Kirlian Photography. Photography of the body’s auras and energy flow.

Light Therapy. Use of light, from natural sun exposure to high-tech sophisticated forms of light-assisted psychotherapy to treat physical and psychological disorders.

Macrobiotics. Changing or managing your diet for spiritual and healthful ends. Diet excludes meats and emphasizes whole grains.

Magnet Therapy. Use of natural and manmade magnets to enhance energy fields around and within the body to enhance healing.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD). A highly systematic method of stimulating lymph flow through the entire body using a range of specialized and gentle rhythmic pumping techniques. This stimulates the lymphatic vessels that carry substances vital to the defense of the body and removes waste products.

Marma Therapy. A form of healing massage focusing on 108 points on the body where vein, artery, tendon, bone, and flesh meet.

Massage Therapy. A general term for a wide range of therapeutic techniques involving the manipulation of muscles and soft tissues, including kneading, rubbing, tapping, friction, vigorous or relaxing, deep or superficial.

Medical Intuitive. The utilization of a focused, intuitive instinct to “diagnose” or “read” energetic and frequency information in and around the human body.

Meditation. Relaxation and transformation therapy focusing mind on specific healing thoughts.

Transcendental Meditation™. A program specifically designed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Mind-Body Medicine. A philosophy and a system of health practices that is based on the concept that the mind and the body work together for healing.

Music Therapy. The prescribed use of music by a qualified person to effect positive changes in the psychological, physical, cognitive, or social functioning of individuals with health or educational problems.

NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Therapy). A combination of disciplines including kinesiology and acupressure designed to identify and eliminate allergies. The treatment stimulates acupuncture points along the spine while patient holds an allergen.

Naprapathy. Manipulation, mobilization, and soft tissue methods similar in some ways to chiropractic, but specializes in health problems that originate in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Nasal Irrigation. Saline solution (noniodized salt, baking soda, and water) inhaled through nostril to clear mucus and reduce cough caused by post nasal drip.

Naturopathic Medicine. A system of primary health care which uses a holistic natural approach to health and healing, emphasizing the treatment

Front Matter (R1-R22)

Executive Summary (1-12)

1 Introduction (13-33)

2 Prevalence, Cost, and Patterns of CAM Use (34-73)

3 Contemporary Approaches to Evidence of Treatment Effectiveness: A Context for CAM Research (74-107)

4 Need for Innovative Designs in Research on CAM and Conventional Medicine (108-128)

5 State of Emerging Evidence on CAM (129-167)

6 An Ethical Framework for CAM Research, Practice, and Policy (168-195)

7 Integration of CAM and Conventional Medicine (196-225)

8 Educational Programs in CAM (226-252)

9 Dietary Supplements (253-277)

10 Conclusion (278-282)

Appendix A: CAM Therapies, Practices, and Systems (283-292)

Appendix B: Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (293-294)

Appendix C: Table 1-1 List of Abbreviations (295-295)

Appendix D: Liaison Panel Organizations (296-297)

Appendix E: Model Guidelines for the Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Medical Practice (298-306)

Appendix F: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers (307-309)

Appendix G: Public Meetings (310-318)

Appendix H: Committee Biosketches (319-326)

Index (327-338)