Movies and TvShows featuring "alternative-medicine" theme.
Private Practice follows the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital to join a private practice in Los Angeles. The show explores the medical cases and personal lives of the doctors, as well as the relationships and dynamics within the practice.
In 1985 Dallas, electrician Ron Woodroof is diagnosed with AIDS. He works around the system to help patients get the medication they need.
In this TV show, 'How to Change Your Mind (2022)', explores the profound effects of psychedelics on consciousness, addiction, depression, and transcendence. Through interviews, research studies, and personal accounts, it delves into how these substances can provide new insights into the nature of human suffering and offer potential treatments for mental health disorders. Join the journey of self-discovery and exploration of the mind through the lens of psychedelics.
A man documents his life journey through video diaries as he navigates the challenges of fatherhood, the loss of his pregnant wife to cancer, and his own terminal illness. Along the way, he explores themes of dysfunctional family dynamics, the afterlife, greed, and reconciliation.
Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one; so did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients—people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a five-part series of provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing?
Heal is a documentary that explores the healing process and alternative medicine. It focuses on the power of the mind and how it can affect physical health. The film follows different individuals on their healing journeys, and includes interviews with spiritual teachers, scientists, and practitioners of alternative medicine. Through meditation, yoga, and other mind-altering techniques, people are able to tap into their own healing abilities and improve their overall well-being.
The Knowledge of Healing is a documentary that delves into the alternative healing methods used in Tibetan traditional medicine. It takes viewers on a journey to discover the art of healing through touch and the healing process itself. Through interviews with doctors and practitioners, the film provides insight into the power of traditional medicine and its impact on individuals and communities.
Three friends attempt to save their mutual friend, who is diagnosed with cancer, by kidnapping him to force him to undergo chemotherapy. However, things take an unexpected turn when they explore alternative medical treatments.
Joao Texeira de Faria, also known as John of God, is a world famous spiritual healer from Brazil who has been attributed to many miracles that science cannot explain. His work attracts both controversy and acclaim. For the past 30 years, thousands of people from all over the world have been flocking to his remote village in Brazil in search of cures for illnesses Western medicine offers little hope. Film maker Michelle Mahrer follows the journey of two of her friends on a healing odyssey to Brazil - Lya Shaked from Australia has terminal cancer, and Fred Porter from USA has HIV. Will they be lucky enough to receive a miracle?
Despite the homeopathic doctors studying medicine, they treat their patients against the basis of scientific knowledge. Allegations of fraud surround the topic. In the film, homeopaths embark on adventurous explanations of their popular belief system.
Following the death of her brother, Sister Anna takes leave from her order to return home to help save her family business. Becoming a shrewd businesswoman and meeting a man whom she grows to love, puts her life in conflict with her religious vows. Now she must decide what is really important to her.
Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta attends her whimsical patients in Czech wine country and lives for her husband Lada and her daughter, but one day things change and Vlasta is forced to reach outside of her comfort zone. Drama and gentle humor intertwine as Vlasta realizes, for the first time in her life, that she might need some care, too.
Gray's Anatomy is a dark comedy movie that follows the story of a man who embarks on an unconventional journey through the medical world. Through monologues, interviews, and performances, he sheds light on alternative medicine, tells captivating stories, and explores the dark side of healthcare. Based on a true story, this movie combines humor and storytelling to provide a unique perspective on the medical field.
Best friends travel though Latin America meeting shamans, experimenting with plant medicines, and wondering about what makes a life well-lived when one of them might have half the time to live it.
Salvia Divinorum is an often misunderstood and powerful psychedelic plant used by the Mazatec shamans in southern Mexico for centuries. This entheogen's mysteries are thoroughly explored, by Director Erin Wyche, from an American view point.
A young woman with cancer travels to a remote wilderness zone in Northern Italy in search of an alternative cure. What she and her friend, Martino, find is a secluded paradise, but their arrival threatens its fragile existence.
Rethinking Cancer is an educational documentary film that provides a rare look into the psychological and therapeutic journeys of five men and women who used biological alternative cancer therapies to overcome serious illness. Their stories represent successes that mainstream medicine and the public ought to know about. Four of the featured subjects had been diagnosed with cancer; two of these patients were considered terminal cases. The fifth patient had a severe case of Lyme disease. All five have outlived their diseases, between 15 and nearly 40 years, thus far.
