Alternative medicine [PNJA]

reiki

a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being [therapist channels healing energy thru your body]

naturopathy

it is based on a belief that the body heals itself using a supernatural vital energy that guides bodily processes [bodyheals itself]

Shamanism

it is related to the belief that a practitioner can reach altered states of consciousness in order to encounter and interact with the spirit world or channel supernatural energies in the belief that they can heal [practitioner interacts with the spirit world to heal]

herbal medicine

it involves the medicinal use of plants to treat diseases and enhance general health and wellbeing. Some herbs have potent (powerful) ingredients and should be taken with the same level of caution as pharmaceutical medications [using plants as medicine]

acupuncture

a system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions [needles on skin]

chiropractic medicine

it is a health care professional focused on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders, with an emphasis on treatment through manual adjustment and/or manipulation of the spine [manual adjustment of muscles and bones]

biofield therapy

intended to influence energy fields that surround and penetrate the body [influencing energy fields around body]

placebo

a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect [gaslighting pill]

Ayurveda

the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing [Hindu hollistic approach to healing]

acupressure

it is based on the concept of life energy which flows through meridians in the body. In treatment, physical pressure is applied to clear blockages in these meridians [pressure on meridians to clear them]

meridian

each of a set of pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow. There are twelve such pathways associated with specific organs [pathway in body with energy flowing in it]

homeopathy

a belief that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people cures similar symptoms in sick people

to teem with

np. the world is teeming with such ideas

być pełnym czegoś

np. świat jest pełen takich pomysłów

offbeat (adj.)

nietypowy

nitrogen

azot

gestation

ciąża

a pendant

wisior / naszyjnik

putrefaction

rozkład (np. ciała)

a maggot

larwa

a leech

pijawka

to administer

podawać / aplikować

peer-reviewed

recenzowany

viable

wykonalny / możliwy

an adherent / proponent / advocate

zwolennik

purportedly / allegedly

rzekomo

debridement

oczyszczenie

a resurgence

odrodzenie

to be hailed

być wychwalanym

a complexion

cera

a stem cell

komórka macierzysta

the advent of sth

pojawienie się czegoś

to tout sth

zachwalać coś

a deity

bóstwo

a blowout

duża impreza

barefoot

boso / y

forlorn

opuszczony

it can be inferred

można wywnioskować

a burden

brzemię / ciężar

linen

len

a fibre

włókno

to chant

śpiewać / intonować / recytować

a humbug

oszustwo

to ensue

wynikać z czegoś

a layman

laik

a monk

mnich

a monastery

klasztor

an abbot

opat