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A SCIENTIFIC LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Energy Medicine, and Other "Holistic" Approaches

Thomas J. Wheeler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor (retired), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville KY

thomas.wheeler@louisville.edu

Revised 2020

This original version of this material was a handout for an elective course given to medical students at the University of Louisville.

Copyright 2020. Permission to copy for non-profit uses is granted as long as proper citation of the source is given.

DISCLAIMER: The material presented here is not medical advice. It represents the author's summary of scientific evidence concerning various topics. For medical advice, see your physician.

CONTENTS

Part 1 Homeopathy

Part 2 Naturopathy

Part 3 Other "holistic" approaches: aromatherapy, bodywork, iridology, reflexology, and others

Part 4 Energy medicine and "New Age" healing