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Alternative Therapies
Kathy Sykes meditates in Nepal

Alternative Therapies

Join Kathy Sykes on a personal journey of exploration into the controversial world of alternative therapies. Are there lessons for mainstream medicine to be learned from these increasingly popular therapies?

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Discover what she's learned during the making of the series in our exclusive Kathy Sykes videos.

Critical, not dismissive

Aspirin

Seeking proof for practitioner's claims isn't to dismiss them as charlatans, but a duty for the sceptical scientist.

Should doctors consult CAM?

Operating theatre: A white-coated doctor with patient's notes

Are there lessons for all doctors in the series? Tom Heller offers a view from a GP.

 

Under the influence?

Dental surgery taking place under hypnosis

Used with care and seen as a vehicle rather than a cure, can there be a medical role for hypnotherapy?

Testing challenges

A quick check-up

The nature of the treatments can create challenges when validating alternative therapies.

 

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Study suggestions

Detail from a medical skeleton

Health and achieving it is a matter of enormous controversy. Equip yourself to make your own mind up by taking it further.

 
 

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