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Moss">Ralph W. Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield" title="Andrew Wakefield">Andrew Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Access_Consciousness" title="Access Consciousness">Access Consciousness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cernovich" title="Mike Cernovich">Mike Cernovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PETA" title="PETA">PETA</a></li></ul> <div class="vte plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Template:Altmed" title="Template:Altmed">v</a> - <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Altmed" title="Template talk:Altmed">t</a> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Altmed&action=edit">e</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="messagebox mb-brainwatermark mb-warning-orange" style=""> <tbody><tr> <td class="mb-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Warning_icon_orange.svg" class="image"><img alt="Warning icon orange.svg" src="/w/images/thumb/4/4f/Warning_icon_orange.svg/50px-Warning_icon_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" srcset="/w/images/thumb/4/4f/Warning_icon_orange.svg/75px-Warning_icon_orange.svg.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/4/4f/Warning_icon_orange.svg/100px-Warning_icon_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a> </td> <td class="mb-text"><b>This page contains too many unsourced statements and needs to be improved</b>. <hr /> <p><b>Panacea</b> could use some help. Please research the article's assertions. Whatever is credible should be sourced, and what is not should be removed. </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—Sir Walter Raleigh upon viewing the axe that was to behead him<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>panacea</b> is a treatment or practice claimed to be capable of curing many or all diseases. The longer the list of diseases claimed to be treatable, the higher the chance that the "cure" is <a href="/wiki/Woo" title="Woo">woo</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Woo_convention"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Woo convention</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Persistence_of_the_myth"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Persistence of the myth</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Historical_examples"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Historical examples</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Social_panaceas"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Social panaceas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#List_of_medical_panaceas"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">List of medical panaceas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Woo_convention">Woo convention</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Woo convention">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Supporters of panaceas often (though not always) claim that there is <a href="/wiki/Treat_the_cause,_not_the_symptom" title="Treat the cause, not the symptom">One True Cause of All Disease</a> that the medical establishment doesn't want you to know about (or, at least, that it is too closed-minded to acknowledge), and that can be treated with their preferred therapy. So, for instance, some <a href="/wiki/Homeopath" class="mw-redirect" title="Homeopath">homeopaths</a> will claim that this cause is miasms, which can be cured with homeopathic remedies; some will claim that it is <a href="/wiki/Unani" title="Unani">humoral imbalance</a> treatable with <a href="/wiki/Bloodletting" title="Bloodletting">bloodletting</a> and purging, among other things; <a href="/wiki/Fereydoon_Batmanghelidj" title="Fereydoon Batmanghelidj">some others</a> will claim that dehydration is the true cause of all disease, and all illnesses can be cured simply by consuming large amounts of <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>; <a href="/wiki/Buteyko_method" title="Buteyko method">some</a> claim that hyperventilation is the cause, which can be cured with breathing exercises; others claim that the <i>real</i> cause is really <a href="/wiki/Alkaline_diet" title="Alkaline diet">pH imbalance</a>; and still others will claim that "<a href="/wiki/Toxins" class="mw-redirect" title="Toxins">toxins</a>" are the cause, and can be removed with pills or <a href="/wiki/Chelation_therapy" title="Chelation therapy">chelation therapy</a>. The mere existence of so many contradictory theories (and contradictory treatments to go along with them, as shown in the list below) is in itself enough to cast doubt on their veracity. After all, they can't all be right. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Persistence_of_the_myth">Persistence of the myth</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Persistence of the myth">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Panaceas are so widespread in <a href="/wiki/Anecdote" class="mw-redirect" title="Anecdote">anecdote</a>-based medicine mainly because of three factors: 1) the <a href="/wiki/Placebo_effect" title="Placebo effect">placebo effect</a>, which occurs regardless of the specific treatment or disease, 2) the fact that many illnesses usually <a href="/wiki/Regression_to_the_mean" title="Regression to the mean">resolve without treatment</a>, and that even diseases that <a href="/wiki/Improbable_things_happen" title="Improbable things happen">rarely clear up on their own</a> can, sometimes very suddenly, undergo <a href="/wiki/Spontaneous_improvement" class="mw-redirect" title="Spontaneous improvement">spontaneous improvement</a>, and 3) <a href="/wiki/Misdiagnosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Misdiagnosis">misdiagnosis</a>, which may lead to a person treating a disease they don't have. These are some of the reasons why, as <a href="/wiki/Steven_Novella" title="Steven Novella">Steven Novella</a> notes, "If you are basing your claims on anecdotal experience, then any treatment will seem to work for anything and everything."