I blelieve that if a person truly believes something is going to work, it usually does in a positive way. The placebo effect has a lot of mileage with me. The mind is a powerful healer and science is just now getting around to understanding how to use it as a natural cure.

But, you have the right not to have alternative methods practiced on you with out your consent. I would discuss it with her until you got answers that were satisfactory to you.