I forgot to add none of the above, but that scarcely matters, as we all know most people prefer regular medicine, or those wouldn’t be called alternative.
I’ve gone with hypnosis, because it’s related to NLP, which I believe to be a valid psychological technique.
I’ve never done biofeedback, but I believe it would work for some things like controlling blood pressure.
Other stuff I think is more based on placebo effect or the “GE lighting effect” that just being studied brings up your mood and productivity.
And of course some is wishful thinking and some is being wooed by charismatic leaders.
Other: Leeches.
Good one. And I should have listed vacuum cups to bring blood to the surface.
And of course being covered in bees has a certain appeal to some : >
I believe you can have a moderator edit your poll. Might not hurt since it’s still fresh and all.
…to make it more scientific? Somehow a scientific poll on alternative medicine is counter intuitive.
Jameson’s Irish Whiskey.
I used to work for a small company specializing in biofeedback. I don’t think it is a magic cure all. It’s also a lot of hard work. But for some things it works very well.
None.
There is absolutely zero evidence that any of those things do anything useful other than making someone believe that they do (the placebo effect) or just promote general well-being, such as yoga. In fact, you have a good list of the biggest scams in the field.
Musicat you seem awfully uppity, may I offer you a few minutes with a leech or two? Perhaps while we get some soothing candles in here too?
Oh! And if your arthritis or tendonitis are acting up, I can provide the bees for your therapy.
What does herbalism mean? I mean, I swear by cranberry pills for prevention of UTIs, but I don’t know exactly what the term means.
Marijuana.
I’d recommend yoga entirely because it’s the only kind of exercise that I actually kinda liked, and I generally hate deliberate exercise.
Most or all of the rest are hooey, though.
Aren’t leeches now being used by mainstream Western medicine to help draw blood through reattached tissues?
I was a skeptic of acupuncture/acupressure until I put my back out. It helped me recover more quickly than usual, I think.
I also do yoga a few times a week - flexibility, meditation and inner muscle strength.
The rest, I don’t think I’d bother wasting time with - although herbal teas are nice
All I know of modern day leech use for medicinal purposes is that they are being tested for such things. Not that they are frequently used. Some doctors use them, others dont.
Osteopathy has sorted me out several times. But I would only go to an osteopath for muscular or bone related issues.
Yoga = exercise.
For Other, I recommend laughter and love.
I don’t recommend regular medicine either. They are all posers after your wallet.