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> This is also why so much alternative health advice is contradictory; in the area of diets, for instance, what foods you should and shouldn't eat vary wildly depending on who you ask: fruitarians claim only fruits are healthy; many <a href="/wiki/Vegan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegan">vegans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vegetarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegetarian">vegetarians</a> say meat will kill you, while <a href="/wiki/Weston_A._Price_Foundation" title="Weston A. Price Foundation">others</a> say you should eat lots of it; and some say <a href="/wiki/Agave" class="mw-redirect" title="Agave">agave</a> is a healthy alternative to mainstream refined <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">sugar</a>, while others say it's full of fructose and unhealthy, among many other examples. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_examples">Historical examples</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Historical examples">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Some of the oldest known panaceas include <a href="/wiki/Bloodletting" title="Bloodletting">bloodletting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trepanation" title="Trepanation">trepanation</a>, which were used, at first, to expel evil spirits from the body, and later to balance the <a href="/wiki/Heroic_medicine" title="Heroic medicine">humors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pbs_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs-3">[3]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobacco">Tobacco</a> was thought to be a cure for over 65 diseases, including <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stewart_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewart-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Social_panaceas">Social panaceas</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Social panaceas">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The word "panacea" also occurs in general contexts to refer to non-medical courses of action or ideologies that can fix everything that's wrong with a given situation. </p><p>Social panaceas can fix any issues in <a href="/wiki/Society" title="Society">society</a>, as any old wives' tale will <a href="/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence" title="Anecdotal evidence"> anecdotally</a> <a href="/wiki/Testimonial" title="Testimonial"> attest</a>. Such panaceas sometimes fall in and out of fashion, only to show up again later. You can often spot them coming when you hear the phrase "it's all about ... [insert favored social panacea here]." Or: "what young people all need today is a good dose of ..." </p><p>Examples which many people may recognize include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corporal_punishment" title="Corporal punishment">discipline</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> — popular in Victorian days; holding firm in the institution called <a href="/wiki/Family_values" title="Family values">"families"</a>; making a come-back among traditionalists</li> <li>assimilation<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> — once a cure-all for racial issues, until superseded by cultural identity<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Identity_politics" title="Identity politics">identity</a> — along with consciousness-raising,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> helps all self-perceived underdogs and minorities</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a> — a perennial favorite since the Industrial Revolution. (But who will educate the educators, Senor de Loyola?)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> <ul><li>right-thinking — the proper product of a proper education</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith" title="Faith">faith</a> — as measured in intensity and unshakability units. An all-time crutch — even though religiously homogenous societies have had their moments.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayer" title="Prayer">prayer</a> — like faith (above) and communication (below)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Critical_thinking" title="Critical thinking">critical thinking</a> — a secular form of faith. Useful so long as one reaches the right conclusions.</li> <li>wrap-around services<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> — a fad amongst interventionist politicians and for diligent bureaucrats</li> <li>management - widely advocated by managers and by the managerial class<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup></li> <li>professionalism (code-word for <a href="/wiki/Elitism" title="Elitism">elitism</a>)</li> <li>leadership<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> — popular with politicians <ul><li>strong leadership<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> — for people who like to think of followers as weak</li></ul></li> <li>communication<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> — the panacea of the <a href="/wiki/New_Age" title="New Age">New Age</a> of <a href="/wiki/Age_of_Aquarius" class="mw-redirect" title="Age of Aquarius">Aquarius</a></li> <li>self-esteem<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> — too vague to be doubted. Will rehabilitate any criminal (identity optional).</li> <li>love (All you need is love…<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money" title="Money">money</a> — the ultimate symbol. (Money makes the world go around…)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dialectical_materialism" title="Dialectical materialism">dialectical materialism</a> (and variants) — when money is not enough</li> <li>creativity<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> — essential for <a href="/wiki/Creationism" title="Creationism">Creationists</a>; also useful for non-billionaires</li></ul> <p>While some of the above things may generally be good or even necessary for fixing societal issues, they by themselves will likely not fix everything. Societal issues are complex, and thus solutions to these issues must address that complexity. