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"Holistic/Alternative Medicine and Therapies: What Works?" May VAN Meeting Notes Tuesday May 13 2003 10 a.m. to noon Luther Seminary. Present ...

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1 "Holistic/Alternative Medicine and Therapies: What Works?" Page 11"Holistic/Alternative Medicine and Therapies: What Works?" May VAN Meeting Notes Tuesday May 13 2003 10 a.m. to noon Luther Seminary Present Lola Amendt Dale L. Anderson Alice Bell Louise Bouta Carol Lee Bralter Julie Bursik William Cox Charlotte Dahl Alice Evans Jerilyn Ezaki Eugene Gaffney Karen Greer Barb Kast Carol Daly (Convenor) Ann Ellwood Gretchen Shafer Faas Annie Glasgow Chuck Gribble Jan Hively (Recorder) Nan Just Colette Kelly Tom Kelly Fahy Low Georgiana May Lindsey McDivitt Sue Meyers Peggy Miller (Presenter) Bob Pope Grace Ramseyer Pat Samples Ray Seth Jan Sigmund Lydia Volz JohnYoakam Dolores Zeller Introductions Those present were asked to introduce themselves and to describe their experiences with alternative/holistic medicines and therapies. Here is a list of what was mentioned: ..Homeopathy ..Herbal potion for the knee ..Chiropracty ..Acupuncture ..Energy healing ..Nutritional therapy ..Relaxation therapy ..Therapeutic massage ..Cancer treatment ..Shamans .."Fold and hold" ..Aromatherapy ..Mind/body/spirit connection ..Herbal medicines ..Acupressure ..Healing touch ..Chronic pain treatment ..Tai Chi ..Yoga ..Laughter medicine ..Deep breathing ..Flax seed ..Balance ..Pot ..Dale Anderson displayed his book called "90 Seconds to Muscle Pain Relief" using the "fold and hold" method for self mobilization. ..Pat Samples commented "Do not underestimate the power of the body to heal itself." Several people said that their medical doctors had encouraged their use of alternative therapies understanding the complementary nature of these approaches. Several older Page 22adults remembered that homeopathy and nutritional therapy etc. had been common during the first half of the 20th century until allopathic medicine (traditional Western medicine) had pushed out all alternatives. Peggy Miller "More than the sum of our parts&q ...

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