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11Innate intelligence — is a chiropractic term to describe the organizing properties of living things. It was originally coined by Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. This vitalistic concept states that all life contains Innate (inborn) Intelligence and… …
12Naturopathy — Alternative medical systems Acupuncture · Anthroposophic medicine · Ayurveda · Chiropractic  …
13Mahikari — is a Japanese new religious movement (shinshūkyō), with a number of variants or offshoots, founded in 1963 by Yoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一) (1901–1974). The name Mahikari means true light in Japanese, being a compilation of the words ma (真 – true) and… …
14dualism — dualist, n., adj. /dooh euh liz euhm, dyooh /, n. 1. the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 2. Philos. a. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Cf. monism, pluralism. b. the view that… …
15rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
16Driesch, Hans Adolf Eduard — ▪ German embryologist born Oct. 28, 1867, Bad Kreuznach, Prussia [now in Germany] died April 16, 1941, Leipzig, Ger. German experimental embryologist and philosopher who was the last great spokesman for vitalism, the theory that life cannot be… …
17Life — • The enigma of life is still one of the two or three most difficult problems that face both scientist and philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Life Life …
18Chiropractic controversy and criticism — Throughout its history chiropractic has been the subject of internal and external controversy and criticism.[1][2] According to Daniel D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, subluxation is the sole cause of disease and manipulation is the cure… …
19vitalism — noun Date: 1822 1. a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces 2. a doctrine that the processes of life are not explicable by the laws of physics and chemistry alone and… …
20Homeopathy — Homeopathy: coined in German from Greek hómoios ὅμοιος like + páthos πάθος suffering Oxford English Dictionary …
