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...like millions of other Americans, you may find yourself at the doorstep of a homeopathic doctor or a "guided imagery" therapist or a chiropractor or any of the other innumerable practitioners of "alternative medicine." Some of these alternatives, like acupuncture or shiatsu massage, are rooted in ancient Asian healing traditions. Others, like crystal healing and bioenergetics, were born in the New Age (i.e., rooted in the ether over California). Many alternative therapies assume that mind and body are subtly interlocked and influence each other powerfully. In terms of credibility, they run the gamut from the generally accepted -- acupuncture for pain...
GUIDED IMAGERY. Relaxed in a near trance, patients are "guided" by a therapist or tape recording to visualize their condition mentally and to wish it away. Introduced in the 1970s to help athletes and musicians perform better, the method has won increasing acceptance among some doctors as a way to battle chronic pain, tumors and persistent infections. Patients are advised to study in detail how their immune system is responding to a particular ailment and then, with cues from a therapist, to imagine the antibodies and white blood cells zapping...
...Ruth, who recently produced several documentaries, said she doesn't foresee an end to her career as a sex therapist for the masses...
Westheimer, an internationally known sex therapist who has authored several bestsellers and hosted her own talk radio show, spoke on issues ranging from masturbation to the AIDS crisis...
...more precisely, talk about sex, attracted close to 1000 students and Cantabridgians to hear a lecture by world-famous sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer...