Quackery Quackery Albert Abrams ( 1863– 1924) was a San Francisco doctor who employed the practice of electricity therapy (as ERA, or Electronic Reactions of Abrams). This practice is most commonly referred to as Radionics. Usually it this processes involves the use of dowsing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert Abrams"
Amygdalin (from the Greek amugdale, almond), C20H27NO11, is a glycoside isolated from bitter almonds by H. E. Robiquet and A. F. Boutron-Charlard in 1830, and ...more on Wikipedia about "Amygdalin"
Applied kinesiology (AK) is a form of diagnostic kinesiology. It is a method used to give feedback on the physical properties of the body. Proponents say that when properly applied, the outcome of an AK test, such as a muscle strength test, will determine the best form of therapy for patients. This claim has been refuted by scientists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Applied kinesiology"
Critics of the Bates Method concede that most of the Bates techniques are harmless, apart from the possibility that faith in the Bates system could deter people with eye conditions requiring prompt care from seeking conventional treatment. (One of his original exercises, however, involved looking directly at the sun, which in some situations may be dangerous; a 1940 revision of his book modified this by suggesting that the sun shine on closed eyes.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Bates Method"
Bioresonance is a form of alternative medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bioresonance"
Chalybeate water was early in the 17th century said to have health-giving properties and many people have promoted their qualities. Lord North’s physician claimed that it contained ‘vitriol’ and, according to opinion of the day, could cure ‘the colic, the melancholy, and the vapours; it made the lean fat, the fat lean; it killed flat worms in the belly, loosened the clammy humours of the body, and dried the over-moist brain’. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chalybeate"
Chelation therapy is a process involving the use of chelating agents such as EDTA to remove heavy metals from the body. It has uses in both conventional and alternative medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chelation therapy"
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The Chi Machine is a device created by Japanese scientist Dr. Shizuo Inoue. It is claimed to oxygenate the body via passive aerobic exercise, which the manufacturer claims stimulates the Lymphatic System, which the manufacturer claims enables detoxification. This mechanism for treatment is not recognized by the scientific community. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chi Machine"
Chromotherapy, sometimes called colour therapy or colourology, is an alternative medicine method. It is claimed that a therapist trained in chromotherapy can use colour and light to balance energy wherever our bodies are lacking, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chromotherapy"
Craniosacral therapy, cranial osteopathy or cranial therapy is a method of alternative medicine purportedly used to assess and enhance the functioning of the craniosacral system, which consists of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid of the central nervous system. Proponents claim that measurements of craniosacral motion are indicative of breath/heart rate, and that by lightly pressing on the cranial sutures of the skull they can remove restrictions in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, relieving stress, decreasing pain, and enhancing overall health . These claims have been shown to be without basis , and numerous studies done that support the claims have been shown to be unreliable . ...more on Wikipedia about "Craniosacral therapy"
Crystal power is a belief that crystals have healing, mystical and paranormal powers. It is popular in the New Age movement, but regarded as baseless by skeptics and the general scientific community. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crystal power"
Dover's powder was an old traditional medicine against cold and fever. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dover's powder"
Adolf Fritz, generally called Dr. Fritz ( Munich, ? – Estonia, 1918), was a hypothetical German surgeon whose spirit has allegedly been channeled by several Brazilian psychic surgeons, starting with José (Zé) Arigó in the 1950s and continuing up to the present. There is no proof that he actually existed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dr. Fritz"
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People was a patent medicine produced by Dr. Williams Medicine Company, the trading arm of G. T. Fulford & Company, in the 1900s that claimed to cure chorea, referenced frequently in newspaper headlines as "St. Vitus' Dance," and also claimed to cure " locomotor ataxia, partial paralyxia, seistica, neuralgia rheumatism, nervous headache, the after-effects of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, [and] all forms of weakness in male or female." ...more on Wikipedia about "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People"
