We encounter so many ideas and claims on a daily basis, and it can be hard to know what to trust. How do you know what is based on sound evidence, and what has been shown to be incorrect?
To help sort fact from fiction, we have produced some simple summaries of a number of the most common pseudosciences and bad ideas you might come across, as well as a full factsheet on the many alternative cancer treatments we have seen advertised.
From here you can find information on Alexander Technique, Alternative Diets, Alternative Diagnostic Techniques, Alternative Exercise Therapies, Alternative Gadgets, Anthroposophic Medicine, Aromatherapy, Ayurvedic Tradition, Bach Flower Remedies, Cellular Therapy, Chelation Therapy, Colonic Irrigation, Craniosacral Therapy (or Cranial Osteopathy), Crystal Therapy, Cupping, Detoxification, Ear Candles, Feldenkrais Method, Feng Shui, Gerson Therapy, Homeopathy, Hypnotherapy, Leech Therapy, Live Blood Analysis, Magnet Therapy, Massage Therapy, Meditation, Naturopathy, Neural Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine, Osteopathy, Oxygen Therapy, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation Therapies, Shiatsu, Spiritual Healing, Traditional Chinese Medicine and The Cancer Act (1939).