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_medical_panaceas">List of medical panaceas</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of medical panaceas">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="div-col columns column-count column-count-2" style="-moz-column-count: 2; -webkit-column-count: 2; column-count: 2;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fereydoon_Batmanghelidj" title="Fereydoon Batmanghelidj">Ordinary water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeopathy" title="Homeopathy">Homeopathic water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alkaline_diet" title="Alkaline diet">Ionized/alkaline water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reiki" title="Reiki">Magical, Eastern hand-waving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Therapeutic_Touch" class="mw-redirect" title="Therapeutic Touch">Magical, Western hand-waving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quantum_touch" class="mw-redirect" title="Quantum touch">Quantum hand-waving</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3187/3187-h/3187-h.htm#link2HCH0004">Non-magical, atheistic hand-waving</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2700/2700-h/2700-h.htm#link2H_4_0004">Patented rods made out of a special metal alloy</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2700/2700-h/2700-h.htm#link2H_4_0004">Unpatented rods made out of anything at all</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buteyko_method" title="Buteyko method">Breathing exercises</a></li> <li>Many, many <a href="/wiki/List_of_medicinal_plants" title="List of medicinal plants">herbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patent_medicine" title="Patent medicine">Patent medicines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobacco" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobacco">Tobacco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloodletting" title="Bloodletting">Bloodletting</a>/Leeching</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trepanation" title="Trepanation">Trepanation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orgone_accumulator" title="Orgone accumulator">Orgone accumulators</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skepticnorth.com/2009/11/brick-therapy-panacea-to-cure-everything">Brick therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiropractic" title="Chiropractic">Chiropractic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birthwort" class="mw-redirect" title="Birthwort">Birthwort</a> (highly carcinogenic and can cause kidney failure)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine#Environmental_impact" title="Traditional Chinese medicine">Rhino horn</a> (endangered species)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_herbs_and_spices#A" class="mw-redirect" title="List of herbs and spices">Asian ginseng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin">Vitamins</a> (chiefly <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">Vitamin C</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detox" class="mw-redirect" title="Detox">Detoxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acupuncture" title="Acupuncture">Acupuncture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_therapy" title="Fire therapy">Fire therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith_healing" title="Faith healing">Faith healing</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Prayer" title="Prayer">prayer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Science" title="Christian Science">Christian Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urine_therapy" title="Urine therapy">Urine therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paleo_diet" title="Paleo diet">Paleo diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fun:SCP_Foundation" title="Fun:SCP Foundation">DATA REMOVED</a></li></ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shoehorning#Alternative_medicine" title="Shoehorning">Shoehorning</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.csicop.org/si/show/one_true_cause_of_all_disease/">The One True Cause of All Disease</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Hall" title="Harriet Hall">Harriet Hall</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-miracle-cure-for-everything/">The Miracle Cure for Everything</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Novella" title="Steven Novella">Steven Novella</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panacea&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="font-size:90%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Sir Walter Raleigh by Raleigh Trevelyan (2003). Henry Holt & Co. (2002). ISBN 978-0-7139-9326-4. p. 552.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cam-worldview/">The CAM Worldview</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Science-Based_Medicine" title="Science-Based Medicine">Science-Based Medicine</a>,</i> October 23, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pbs-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-pbs_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/basics/bloodlettinghistory.html"><i>Bloodletting Over the Centuries</i></a>, Gilbert R. Seigworth, M.D.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-stewart-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-stewart_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1033728/">A history of the medicinal use of tobacco 1492-1860</a>, Grace G. Stewart, <i>Med. Hist.</i> 1967 July; 11(3): 228–268. PMCID: PMC1033728.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spare_the_rod_and_spoil_the_child" class="extiw" title="wp:Spare the rod and spoil the child" rel="nofollow">Spare the rod and spoil the child</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cultural_assimilation" class="extiw" title="wp:cultural assimilation" rel="nofollow">cultural assimilation</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cultural_identity" class="extiw" title="wp:cultural identity" rel="nofollow">cultural identity</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness_raising" class="extiw" title="wp:Consciousness raising" rel="nofollow">Consciousness raising</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" class="extiw" title="wp:Society of Jesus" rel="nofollow">Society of Jesus</a>. