Non-Pharmacological Interventions

Introduction

Chapter 1- Definition of Non-Pharmacological Interventions (NPIs)
"Alternative medicine", "natural medicine", "traditional medicine", "integrative care", "lifestyle solutions", "wellness services", "goop products" are part of our daily lives now. They invite themselves to take care of our health troubles, to cure our disease, to fight against the effects of aging, to prevent health symptoms, to be better at work, and to improve our well-being. Perhaps you have already tried reflexology, auriculotherapy, fasciatherapy, chiropractic, shiatsu? How to understand it?

1. Inventory
2. Avoiding amalgams (such as abuse of weakness, illegal exercises, usurpations of title, misinformation, loss of chance...)
3. Definition of NPIs
4. Towards the integration of NPIs into individual health pathways

Chapter 2- Reasons for the Success of NPIs
Nothing seems to have stopped the development of NPIs for the past 10 years around the world. Their success is such that not a day goes by without the publication of a study in a scientific journal, an article in the press, and hundreds of posts on social media networks. Not a week goes by without a television report or a special feature in a magazine. Not a month goes by without a congress or a specialized fair. This chapter explains the reasons for this success.
1. Epigenetics
2. Behavioral roots
3. The importance of quality of life
4. Keys to prevent and care for chronic diseases
5. A bulwark against comorbidities
6. The myth of the rationale human
7. The digital and technological revolution
8. Direct and indirect cost savings
9. Early screening and diagnosis
10. Collateral damage from chemistry and biotechnology
11. The progress of intervention research

Chapter 3- Mechanisms at Play in NPIs
In a Western world, which has made rationality one of its cardinal virtues, man seeks at all costs an explanation - and if possible the simplest explanation - for his state of health, and in the most personal way - attempts to improve it.
NPIs are no exception. Some lean for biological effects, others for psychological effects, others for systemic effects. Critics reduce them at best to placebo effects or evaluative biases, at worst to manipulations of ugly guru or greedy traders.
What are the real mechanisms? This chapter provides an overview of the main ones.

1. The natural course of the disease
2. Biological mechanisms
3. Neurological mechanisms
4. Psychological processes
5. The placebo effect
6. The nursing effect
7. Cumulative effects
8. Methodological errors
9. As long as it works

Chapter 4 -The Benefits of NPIs
"It makes me feel good," summarizes the most frequently heard opinion on NPIs. Is this sufficient justification to use them without moderation? Does satisfaction prove that non-pharmacological treatment or preventive action is effective? The answer is no; better well-being is necessary but not enough.
Trusting a paid professional or interested manufacturer is little better, due to an obvious conflict of interest.
For the past 20 years, rigorous studies have been carried out to provide evidence of the benefits of NPIs on health indicators -- not only benefits, but also risks, because any health solution carries risks.

1. Research results on NPIs
2. Assessment by category of NPIs

Chapter 5 - The Dangers of NPIs
Who can say with certainty that "natural" medicine is safe for health? How can you b