Different ways to look at healing Quiz

Answer: neti

A warm salt water solution does a great job of cleaning out the sinuses, and it doesn't put you to sleep!

Answer: very fine steel needles

Syringe needles are hollow, and used for vaccinations. Your mom probably used very fine sewing needles to remove splinters acquired during your youthful ventures. Acupuncture uses different weights of needles, but they are all very fine - you really don't feel them unless it's put into just the right spot. And then it isn't the needle you're feeling...!

Answer: Inserting a lit candle into the ear to alleviate earwax buildup.

Proponents of this procedure feel it pulls toxins and wax from the inner ear by causing a vacuum within the ear. Opponents feel it is more likely to cause fires, and the only wax accumulation is from the candle itself. Who's right?

Answer: awful!

When my herbalist tells me he's making up a 5 day supply of powdered herbs, which I am to dissolve in hot water 1/2 hour after eating, I jokingly tell him, not a problem, I just bought a 5-lb can of honey! Imagine a cup of very wet mud, but with a very bitter flavor!

Answer: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine covers herbs, acupuncture, acupressure, moxabustion, cupping, medical massage. TCM is believed to balance the body's pathways for energy (known as "Qi").

Answer: Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

Mugwort is wrapped around the top of an acupuncture needle, and lit, taking the warmth into the acupoint. It might also be warmed in a larger object, like a box, which can sit on a body part without burning it. Admittedly, sandalwood and patchouli would make a much mellower way... And fresh ginger has been used to make an anti-inflammatory poultice when your mom was out of mustard. Weren't you thrilled when Vicks (c) was invented?

Answer: like with like

Proponents believe fighting an ailment with small doses of what could make a well person sick is the basis for homeopathy. A for instance would be Apis Mel., which is derived from the honeybee, and is used for burning and stinging pain, including that of insect bites and stings.

Answer: treating varicose veins

The common potato (Solanum tuberosum), a member of the nightshade family, has many of the same attributes of the family. A poultice of mashed potato has been applied to aches, pains and inflammation. Potato juice has been used for digestive problems, including acting on the liver. And research has been done with peelings as a remedy for burns and scalds. And you thought it was only good with sour cream and chives!

Answer: hypodermic syringe

There are also poultices, baths, creams, oils, decoctions, macerations, syrups, wines, juices, pessaries, suppositories, compresses, powders, capsules, - have I missed anything?

Answer: all of these

There's lots of good ways of dealing with stress other than your basic "little yellow pills". Many of them come from other countries, such as meditation from India, acupuncture from China, Swedish massage, etc. Many of them, like biofeedback and imagery, have you use your own body/mind connection to relax you.