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wraparound" class="extiw" title="wp:wraparound" rel="nofollow">wraparound</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managerial_Class" class="extiw" title="wp:Managerial Class" rel="nofollow">Managerial Class</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leadership" class="extiw" title="wp:leadership" rel="nofollow">leadership</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/strong_leader" class="extiw" title="wp:strong leader" rel="nofollow">strong leader</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/communication" class="extiw" title="wp:communication" rel="nofollow">communication</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self_esteem" class="extiw" title="wp:self esteem" rel="nofollow">self esteem</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Need_Is_Love" class="extiw" title="wp:All You Need Is Love" rel="nofollow">All You Need Is Love</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/creativity" class="extiw" title="wp:creativity" rel="nofollow">creativity</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div role="navigation" aria-labelledby="alternative_medicine_methods-navbox" style="clear:both;"> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed autocollapse innercollapse outercollapse navbox nowraplinks" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="background:#d4aa00; color:White; text-align:center;"><div style="float:left;" class="navbar"><div class="vte plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><a 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</td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_therapy" title="Magnetic therapy">Magnetic therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Radionics" title="Radionics">Radionics</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ear_candling" title="Ear candling">Ear candling</a> • <a href="/wiki/Qi" title="Qi">Qi</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hypnosis" title="Hypnosis">Hypnosis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hair_analysis" title="Hair analysis">Hair analysis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_field_therapy" title="Magnetic field therapy">Magnetic field therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dental_woo" title="Dental woo">Dental woo</a> • <a href="/wiki/Trepanation" title="Trepanation">Trepanation</a> • <a href="/wiki/DMSO" title="DMSO">DMSO</a> • <a href="/wiki/Placebo_effect" title="Placebo effect">Placebo effect</a> • <a href="/wiki/Traumeel" title="Traumeel">Traumeel</a> • <a href="/wiki/Muti" title="Muti">Muti</a> • <a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a> • <a href="/wiki/Unani" title="Unani">Unani</a> • <a href="/wiki/Meridians" title="Meridians">Meridians</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homotoxicology" title="Homotoxicology">Homotoxicology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Iridology" title="Iridology">Iridology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kinoki_Foot_Pads" title="Kinoki Foot Pads">Kinoki Foot Pads</a> • <a href="/wiki/Resveratrol" title="Resveratrol">Resveratrol</a> • <a href="/wiki/Emotional_Freedom_Technique" title="Emotional Freedom Technique">Emotional Freedom Technique</a> • <a href="/wiki/Curandero" title="Curandero">Curandero</a> • <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" title="Traditional Chinese medicine">Traditional Chinese medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bach_flower_remedies" title="Bach flower remedies">Bach flower remedies</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vitalism" title="Vitalism">Vitalism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biological_medicine" title="Biological medicine">Biological medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bismacine" title="Bismacine">Bismacine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Weapon_salve" title="Weapon salve">Weapon salve</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cupping" title="Cupping">Cupping</a> • <a href="/wiki/Consegrity" title="Consegrity">Consegrity</a> • <a href="/wiki/Folk_remedy" title="Folk remedy">Folk remedy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Enema" title="Enema">Enema</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tachyon_energy" title="Tachyon energy">Tachyon energy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">Calcium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Salt_lamp" title="Salt lamp">Salt lamp</a> • <a href="/wiki/Science-Based_Medicine" title="Science-Based Medicine">Science-Based Medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/What%27s_The_Harm%3F" title="What's The Harm?">What's The Harm?</a> • <a href="/wiki/People_Will_Talk" title="People Will Talk">People Will Talk</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dianetics" title="Dianetics">Dianetics</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ear_stapling" title="Ear stapling">Ear stapling</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hildegardian_medicine" title="Hildegardian medicine">Hildegardian medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Waste_analysis" title="Waste analysis">Waste analysis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Psychic_surgery" title="Psychic surgery">Psychic surgery</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vibroacoustic_therapy" title="Vibroacoustic therapy">Vibroacoustic therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Heroic_medicine" title="Heroic medicine">Heroic medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sound_healing" title="Sound healing">Sound healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Crystal_healing" title="Crystal healing">Crystal healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Natural_vision_correction" title="Natural vision correction">Natural vision correction</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lie_detection" title="Lie detection">Lie detection</a> • <a href="/wiki/LSD" title="LSD">LSD</a> • <a href="/wiki/MDMA" title="MDMA">MDMA</a> • <a href="/wiki/Qigong" title="Qigong">Qigong</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fire_therapy" title="Fire therapy">Fire therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sedona_Method" title="Sedona Method">Sedona Method</a> • <a href="/wiki/Placentophagy" title="Placentophagy">Placentophagy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ionised_jewellery" title="Ionised jewellery">Ionised jewellery</a> • <a href="/wiki/Functional_neurology" title="Functional neurology">Functional neurology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vagina_steaming" title="Vagina steaming">Vagina steaming</a> • <a href="/wiki/Feces_therapy" title="Feces therapy">Feces therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/PH_woo" title="PH woo">PH woo</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wilk_vs._AMA" title="Wilk vs. AMA">Wilk