Urine therapy is a specialized branch of alternative medicine. Any sort of oral or external application of human urine for medicinal purposes falls into this category. Promoters of urine therapy believe urine to have many curative powers. Some cultures, especially Indian, have traditionally used urine as a medicine. According to one theory, this perhaps dates to a time when the Amanita muscaria mushroom was used as Soma in Vedic rituals. The psychoactive alkaloids of the mushroom are passed unchanged in human urine, leading to ...

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Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. It differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasises direct and strategic intervention, whereby the therapist takes responsibility for working more pro-actively with the client, in order to treat clinical and subjective conditions faster under some circumstance. It also emphasises precision observation, utilization, and temporary suspension of disbelief t ...

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therapy

A systematic approach, method, or process designed to heal, restore, health, promote general well-being

(See also: Therapy, Body Mind and Soul)

EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES: use the arts to promote physical & mental health and personal growth. Examples of expressive therapies include art therapy, dance therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, poetry, and psychodrama.

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Therapy? - The Early Years. The band, highly influenced by artists of the indie rock movement, released its first single, called Meat Abstract, in 1990, on its own independent label, Multifuckingnational Records. Only 1000 copies have been pressed. At the summer of that year, the band made its first tour through the United Kingdom. The band's early years followed the familiar pattern of hard graft on the local alternative music scene, with Cairns often putting in a full day at the Michelin ty ...

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Therapy?, Therapy? - History, Therapy? - The Early Years, Therapy? - The Success, Therapy? - Fyfe leaving the band, Therapy? - Today, Therapy? - Trivia, Therapy? - Logo, Therapy? - Discography, Therapy? - Albums, Therapy? - Singles, Therapy? - Other Releases

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Much has been made over the years of the unusual question mark suffix to the band's name. Various theories have been ventured by fans, many of them bizarre. The truth is somewhat mundane. When designing the band's first home produced single, Andy Cairns misaligned the Letraset adhesive label on the sleeve, and used the "?" icon to fill the space. Therapy? - Logo. ...

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Therapy?, Therapy? - History, Therapy? - The Early Years, Therapy? - The Success, Therapy? - Fyfe leaving the band, Therapy? - Today, Therapy? - Trivia, Therapy? - Logo, Therapy? - Discography, Therapy? - Albums, Therapy? - Singles, Therapy? - Other Releases

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CHELATION THERAPY: typically administered in an osteopathic or medical doctorÕs office, chelation therapy is a series of intravenous injections of the synthetic amino acid EDTA, designed to detoxify the body. Often used to treat arteriosclerosis, angina, AlzheimerÕs disease.

EDTA stands for ethylenediaminetetruacetic acid (an amino acid). FDA approved for removing lead and other heavy metals from the bloodstream. One theory holds that chelation removes the calcium in arterial plaque; another suggests that EDTA works as an antioxidant. Proponents say that chelation also reverses gangrene, relieves the pain associated with lupus and arthritis, and reverses memory loss.

(See also: Chelation therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

OXIDATIVE THERAPY: Oxidative therapy is a type of therapy that supplies oxygen to the body for its potential therapeutic benefit. Currently, the two most widely know types of oxidative therapy are hydrogen peroxide therapy and ozone therapy.

(See also: Oxidative therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

MEGAVITAMIN THERAPY: See Orthomolecular medicine.

(See also: Megavitamin therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

ZONE THERAPY: another name for reflexology. (See reflexology.)

(See also: Zone Therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

ENZYME THERAPY: a form of therapy that employs supplements of plant and animal enzymes to improve digestive function and other conditions. During digestion, the bodyÕs own digestive enzymes are not the only ones at work; the enzymes present in raw fruits and vegetables also contribute to the breakdown of food in the stomach.

 Enzyme therapy advocates supplementation to reduce the work that the body has to do, and because plant enzymes are destroyed in cooking. Since enzymes canÕt be synthetically manufactured, supplements are derived from plants or from animal tissues. Some practitioners inject liquid enzymes to treat cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Enzyme supplements are available over the counter, singly or in combination, in capsule, tablet, powder, and liquid form.

(See also: Enzyme therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

HIV THERAPIES: practitioners offer a range of therapies that aim to treat the human immuno-deficiency virus, AIDS, or itsÕ symptoms.

Due to the life-threatening nature of this disease, these therapies are often used as complements to conventional approaches to HIV.

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Occupational therapists work in a vast array of settings, these include: Occupational therapy - Physical. Orthopedics (fractures/falls clinics) Pediatrics Elderly Rehabilitation Accident and Emergency Hand Therapy Cardiac Rehabilitation Burns Road Traffic Accidents Occupational therapy - Community. Intermediate Care Day centres Schools Child Development centres Occupational therapy - Neurology. < ...

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MAGNETIC THERAPY: magnetic field therapy or bio-magnetic therapy involves the use of magnets, magnetic devices or magnetic fields to treat a variety of physical and emotional conditions, including circulatory problems, certain forms of arthritis, chronic pain, sleep disorders, and stress.

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MAGNETIC THERAPY: Magnetic therapy, also known as Bio-magnetic therapy, is the application of specifically designed magnets or magnetic fields to the human body for therapeutic purposes. It is a safe, non-invasive therapy.

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The most clear benefit of phage therapy is that bacteria cannot easily develop resistance to phages, so the technique is likely to be devoid of the problems similar to antibiotic resistance. Secondly bacteriophages are very specific, targeting only particular strain of bacteria. Traditional antibiotics have a wide-ranging effect, meaning that they kill both harmful and useful bacteria (such as those facilitating food digestion). The specificity of phage reduces the chance ...

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Reparative therapy itself is a highly contentious and controversial topic, and the claims of the ex-gay movement are hotly contested, particularly by various professional medical bodies (see Opponents). The general scientific consensus has been that sexual orientation is unchangeable in adults, though this consensus and the cause for that immutability are disputed by reparative therapy advocates. This section seeks to detail and summarise the various controv ...

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COLOR THERAPY: Color therapy, or color healing, is the therapeutic use of various forms of color and light for physical, emotional, and spiritual benefit to the human body.

(See also: Color therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

POETRY THERAPY: Poetry therapy, or bibliotherapy, is the intentional use of poetry and other forms of literature for healing and personal growth.

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Some bacteria have no known phage that attack them. Phages tend to be highly specific to certain species of bacteria so many types of phages are required for good coverage. Phages are unlikely to work if applied orally due to the hosts immune system, so are used mainly topically on infected wounds or spread onto surfaces. ...

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DANCE THERAPY: Dance therapy is a non-verbal, action-oriented method of helping people become aware of their feelings by experiencing the direct sensation of movement.

The goal of dance therapy is to improve or restore the integration of body and mind, and to help an individual regain a sense of identity, and build self-esteem. It is used to aid and support verbal psychotherapy, physical therapy, and medical therapy.

(See also: Dance therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)