A Simple Guide to Alternative Therapy
By Kenneth Kee
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About this ebook
Alternative Medicine is other forms of therapies other than conventional Western Medicine.
They are:
1. Whole medical systems
2. Mind-body medicine
3. Biologically based practices
4. Manipulative and body-based practices
5. Energy medicine
1. Whole medical systems
A system isn't just a single practice or remedies but many practices that center on a philosophy,
such as the power of nature or the presence of energy in your body.
Examples of whole medical systems include:
a. Ancient healing systems such as ayurveda from India and traditional Chinese medicine.
b. Homeopathy which uses minute doses of a substance that causes symptoms to stimulate
the body's self-healing response.
c. Naturopathy which natural treatments to help the body do its own healing and uses practices,
such as massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, exercise and lifestyle counseling.
2. Mind-body medicine
Mind-body techniques improve the communication between the body and the mind.
The mind and body must be in harmony for a person to be healthy.
Examples of mind-body medicine include meditation, prayer, and relaxation therapy.
3. Biologically based practices
These biological practices include
a. dietary supplements include selenium, glucosamine sulfate
b. herbal remedies include ginseng, ginkgo and echinacea
Herbs and supplements can be taken as teas, oils, syrups, powders, tablets or capsules.
4. Manipulation and body-based practices
These methods depend on a practitioner to manipulate a specific part of the body.
They include:
a. chiropractor manipulation
b. massage.
5. Energy medicine
An invisible energy force flows through the body.
When this energy flow is blocked or unbalanced a person can become sick.
This energy is called chi, prana and life force.
The goal of the energy therapists is to unblock or re-balance the energy force.
Energy therapies include qi gong, reiki and magnet therapy.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 Alternative Therapies
Chapter 2 Spa Therapy
Chapter 3 Aromatherapy
Chapter 4 Antioxidants Therapy
Chapter 5 Acupuncture Treatment
Chapter 6 Ayurveda Treatment
Chapter 7 Homeopathy
Chapter 8 Massage Therapy
Chapter 9 Meditation
Chapter 10 Naturopathy
Chapter 11 Reiki Therapy
Chapter 12 Hypnotherapy
Chapter 13 Yoga therapy
Chapter 14 Chiropractor
Chapter 15 Epilogue
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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A Simple Guide to Alternative Therapy - Kenneth Kee
A
Simple
Guide
to
Alternative
Therapy
by
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
to my wife Dorothy
and my children
Carolyn, Grace
and Kelvin
This book describes the alternative therapies such as Spa therapy, Yoga therapy, Massage therapy, Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Meditation and others which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
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Chapter 1
Alternative Therapies
What is alternative medicine?
Alternative Medicine is other forms of therapies other than conventional Western Medicine.
They are:
1. Whole medical systems
2. Mind-body medicine
3. Biologically based practices
4. Manipulative and body-based practices
5. Energy medicine
1. Whole medical systems
A system isn't just a single practice or remedies but many practices that center on a philosophy,
such as the power of nature or the presence of energy in your body.
Examples of whole medical systems include:
a. Ancient healing systems such as ayurveda from India and traditional Chinese medicine.
b. Homeopathy which uses minute doses of a substance that causes symptoms to stimulate
the body's self-healing response.
c. Naturopathy which natural treatments to help the body do its own healing and uses practices,
such as massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, exercise and lifestyle counseling.
2. Mind-body medicine
Mind-body techniques improve the communication between the body and the mind.
The mind and body must be in harmony for a person to be healthy.
Examples of mind-body medicine include meditation, prayer, and relaxation therapy.
3. Biologically based practices
These biological practices include
a. dietary supplements include selenium, glucosamine sulfate
b. herbal remedies include ginseng, ginkgo and echinacea
Herbs and supplements can be taken as teas, oils, syrups, powders, tablets or capsules.
4. Manipulation and body-based practices
These methods depend on a practitioner to manipulate a specific part of the body.
They include:
a. chiropractor manipulation
b. massage.
5. Energy medicine
An invisible energy force flows through the body.
When this energy flow is blocked or unbalanced a person can become sick.
This energy is called chi, prana and life force.
The goal of the energy therapists is to unblock or re-balance the energy force.
Energy therapies include qi gong, reiki and magnet therapy.
Most doctors are hesitant about alternative medicine.
Medical doctors have good reason to be cautious when