vs. AMA</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kumdang-2" title="Kumdang-2">Kumdang-2</a> • <a href="/wiki/Buteyko_method" title="Buteyko method">Buteyko method</a> • <a href="/wiki/Faith_healing" title="Faith healing">Faith healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_smoking" title="Tobacco smoking">Tobacco smoking</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dr._Bronner%27s_Soap" title="Dr. Bronner's Soap">Dr. Bronner's Soap</a> • <a href="/wiki/Water_Cure" title="Water Cure">Water Cure</a> • <a href="/wiki/Copromancy" title="Copromancy">Copromancy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Patent_medicine" title="Patent medicine">Patent medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Narconon" title="Narconon">Narconon</a> • <a href="/wiki/Steeping" title="Steeping">Steeping</a> • <a href="/wiki/Singing_bowl_therapy" title="Singing bowl therapy">Singing bowl therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Immune_system_boosting" title="Immune system boosting">Immune system boosting</a> • <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Shot" title="Jesus Shot">Jesus Shot</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kacper_Postawski" title="Kacper Postawski">Kacper Postawski</a> • <a href="/wiki/Asbestos" title="Asbestos">Asbestos</a> • <a href="/wiki/NoFap" title="NoFap">NoFap</a> • <a href="/wiki/MetaMed" title="MetaMed">MetaMed</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Squirrel_diet" title="Fun:Squirrel diet">Squirrel diet</a> • <a href="/wiki/Heilpraktiker" title="Heilpraktiker">Heilpraktiker</a> • <a href="/wiki/ORMUS" title="ORMUS">ORMUS</a> • <a href="/wiki/Young_Living" title="Young Living">Young Living</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sauna" title="Sauna">Sauna</a> • <a href="/wiki/WOMBAT" title="WOMBAT">WOMBAT</a> • <a href="/wiki/IRenew" title="IRenew">IRenew</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Cure_for_Rabies" title="Fun:Cure for Rabies">Cure for Rabies</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dynamiclear" title="Dynamiclear">Dynamiclear</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vereniging_tegen_de_Kwakzalverij" title="Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij">Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biofeedback" title="Biofeedback">Biofeedback</a> • <a href="/wiki/Facilitated_communication" title="Facilitated communication">Facilitated communication</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">Alternative medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Herbal_Medicine:_Materia_Medica" title="Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica">Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica</a> • <a href="/wiki/Healing" title="Healing">Healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Neurolink" title="Neurolink">Neurolink</a> • <a href="/wiki/Clickbait" title="Clickbait">Clickbait</a> • <a href="/wiki/Love_Has_Won" title="Love Has Won">Love Has Won</a> • <a href="/wiki/Rumpology" title="Rumpology">Rumpology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Mitochondria" title="Mitochondria">Mitochondria</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bates_eye_method" title="Bates eye method">Bates eye method</a> • <a href="/wiki/Pyradyne" title="Pyradyne">Pyradyne</a> • <a href="/wiki/Copper_bracelet" title="Copper bracelet">Copper bracelet</a> • <a href="/wiki/Helminthic_therapy" title="Helminthic therapy">Helminthic therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homeophone" title="Homeophone">Homeophone</a> • <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">Iron</a> • <a href="/wiki/Stainless_steel_soap" title="Stainless steel soap">Stainless steel soap</a> • <a href="/wiki/Med_beds" title="Med beds">Med beds</a> • <a href="/wiki/Shoo!Tag" title="Shoo!Tag">Shoo!Tag</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Alternative_medicine_bingo" title="Fun:Alternative medicine bingo">Alternative medicine bingo</a> • <a href="/wiki/Conversion_therapy" title="Conversion therapy">Conversion therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/The_BMJ" title="The BMJ">The BMJ</a> • <a href="/wiki/Whole-body_cryotherapy" title="Whole-body cryotherapy">Whole-body cryotherapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Natural_Awakenings" title="Natural Awakenings">Natural Awakenings</a> • <a href="/wiki/Nudity" title="Nudity">Nudity</a> • <a href="/wiki/Steve_Jobs" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hypnotic_breast_enlargement" title="Hypnotic breast enlargement">Hypnotic breast enlargement</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alternative_Medicine_Education" title="Alternative Medicine Education">Alternative Medicine Education</a> • <a href="/wiki/Q-Ray" title="Q-Ray">Q-Ray</a> • <a href="/wiki/Quack_Miranda_Warning" title="Quack Miranda Warning">Quack Miranda Warning</a> • <a href="/wiki/George_J._Georgiou" title="George J. Georgiou">George J. Georgiou</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kabbalah_water" title="Kabbalah water">Kabbalah water</a> • <a href="/wiki/Barefoot_running" title="Barefoot running">Barefoot running</a> • <a href="/wiki/Live_blood_analysis" title="Live blood analysis">Live blood analysis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Synergydetox" title="Synergydetox">Synergydetox</a> • <a href="/wiki/Earthing" title="Earthing">Earthing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Amen" title="Daniel Amen">Daniel Amen</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vomit_therapy" title="Vomit therapy">Vomit therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Paida_lajin" title="Paida lajin">Paida lajin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Noel_Edmonds" title="Noel Edmonds">Noel Edmonds</a> • <a href="/wiki/Raw_water" title="Raw water">Raw water</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ear_light_therapy" title="Ear light therapy">Ear light therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wiki4CAM:_Myths_about_homeopathy" title="Wiki4CAM: Myths about homeopathy">Wiki4CAM: Myths about homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ozone_therapy" title="Ozone therapy">Ozone therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/The_Big_Pitcher" title="The Big Pitcher">The Big Pitcher</a> • <a href="/wiki/National_Council_Against_Health_Fraud" title="National Council Against Health Fraud">National Council