1. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Essential Questions: What types of alternative medicines and therapies are used to diagnose or treat human health conditions? How effective are alternative medicines or therapies in diagnosing or treating human health conditions compared to conventional medicine? 1

2. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Aromatherapy 2 You inhale the scents of oils from plants and flowers to restore body functions, relieve stress and promote emotional and hormonal balance. Or you can get a massage with them for the same effect.

3. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Biofeedback 3 http://bio-medical.com/products/tt-pir-system-w-pir- headet-and-mini-suite-software.html Thought Technology Your body talks; you listen. A therapist trains you to get in tune with your heart rate, blood flow, breathing, blood pressure and brain and muscle activity. Once you know what your body is saying, you use your mind to regulate what’s going wrong.

4. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Homeopathic Medicine 4 This approach involves treating a disease with remedies made from plants and minerals that would produce the same effects as the symptoms of the disease. The “like cures like” approach is similar to the way vaccines work. This is a highly controversial topic because many M.D.’s believe that homeopathy has no scientific basis http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1017718847

5. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Magnetic/Polarity Therapy 5 Magnetic fields enter your body to improve how cells use oxygen and repair themselves.

6. Chiropractic Medicine 6 It’s about keeping your spine in line. Good health is influenced by the proper functioning of your nervous system, especially the nerves extending from your spine. Doctors of this alternative medicine use specific techniques to adjust or move parts of your spine to get them back in line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B1JJFNUvUs

7. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Qigong 7 Move and meditate. That about sums it up. Regular practice of this mind-body connection can prevent and treat illness, reduce stress and create harmony between the mind, body and spirit.

8. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy 8 Talk about being out of it – you slip into a trance and you become completely comfortable and relaxed. Your memory, intuition, and concentration increase. You can reduce stress, speed up healing and control pain.

9. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Reflexology 9 Zones on the feet and hands mirror certain parts of the body. Applying pressure to these zones can fix a problem someplace else. So if you have a headache, squeeze your big toe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy-zUcmGMMo

10. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Rolfing 10 It’s a method of deep tissue massage with heavy emphasis on keeping the body parts alignment so gravity won’t adversely affect the body. It aims at separating bound-up connective tissue that link the muscles.

11. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. + Shiatsu 11 This is another type of Chinese medicine. The word means finger pressure. The combine massage with attention to the same pressure points that acupuncturists target. There is thought to be an exchange of healing energy between the person getting the massage and the person giving the massage.

12. Acupuncture 12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kehRz3pje6Q Is is good for teens? Think pincushion – human pincushion. Using this 2,000-year-old Chinese medical practice, a trained practitioner inserts hair-thin needles into designated points on the body to treat or prevent illness. It feels no worse than a mosquito bite.