The method of energy therapy usually involves concentration on energy fields, supposedly existing inside and around the body (biofield). All such methods are based on the belief that some kind of universal life force or subtle energy is inside and around the human body.
The methods of the body and the psyche are based on the theory that mental and emotional factors affect physical health through a system of mainly neural and hormonal connections throughout the body.
Special dietary regimens (for example, Gerson's therapy, Kelly's regimen, macrobiotic diet, Ornish diet, Pritikin diet) are used to treat or prevent certain diseases (for example, cancer, cardiovascular disorders) or to improve overall health.
Complementary and alternative medicine includes various areas of healing and therapy that have come from around the world and that are not based on conventional Western medicine methods.