Against Health Fraud</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Nelson" title="William Nelson">William Nelson</a> • <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Somers" title="Suzanne Somers">Suzanne Somers</a> • <a href="/wiki/Henry_Heimlich" title="Henry Heimlich">Henry Heimlich</a> • <a href="/wiki/Carnitine" title="Carnitine">Carnitine</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Alternative_medicine_lists" title="Category:Alternative medicine lists"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Lists:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_scientifically_controlled_double_blind_studies_which_have_conclusively_demonstrated_the_efficacy_of_homeopathy" title="List of scientifically controlled double blind studies which have conclusively demonstrated the efficacy of homeopathy">List of scientifically controlled double blind studies which have conclusively demonstrated the efficacy of homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Naturopathic_medicine_laws_by_state" title="Naturopathic medicine laws by state">Naturopathic medicine laws by state</a> • <a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_American_Loons" title="Encyclopedia of American Loons">Encyclopedia of American Loons</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alternative_Medicine_Education" title="Alternative Medicine Education">Alternative Medicine Education</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_websites_owned_by_Mike_Adams" title="List of websites owned by Mike Adams">List of websites owned by Mike Adams</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_medicinal_plants" title="List of medicinal plants">List of medicinal plants</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Cancer_woo" title="Category:Cancer woo"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Cancer woo:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Shark_cartilage" title="Shark cartilage">Shark cartilage</a> • <a href="/wiki/Oxygen_therapy" title="Oxygen therapy">Oxygen therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Precious_Metals_Nano_Water" title="Precious Metals Nano Water">Precious Metals Nano Water</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alkaline_diet" title="Alkaline diet">Alkaline diet</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kombucha" title="Kombucha">Kombucha</a> • <a href="/wiki/Shiitake_mushroom" title="Shiitake mushroom">Shiitake mushroom</a> • <a href="/wiki/Laetrile" title="Laetrile">Laetrile</a> • <a href="/wiki/Orgone_energy" title="Orgone energy">Orgone energy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chlorophyll" title="Chlorophyll">Chlorophyll</a> • <a href="/wiki/Orgone_accumulator" title="Orgone accumulator">Orgone accumulator</a> • <a href="/wiki/Color_therapy" title="Color therapy">Color therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Iscador" title="Iscador">Iscador</a> • <a href="/wiki/Urine_therapy" title="Urine therapy">Urine therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Orthomolecular_medicine" title="Orthomolecular medicine">Orthomolecular medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cantron" title="Cantron">Cantron</a> • <a href="/wiki/Avastin" title="Avastin">Avastin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Green_tea" title="Green tea">Green tea</a> • <a href="/wiki/Candida" title="Candida">Candida</a> • <a href="/wiki/Gerson_Therapy" title="Gerson Therapy">Gerson Therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ellagic_acid" title="Ellagic acid">Ellagic acid</a> • <a href="/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement" title="Miracle Mineral Supplement">Miracle Mineral Supplement</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sonodynamic_therapy" title="Sonodynamic therapy">Sonodynamic therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Cancer_industry" title="Fun:Cancer industry">Cancer industry</a> • <a href="/wiki/CANCERactive" title="CANCERactive">CANCERactive</a> • <a href="/wiki/Essiac" title="Essiac">Essiac</a> • <a href="/wiki/187_Fake_Cancer_%22Cures%22_Consumers_Should_Avoid" title="187 Fake Cancer "Cures" Consumers Should Avoid">187 Fake Cancer "Cures" Consumers Should Avoid</a> • <a href="/wiki/Agaricus" title="Agaricus">Agaricus</a> • <a href="/wiki/Activase" title="Activase">Activase</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chemotherapy" title="Chemotherapy">Chemotherapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Breast_thermography" title="Breast thermography">Breast thermography</a> • <a href="/wiki/Black_salve" title="Black salve">Black salve</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tetrasil" title="Tetrasil">Tetrasil</a> • <a href="/wiki/Graviola" title="Graviola">Graviola</a> • <a href="/wiki/Theta_healing" title="Theta healing">Theta healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/CBD" title="CBD">CBD</a> • <a href="/wiki/Carnivora" title="Carnivora">Carnivora</a> • <a href="/wiki/Escozine" title="Escozine">Escozine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Colorpuncture" title="Colorpuncture">Colorpuncture</a> • <a href="/wiki/BX_Protocol" title="BX Protocol">BX Protocol</a> • <a href="/wiki/Apple_cider_vinegar" title="Apple cider vinegar">Apple cider vinegar</a> • <a href="/wiki/Poly-MVA" title="Poly-MVA">Poly-MVA</a> • <a href="/wiki/GcMAF" title="GcMAF">GcMAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/RGCC_test" title="RGCC test">RGCC test</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cancer_Tutor" title="Cancer Tutor">Cancer Tutor</a> • <a href="/wiki/CRONaxal" title="CRONaxal">CRONaxal</a> • <a href="/wiki/Halo_biophotonic_therapy" title="Halo biophotonic therapy">Halo biophotonic therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chris_Beat_Cancer" title="Chris Beat Cancer">Chris Beat Cancer</a> • <a href="/wiki/Turmeric" title="Turmeric">Turmeric</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cancer_Free_University" title="Cancer Free University">Cancer Free University</a> • <a href="/wiki/American_Anti-Cancer_Institute" title="American Anti-Cancer Institute">American Anti-Cancer Institute</a> • <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Otto" title="Jonathan Otto">Jonathan Otto</a> • <a href="/wiki/Scalar_wave" title="Scalar wave">Scalar wave</a> • <a href="/wiki/Randell_Mills" title="Randell Mills">Randell Mills</a> • <a