Acupuncture	Alexander Technique	Allergy Testing	Aromatherapy	Auricular Therapy
	Ayurvedic Medicine	Autogenic Training	Bach Flower Remedies	Chinese Herbal Medicine	Chiropractic
	Colonic Hydrotherapy/Irrigation	Colour Therapy	Cranial Osteopathy	Cranio-Sacral Therapy	Crystal Healing
	Do-In	Dowsing	Feldenkrais	Feng Shui	Floatation Therapy
	Flower and Gem Essences	Herbal Medicine	Homeopathy	Hydrotherapy	Hypnotherapy
	Iridology	Kinesiology	Kirlian Photography	Lymphatic Drainage	Massage
	Medical Herbalism	Meditation	Metamorphic Technique	Naturopathy	Nutritional Therapy
	Osteopathy	Pyramid Power	Radiesthesia and Radionics	Reflexology	Reichian Therapy
	Reiki	Rolfing	Shiatsu	Spiritual Healing	T'ai Chi Chu'an
	Vibrational Medicine	Weight Loss Therapy	Yoga
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The Complementary & Natural Health Directory aims to help you find out more about the wide variety of complementary treatments available. Wherever possible, treatments are described, the kinds of conditions they have been used to treat are listed, together with the names and addresses of governing bodies, professional associations or organisations, as well as local individual practitioners.

What distinguishes most of the treatments listed here is that their approach to diagnosis and treatment is holistic and often preventative. The holistic approach recognises that illnesses and overt symptoms are often evidence of underlying problems, which may be emotional or mental in origin, or connected with the client's lifestyle or beliefs and attitudes. Preventative medicine seeks to bring about a positive state of health and well-being in the client rather than treat specific symptoms, thus helping him or her avoid illness in the future.

Most therapists and practitioners regard the techniques they use as complementary to conventional ('allopathic') medicine, and would never advocate ignoring the advice of a trained GP or doctor.

When contacting any of the organisations or bodies listed, remember to enclose a Stamped Addressed Envelope (usually A5 size).

Umbrella Organisations

• BCMA (British Complementary Medicine Association). The British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA) has been established for 17 years, has approximately 25,000 practitioner members from 60 associations, schools and clinics.

The BCMA has a seat on the Parliamentary Advisory Group for Integrated Medicine, and is active on the Medicines Control Agency board (protecting a therapists right to use supplements). The BCMA is an organisation of integrity (it is non-profit making), and has the ear and the respect of the Government because as members we demonstrate that we actively and voluntarily self regulate our professions. All Therapists abide by a strict code of conduct, ethics and disciplinary procedures.

For more information, please visit our Website: www.bcma.co.uk or email us on: info@bcma.co.uk.
Telephone/Fax 0845 345 5977. Or write to us at: PO Box 5122, Bournemouth, BH8 0WG

• CCAM (Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Suite D, Park House, 206/208 Latimer Road, London W10 6RE. telephone 0181 968 3862 (information £1.50 )
   
• ICM (Institute for Complementary Medicine) PO Box 194, London SE16 1QZ. Telephone 0171 237 5165

If you represent a Complementary or Natural Therapy not listed above, and would like to add information to this directory, please email or send your text to interCONNECTIONS, PO Box 156, Cheltenham GL52 3YQ. Please include address and telephone details of any relevant professional organisations.

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