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Acupoints
Specific points where the energy field is closest to the surface of the skin

Acute
An short-term, intense/severe illness or condition with a rapid onset, and which concludes over a short length of time

Ashtanga Hridayam
One of the three classical texts of Ayurveda

Avicenna (Ibn Sina - 980-1037 A. D.)
Irania physician, philosopher, scientist contributions for his contributions in the field of philosophy and religion - author of the two influential books 1) The Canon of Medicine (al-Qanun fi at-tibb), 2) and the Book of Healing (Kitāb al-shifā), a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopedia

Blood Letting
The pricking of the skin for the purpose of releasing blood (referred to as Phlebotomy in modern medicine), believed to be tainted, in order to cure the patient

Cervical
The upper spine (neck) area consisting of the first 7 vertebrae (C1-C7)

Chakra
Energy centers throughout the body which are located at various points of the energy meridians (energy channels)

Craniosacral Therapy
A holistic healing practice that uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body, which includes the bones, nerves, fluids, and connective tissues of the cranium and spinal area

Chronic
An illness or condition which is long lasting or recurrent

Clairvoyants
Individuals (often called psychics) who perceive people, situations and locations beyond the range of the 5 physical senses, and who can perceive events which have not yet occurred

Complimentary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Health care systems, practices and products not currently considered part of conventional medicine and defined by its users as preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being

Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis (CDSA)
A stool test in which a stool sample is collected and analyzed to perform a series of tests to evaluate the health of the digestive tract

DHEA
Also known as dehydroepiandrosteron, DHEA is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands and which is converted to other hormones like estrogen and testosterone

DNA
Also known as deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA is a molecule inside the nucleus of cells which contains genetic information (considered the building block of living organisms)

Endocrine System
A bodily system of glands and cells that produce hormones which are released directly into the blood and which travel to tissues and organs throughout the body. The endocrine system regulates bodily activities such as growth, reproduction, how food is utilized by the body, and blood pressure.

Entrain
When two similarly tuned systems vibrate at different frequencies, it is entrainment which causes them to line up and to vibrate at the same frequency. In entrainment, things align their movement and energy together to match in rhythm and phase