Dance Therapy: Dance Therapy is based on the premise that patients who are unable to express their emotions or experiences verbally, may be able to express themselves through movement and dance. It is also used to help patients develop or enhance reasoning abilities and is practiced in mental health, rehabilitation, educational, medical, correctional, and forensic institutions.

Ear Candling: This procedure involves placing a hollow, cone-shaped candle in a patient's ear and burning the opposite end (the one that's away from the ear) to create a "vacuum" that will remove excess earwax. Dangers include being burned by hot wax.

Fasting: Some alternative health practitioners believe that, rather than depleting the body's fuel, fasting cleanses the body of impurities. Some religions use fasting to symbolically "purify" the soul.

Guided Imagery: This technique attempts to positively stimulate the immune system through self-hypnosis. Patients are asked to picture images that relate to their health problem and to develop images of overcoming it. Positive imagery is believed to replace a negative self-image ("I can quit smoking!") and stress reduction is thought to be one of the benefits.

Herbalism: Herbal medicines have been used since the beginning of time. Many of these herbs have become ingredients in or are the basis for modern conventional medicines. Some herbal remedies, however, are more effective than others, depending on soil, climate, hybrid, and season. Packaged herbal remedies and vitamins are not subject to the same regulations as other pharmaceuticals.

Holistic Medicine: Practices that fall under this title aim to treat the "whole patient": the physical, the mental, and the spiritual.

Homeopathy: The homeopathic concept was created by a German doctor named Samuel Hahnemann in the 1790s. The homeopathic philosophy is that "like cures like," so a small dose of a substance that would be dangerous in a large dose is thought to be beneficial for health, and a substance that can cause illness in a healt