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Ear candling, also called ear coning, is a folk medicine practice intended to remove ear wax and toxins from a person's ear. It involves placing a hollow candle in the ear canal and lighting it; the rising hot air is said to create a vacuum that pulls out toxins from the inner ear and the sinuses. Ear candling has been shown to be ineffective at creating a vacuum and removing impurities from the ear, and has resulted in numerous injuries ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Ear candling"
Electricity has long been thought to be an elemental life-force. Early experiments by Galvani showed that touching an electrically charged scalpel to an exposed nerve in the leg of a dead frog would cause the leg to kick as if the frog were still alive. While electricity is responsible for the transmission of signals along nerves, both the deluded and the outright fraudulent have attempted to exploit the belief that the presence of electricity and conductors will have a dramatic, disease-curing effect on living tissue. This belief is also reflected in the 1931 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein in which Dr. Frankenstein's patchwork monster is brought to life by electricity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electrical quackery"
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a controversial psychotherapeutic tool that is claimed to be able to relieve many psychological conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress, addictions and phobias. The basic EFT technique involves holding a disturbing memory or emotion in mental focus and simultaneously using the fingers to tap on a series of 12 specific points on the body that correspond to meridians used in Chinese medicine. The theory behind EFT is that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's "energy field," and that tapping on the meridians while thinking of a negative emotion alters the body's energy field, restoring it to "balance." ...more on Wikipedia about "Emotional Freedom Techniques"
Ernesto Contreras ( 1915– 2003) was a Mexican doctor. He operated the Oasis Hospital in Tijuana for over 30 years, treating cancer patients with amygdalin (termed "laetrile" or, erroneously, "vitamin B17"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ernesto Contreras"
Erototoxins, according to Judith Reisman, are addictive psychoactive neurochemicals formed in the brain upon seeing pornography, thus allegedly showing a link between pornography and such negative phenomena as serial murder, rape, child molestation, and erectile dysfunction. There is, however, no noted scientific basis for these claims. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erototoxin"
Galvanic skin response (or GSR), also known as electrodermal response (EDR) or psychogalvanic reflex (PGR), is a method of measuring the electrical resistance of the skin. There has been a long history of electrodermal activity research, most of it dealing with spontaneos fluctuations. Most investigators accept the phenomenon without understanding exactly what it means. There is a relationship between sympathetic activity and emotional arousal, although one cannot identify the specific emotion being elicited. The GSR is highly sensitive to emotions in some people. Fear, anger, startle response, orienting response and sexual feelings are all among the emotions which may produce similar GSR responces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Galvanic skin response"
Gillian McKeith (born Perth, Scotland in 1959) is a nutritionist, author, and television presenter. She has written a number of books, including You Are What You Eat, Dr Gillian McKeith's Living Food for Health and The Miracle Superfood: Wild Blue-Green Algae. Her television work includes Channel 4's You Are What You Eat, Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever and a number of slots on shows such as ITV's This Morning and BBC1's Good Morning. She recently helped Scottish heavy-weight singer, Michelle McManus lose seven stone (44kg). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gillian McKeith"
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HGH quackery refers to the fraudulent, unfounded, or exaggerated aspects of the claims, products, and businesses related to the use of growth hormone as an anti-aging therapy. Most of the HGH quackery falls into two categories: ...more on Wikipedia about "HGH quackery"
Homeopathy (also spelled homœopathy or homoeopathy) from the Greek words όμοιος, hómoios (similar) and πάθος, páthos (suffering), is a controversial system of alternative medicine. The model of homeopathy was developed by the Saxon physician Samuel Hahnemann ( 1755– 1843) and first published in 1796. ...more on Wikipedia about "Homeopathy"
Iridology is an alternative medicine practice in which patterns, colors and other characteristics of stromal fibers of the iris are examined for information about a patient's systemic health. Practitioners match their observations to iris charts which divide the iris into many zones believed to correspond to specific parts of the human body. Little if any rigorous scientific evidence exists confirming any such link between aspects of the iris and a patient's state of health and there is no recognized causative mechanism for any purported correlation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iridology"
Jomanda is a Dutch new-age guru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jomanda"
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