“Alternative” Approaches
The preceding 5 approaches could be described as the “conventional” approaches to changing behaviour. There are of course other directions one could look, but they would be categorized more as “alternative” approaches. I do not mean to belittle them in any way, it is just that they are more “outside the box” and they generally do not have the degree of independent and peer reviewed research to provide evidence of their effectiveness.
Examples of these “alternative” approaches include:
- chiropractic skeletal adjustments
- magnet therapy
- nutritional supplements
- colour therapy
- “healing” circles
- hypnosis
- meditation
- and many other
There are unquestionably many honest and sincere anecdotal reports claiming the merits of these approaches, but they represent initiatives beyond the scope of my postings.
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