The diagnostic ability of iridology for both present and future illness is a myth. Meditation promoters also claim the practice has numerous health benefits. The development of psychic powers, altered states of consciousness, astral projection, spiritism, kundalini arousal. The nature, context, purpose, and type of meditation determines its validity and outcome. Naturopathy is based on the idea that illness is due to an accumulation of toxins or waste products in the body.
Symptoms are the body's attempt to rid itself of such substances.
By using only natural agents in the treatment of disease, it is claimed that the body will heal itself. Health is maintained by adopting a lifestyle that harmonizes with nature's healing agents. Natural methods are often not sufficiently powerful to cure specific illness. With theoretical revision and practical safeguards, naturopathy could function as a commendable model for preventive health care and treatment of minor ailments. Practitioners claim that this prods the patient's own life energies toward healing.