href="/wiki/Aromatherapy" title="Aromatherapy">Aromatherapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Natural_Healing" title="Institute for Natural Healing">Institute for Natural Healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Barry_Lynes" title="Barry Lynes">Barry Lynes</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cantwell" title="Alan Cantwell">Alan Cantwell</a> • <a href="/wiki/H._L._Newbold" title="H. L. Newbold">H. L. Newbold</a> • <a href="/wiki/Neurolinguistic_programming" title="Neurolinguistic programming">Neurolinguistic programming</a> • <a href="/wiki/Torben_S%C3%B8ndergaard" title="Torben Søndergaard">Torben Søndergaard</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">Cancer</a> • <a href="/wiki/Jilly_Juice" title="Jilly Juice">Jilly Juice</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bethell" title="Tom Bethell">Tom Bethell</a> • <a href="/wiki/Oil_pulling" title="Oil pulling">Oil pulling</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Energy_therapy" title="Category:Energy therapy"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Energy therapy:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/The_%27Reiki%27_Factor_in_The_Radiance_Technique" title="The 'Reiki' Factor in The Radiance Technique">The 'Reiki' Factor in The Radiance Technique</a> • <a href="/wiki/Reiki" title="Reiki">Reiki</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chakra" title="Chakra">Chakra</a> • <a href="/wiki/Thought_field_therapy" title="Thought field therapy">Thought field therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Pranic_healing" title="Pranic healing">Pranic healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Quantum_healing" title="Quantum healing">Quantum healing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Subtle_energy" title="Subtle energy">Subtle energy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Orgone_energy" title="Orgone energy">Orgone energy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Therapeutic_touch" title="Therapeutic touch">Therapeutic touch</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Food_woo" title="Category:Food woo"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Food woo:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Nutritionist" title="Nutritionist">Nutritionist</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kymatika_test" title="Kymatika test">Kymatika test</a> • <a href="/wiki/Superfoods" title="Superfoods">Superfoods</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Haggis" title="Fun:Haggis">Haggis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Green_tea" title="Green tea">Green tea</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bovine_growth_hormone" title="Bovine growth hormone">Bovine growth hormone</a> • <a href="/wiki/Microwave_oven" title="Microwave oven">Microwave oven</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cat_food" title="Cat food">Cat food</a> • <a href="/wiki/Raspberry_ketone" title="Raspberry ketone">Raspberry ketone</a> • <a href="/wiki/Juicing" title="Juicing">Juicing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Orthorexia" title="Orthorexia">Orthorexia</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fortune_cookie" title="Fortune cookie">Fortune cookie</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cayenne_pepper" title="Cayenne pepper">Cayenne pepper</a> • <a href="/wiki/Soylent" title="Soylent">Soylent</a> • <a href="/wiki/Kopi_luwak" title="Kopi luwak">Kopi luwak</a> • <a href="/wiki/Raw_honey" title="Raw honey">Raw honey</a> • <a href="/wiki/Apitherapy" title="Apitherapy">Apitherapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Germ_theory_denialism" title="Germ theory denialism">Germ theory denialism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Omega-3" title="Omega-3">Omega-3</a> • <a href="/wiki/Burusho" title="Burusho">Burusho</a> • <a href="/wiki/Chris_Beat_Cancer" title="Chris Beat Cancer">Chris Beat Cancer</a> • <a href="/wiki/Turmeric" title="Turmeric">Turmeric</a> • <a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">Salt</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Tripe" title="Fun:Tripe">Tripe</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vegetarianism" title="Vegetarianism">Vegetarianism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Pork" title="Pork">Pork</a> • <a href="/wiki/Water_woo" title="Water woo">Water woo</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Chocolate" title="Fun:Chocolate">Chocolate</a> • <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_water_treatment" title="Magnetic water treatment">Magnetic water treatment</a> • <a href="/wiki/In_vitro_meat" title="In vitro meat">In vitro meat</a> • <a href="/wiki/Agaricus" title="Agaricus">Agaricus</a> • <a href="/wiki/Locavore" title="Locavore">Locavore</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cyclamate" title="Cyclamate">Cyclamate</a> • <a href="/wiki/Freedom_fries" title="Freedom fries">Freedom fries</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fast_food" title="Fast food">Fast food</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:RationalWiki_diet" title="Fun:RationalWiki diet">RationalWiki diet</a> • <a href="/wiki/Spot_reduction" title="Spot reduction">Spot reduction</a> • <a href="/wiki/Breastfeeding" title="Breastfeeding">Breastfeeding</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">Sugar</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bottled_water" title="Bottled water">Bottled water</a> • <a href="/wiki/Pseudovitamin" title="Pseudovitamin">Pseudovitamin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">Coffee</a> • <a href="/wiki/Dietary_cholesterol" title="Dietary cholesterol">Dietary cholesterol</a> • <a href="/wiki/Humans_are_herbivores" title="Humans are herbivores">Humans are herbivores</a> • <a href="/wiki/Veganism" title="Veganism">Veganism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_water" title="Hydrogen water">Hydrogen water</a> • <a href="/wiki/Irina_Ermakova" title="Irina Ermakova">Irina Ermakova</a> • <a href="/wiki/Airborne" title="Airborne">Airborne</a> • <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Science_in_the_Public_Interest" title="Center for Science in the Public Interest">Center for Science in the Public Interest</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Baby_eating" title="Fun:Baby eating">Baby