New Age “Mission Creep” – Why Untested Treatments are Infiltrating American Health Care

Susan left this comment on our blog: “I’ve been reading these posts for a while and I’m wondering how vulnerable, sick people who realize they need help are going to get the help they need when health care and self-help have become a minefield of New Age practices/products. . .

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The Alexander Technique

An original poster advertising the services of F. M. Alexander

JC writes: “Can you tell me whether the Alexander Technique is New Age? I am a musician and my teacher recommended it for ‘body awareness.’ Apparently, it is popular among professional, classical musicians. The idea of “body awareness” sounds very New Age to me!”

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Reader Shares Bad Experience with BodyTalk

One of our readers sent an e-mail describing a bad experience she had with BodyTalk – a kind of “therapy” that can supposedly locate broken energy circuits in the body and resynchronize them by “tapping” the patient on the top of the head. We felt this e-mail would serve as a warning to anyone who is considering this kind of therapy.

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Should You Put Castor Oil in Your Belly Button?

                                              Castor oil seeds

The latest TikTok craze is calling for the application of castor oil in the belly button, a so-called “ancient” practice that will do everything from detoxification and improving your digestion to enhancing bowel movements and even making you more fertile. So what is this all about?

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Why Our Blogs Are Based on Facts, Not Feelings

SV writes: “I wonder if you might post my experience with the Rubenfeld Synergy Method. I found the work personally very helpful.  I also had the opportunity to be in several of Ilana Rubenfelds classes. They were amazingly helpful not only to the observers but also the person on the table. . . “

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