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[NT] NT's on Alternative Medicine

NT's used alternative medicine.....?

  • Accupuncture

    Votes: 9 33.3%
  • Accupressure

    Votes: 6 22.2%
  • Homoeopathy

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Herbal - pills/tinctures

    Votes: 13 48.1%
  • Reki

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Faith healing

    Votes: 3 11.1%
  • Hypnotisim

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Chiropractice

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • Osteopathy

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Auro soma (colour therapy)

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (non accupuncture)

    Votes: 5 18.5%
  • Crystals

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Flower remedies

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Reflexology

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Rebirthing

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Past Life Regression

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Aroma therapy

    Votes: 4 14.8%
  • Hypnotherapy

    Votes: 3 11.1%
  • NLP

    Votes: 4 14.8%
  • Other..... on the thread

    Votes: 5 18.5%

  • Total voters
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tinkerbell

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Hey

Interested to see if NTs buy non western medicine...

I've put in other option which you can post on the thread if you like

Lis

Ok - I've treid a fair few... sometime for medicinal purposes, sometimes not
 

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If I reply to this doublepost thread, does that mean it won't get deleted?
 

tinkerbell

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The other one ought to be deleted, just screwed up the poll wanted it multi choice.. I sulk
 

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I believe there is some merit to it. Particularly the treatments rooted in chinese medicine.
 

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I'm down for herbs, infusions, and oils. Some of them are pretty legitimate.
 

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Complete crap - unless it has a reproducible effect (and psychosomatic effects don't count). TCM does so well because the Chinese have access to a lot of plants that have fairly useful active ingredients. Other than that, it's in your head, and lets face it, that can generally help. You don't need a cortisol flood when you have all sorts of other shit to deal with.
 

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Not into it, but I do think nutrition plays a much bigger role in prevention of disease than what the current stance of allopath medicine seems to believe. Nutrition is more of a holistic practitioner's approach from what I've read.
 

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It's all rubbish. Admittedly I have read into NLP, but not as a form of medication. And even then it's uses are heavily overestimated.
 

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Not into it, but I do think nutrition plays a much bigger role in prevention of disease than what the current stance of allopath medicine seems to believe. Nutrition is more of a holistic practitioner's approach from what I've read.

I agree, the power of good nutrition is underrated.
 

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does general but somewhat esoteric knowledge count as nom-western? i think it does
 

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Okay, let's be honest here... who voted Homeopathy? Bend over for your spanking.
 

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Not into it, but I do think nutrition plays a much bigger role in prevention of disease than what the current stance of allopath medicine seems to believe. Nutrition is more of a holistic practitioner's approach from what I've read.

yes I totally agree, when I'm asked what my skin care regime is....good nutrition, sleep and water - it makes you look 10 years younger ;)

Actually lots of fruit and vieggies are large contributor.

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Okay, let's be honest here... who voted Homeopathy? Bend over for your spanking.

I did, and actually I'd rather have the spanking :D ;)

I didn't find it particularly useful, but then maybe I didn't try it long enough...

thisGuy... esoteric knowledge if used for healing purposes perhaps it counts..

I'm really shocked by two faith healing votes... Wonder if the people had better experiences than I have seen.
 

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er... why have you put NLP to alternative MEDICINE list? I honestly can't think of any possible therapeutic use for it - and I am a NLP master...:shock:
 

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Actually I know its a streach but NLP can be used as a therapy... Changing peoples consious state is a type of CBT.

I know it's not the normal application of NLP, but to be honest I've never seen a normal use of NLP, it seems to be used for everything but the kitchen sink.....
 

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I voted other.

None.

Apart from a one time antibiotic treatment as a result of being inocculated for a disease while having the disease in my body, getting the disease nearly twice as bad as a result when I was about 3 years old. The only medicine I ever had in my life is aspirin. Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. Can't recall ever having any other medicine.

I've used alcohol on wounds, vaseline stuffs on skin things and such. But I don't really see that stuff as medicine. :p

I've lived a pretty medicine free life. *shrugs*
 

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I'm down for herbs, infusions, and oils. Some of them are pretty legitimate.

Yep. Some herbs have useful active ingredients in them. The trick is to buy good quality ones IMO.

That was the only one I ticked the box for. I have had acupuncture as a kid but it wasn't my choice to have it. Don't think it made any difference tbh.
 

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I've lived a pretty medicine free life. *shrugs*

Impressive....





Herbs and TCM - they do contain active ingredients, so you ought to declare them to western medics to ensure you don't over dose.

Many drugs are refined herbs or synthetic version of herbs...

Nicholas Culpeper was the herbal god, who's book has never gone out of publications since 1600's (so I've heard). Culpeper's complete herbal. The BBC also did a costume drama about him which was very good...The Rebel Physician.

I'm still entregued about the NT's who have done some of the really out-there stuff....
 
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