eating</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cannibalism" title="Cannibalism">Cannibalism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Super_Size_Me" title="Super Size Me">Super Size Me</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wine" title="Wine">Wine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Sandwich" title="Fun:Sandwich">Sandwich</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fish_farming" title="Fish farming">Fish farming</a> • <a href="/wiki/The_miracle_of_honey_as_an_alternative_medicine" title="The miracle of honey as an alternative medicine">The miracle of honey as an alternative medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Food_irradiation" title="Food irradiation">Food irradiation</a> • <a href="/wiki/Soy_boy" title="Soy boy">Soy boy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Heart_Attack_Grill" title="Heart Attack Grill">Heart Attack Grill</a> • <a href="/wiki/Probiotics" title="Probiotics">Probiotics</a> • <a href="/wiki/Obesity" title="Obesity">Obesity</a> • <a href="/wiki/Udo_Pollmer" title="Udo Pollmer">Udo Pollmer</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bacon" title="Bacon">Bacon</a> • <a href="/wiki/Food_woo" title="Food woo">Food woo</a> • <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">Insect</a> • <a href="/wiki/Jilly_Juice" title="Jilly Juice">Jilly Juice</a> • <a href="/wiki/Spam" title="Spam">Spam</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Herbal_medicine" title="Category:Herbal medicine"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Herbal medicine:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Naturopathy" title="Naturopathy">Naturopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/A_Modern_Herbal" title="A Modern Herbal">A Modern Herbal</a> • <a href="/wiki/Adaptogen" title="Adaptogen">Adaptogen</a> • <a href="/wiki/Airborne" title="Airborne">Airborne</a> • <a href="/wiki/Turmeric" title="Turmeric">Turmeric</a> • <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_wort" title="St. John's wort">St. John's wort</a> • <a href="/wiki/Aristolochia" title="Aristolochia">Aristolochia</a> • <a href="/wiki/Grapefruit_seed_extract" title="Grapefruit seed extract">Grapefruit seed extract</a> • <a href="/wiki/Green_tea" title="Green tea">Green tea</a> • <a href="/wiki/Purported_legal_highs" title="Purported legal highs">Purported legal highs</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Legal_highs" title="Fun:Legal highs">Legal highs</a> • <a href="/wiki/Essential_oil" title="Essential oil">Essential oil</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ayahuasca" title="Ayahuasca">Ayahuasca</a> • <a href="/wiki/Psilocybin" title="Psilocybin">Psilocybin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homeopathy" title="Homeopathy">Homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Peyote" title="Peyote">Peyote</a> • <a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">Coffee</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cannabis" title="Cannabis">Cannabis</a> • <a href="/wiki/Herbal_supplement" title="Herbal supplement">Herbal supplement</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ayurvedic_medicine" title="Ayurvedic medicine">Ayurvedic medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Siddha_medicine" title="Siddha medicine">Siddha medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Rush" title="Benjamin Rush">Benjamin Rush</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; width:14%; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Homeopathy" title="Category:Homeopathy"><span style="color:White; font-size:125%">Homeopathy:</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffeeaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Water_memory" title="Water memory">Water memory</a> • <a href="/wiki/Potentization" title="Potentization">Potentization</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biofield_flower_therapy" title="Biofield flower therapy">Biofield flower therapy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Isopathy" title="Isopathy">Isopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Unusual_homeopathic_remedies" title="Unusual homeopathic remedies">Unusual homeopathic remedies</a> • <a href="/wiki/Fun:Homeopathy" title="Fun:Homeopathy">Homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Proving_(homeopathy)" title="Proving (homeopathy)">Proving (homeopathy)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Nosode" title="Nosode">Nosode</a> • <a href="/wiki/Oscillococcinum" title="Oscillococcinum">Oscillococcinum</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homeopathy_in_Healthcare:_Effectiveness,_Appropriateness,_Safety,_Costs" title="Homeopathy in Healthcare: Effectiveness, Appropriateness, Safety, Costs">Homeopathy in Healthcare: Effectiveness, Appropriateness, Safety, Costs</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vibrational_medicine" title="Vibrational medicine">Vibrational medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homeopathy_and_Its_Kindred_Delusions" title="Homeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions">Homeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions</a> • <a href="/wiki/Eclectic_medicine" title="Eclectic medicine">Eclectic medicine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Homeopathy" title="Homeopathy">Homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Individualized_Homeopathic_Treatment_and_Fluoxetine_for_Moderate_to_Severe_Depression" title="Individualized Homeopathic Treatment and Fluoxetine for Moderate to Severe Depression">Individualized Homeopathic Treatment and Fluoxetine for Moderate to Severe Depression</a> • <a href="/wiki/Cell_salts" title="Cell salts">Cell salts</a> • <a href="/wiki/Evidence_for_the_effectiveness_of_homeopathy" title="Evidence for the effectiveness of homeopathy">Evidence for the effectiveness of homeopathy</a> • <a href="/wiki/HeadOn" title="HeadOn">HeadOn</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sympathetic_magic" title="Sympathetic magic">Sympathetic magic</a> • <a href="/wiki/Frozen" title="Frozen">Frozen</a> • <a href="/wiki/Nyloxin" title="Nyloxin">Nyloxin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> • <a href="/wiki/CEASE_therapy" title="CEASE therapy">CEASE therapy</a> • </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:5%;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#d4aa00; 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