GUIDE TO CHOOSING YOUR THERAPY

Ideally, you should have your doctor's agreement before either consulting a practitioner of natural medicine or using any of these treatments as self-help remedies. This is because it is essential to have a diagnosis, and to be reassured that your symptoms are not the first symptoms of a serious disease that needs surgery or other conventional treatment. The list provided here offers some guidance as to which treatment may be helpful for certain conditions. It is not exhaustive because individuals vary greatly and symptoms can have more than one cause.

ADDICTIONS
acupuncture, aromatherapy, counselling, hypnotherapy, massage, meditation, psychotherapy, yoga

ALLERGIES
Alexander technique, fasting, herbal medicine, homeopathy, reflexology, relaxation therapies

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
herbal medicine, homeopathy

ANGINA
acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy

ANXIETY
acupuncture, Alexander technique, aromatherapy, Bach flower remedies, counselling, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, massage, meditation, nutrition therapy, relaxation, visualization, yoga

ARTHRITIS
acupuncture, balneotherapy, chiropractic, healing, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, nutrition therapy, osteopathy, peat therapy, yoga

ASTHMA
acupressure, acupuncture, Alexander technique, Bach flower remedies, bioenergetics, chiropractic, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, meditation, nutrition therapy, osteopathy, reflexology, yoga

ATHLETE'S FOOT
aromatherapy, herbal medicine

BACK PAIN
acupressure, acupuncture, chiropractic, hydrotherapy, massage, osteopathy, reflexology

BEREAVEMENT
see grief

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
acupressure, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, nutrition therapy, osteopathy

CATARACTS
nutrition therapy

CATARRH
acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
acupuncture, aromatherapy, counselling, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, meditation, nutrition therapy, reflexology, relaxation, yoga

COLD SORES, MOUTH ULCERS, AND GENITAL HERPES
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

COLDS, COUGHS, INFLUENZA
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, nutrition therapy

CONSTIPATION
acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, nutrition therapy, reflexology

CYSTITIS
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

DEPRESSION
aromatherapy, Bach flower remedies, cognitive therapy, colour therapy, counselling, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, massage, psychotherapy, reflexology, yoga

DIARRHOEA
acupressure, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, nutrition therapy

DIVERTICULITIS
acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, nutrition therapy, reflexology

ECZEMA / DERMATITIS
acupuncture, aromatherapy, Chinese herbs, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, nutrition therapy

ERECTION PROBLEMS
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy

FAECAL INCONTINENCE
acupressure, homeopathy, nutrition therapy, yoga

FAINTING
acupressure, Bach flower remedies

FIBROSITIS
acupressure, acupuncture, biochemic tissue salts, chiropractic, healing, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, massage, myotherapy, nutrition therapy, osteopathy, Rolling, shiatsu

FLATULENCE
herbal medicine, nutrition therapy, reflexology

FROZEN SHOULDER
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, osteopathy, TENS

GASTROENTERITIS
herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

GOUT
acupressure, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage, nutrition therapy,
osteopathy

GRIEF
counselling, homeopathy

HAEMORRHOIDS AND VARICOSE VEINS
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, nutrition therapy, yoga

HANGOVER
homeopathy, naturopathy

HAYFEVER
acupressure, aromatherapy, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

HEADACHES
acupressure, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, osteopathy

HEAT RASH
aromatherapy, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, nutrition therapy, yoga

INDIGESTION AND HEARTBURN
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy, relaxation therapies

INSOMNIA
Alexander technique, bioenergetics, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, meditation

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
acupuncture, aromatherapy, counselling, fasting, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, massage, meditation, nutrition therapy, yoga

JET LAG
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy

LIBIDO PROBLEMS
aromatherapy, chi kung, counselling, Rolling

ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
see chronic fatigue syndrome

MENOPAUSE
acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

MENORRHAGIA ( heavy periods)
acupuncture, aromatherapy, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

MIGRAINES
acupuncture, Alexander technique, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage, meditation, nutrition therapy, reflexology, relaxation therapies, shiatsu, yoga

NAUSEA
acupressure,, aromatherapy, nutrition therapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy

NEURALGIA
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, naturopathy

OBESITY
fasting, homeopathy, naturopathy, nutrition therapy

OEDEMA
acupressure, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, massage

PAIN
acupressure, acupuncture, Alexander technique, aromatherapy, chiropractic, healing, hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, massage, meditation, nutrition therapy, osteopathy, psychotherapy, relaxation therapies, TENS

PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT
acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy

REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
acupressure, acupuncture, Alexander technique, chiropractic, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, osteopathy

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage, nutrition therapy, osteopathy

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
aromatherapy, cognitive therapy, herbal medicine, light therapy, psychotherapy, relaxation therapies

SHINGLES
acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

SPRAINS
acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic, homeopathy, massage, osteopathy, TENS

STRESS
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, meditation, nutrition therapy, psychotherapy, reflexology, relaxation therapies, visualization, yoga

STROKE
acupressure, biochemic tissue salts, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, nutrition therapy, osteopathy, yoga

SUNBURN
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, naturopathy

TINNITUS
osteopathy, reflexology, yoga

URINARY INCONTINENCE
acupuncture, homeopathy, nutrition therapy

URTICARIA
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy

VARICOSE VEINS
see haemorrhoids

WARTS
aromatherapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy

WHIPLASH
acupuncture, Alexander technique, aromatherapy, chiropractic, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, massage, osteopathy