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Powers of healing

Meticulously documented, vividly written, and filled with rare and unusual photographs, this volume examines the mysterious ways in which the interactions of mind and body - and some say spirit - may affect health. While this mind-body connection is acknowledged by Western medicine as but one factor in the health equation, it constitutes the basic tenet of many healing techniques practiced outside the medical mainstream. These "alternative therapies" range from acupuncture, homeopathy, the laying on of hands, time-honored techniques, to such New Age methods as crystal and aroma therapies. Despite the wide variety of these curative techniques, extensively covered in this text, most of these practitioners or faith.

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