiety but it is not going to cure cancer.

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= Analogies: = using alternative medicines is like trying to find your way through the woods in the dark without a flashlight, you might get to your destination but it isn't very likely because you don't know if where your going is even remotely the right direction.

= Mnemonics: = A: Although L: lacking T: testing E: earn R: respect N: normally A: at T: the I: individuals V: verification of E : effect

M: might E: end D: disease I: in C: cases I: individually N: not E: everything

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