11 Most Bizarre Alternative Treatments

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These treatments will make your skin crawl! From the shocking beauty rituals of vampire facelift to the very dangerous fire facials! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr # 6 Venik Massage A Venik Massage is a treatment that is a part of a Russian Bath. A Russian Bath involves getting warmed up in a steam room for 10-20 minutes and then going for a swim in cold water or pour a bucket of ice water on yourself before going back into the steam room. The hot/cold cycle is repeated as many times as wanted, usually around 5. After the first cycle, you usually participate in a Venik Massage, which involves being lashed by a bundle of leafy birch and oak twigs called a venik. The Venik is hit against your back and apparently releases phytoncides which stave off pathogens and the essential oils from the bundle of leaves improve your metabolism. Apparently in Russia, relaxing and healing involves a lot of pain and discomfort. # 5 Cupping Therapy Cupping therapy is a process in which heated cups are placed on a person’s back. The cups are left on the back for around 10 minutes while the heat creates a suction effect that causes the skin to rise and turn red. This procedure apparently helps treat blood disorders, arthritis, fertility, migraines, and even depression. Treatment is usually safe with little chance of adverse side effects, however, one man in China had a very bad cupping experience that might turn you off of it. Li Lin was getting cup therapy for a frozen shoulder but he had the cups placed on the exact same places on his back every day for a month. This caused severe skin burns and blisters to appear and eventually lead to a nearly life threatening bacterial infection that had him hospitalised. #4 Reiki Reiki is an alternative healing treatment that was developed in Japan by a Buddhist called Mikao Usui. It involves manipulating chi which is what practitioners believe is a universal life force. The practitioner will use their palms to channel good chi into the patient and promote healing. Although this specific practice has been picked up by spiritual communities around the world, even outside of Buddhism, there has been no scientific evidence backing up the supposed effects of reiki. #3 Garra Rufa Fish Treatment In 2011 the popularity of being treated by “doctor fish” spiked. “Fish Pedicures” involve sticking your feet into a tank full of toothless Garra Rufa Fish who suck dead skin cells and bacteria off of the foot. The treatment leaves the skin on your feet feeling soft and fresh but some who do the treatment also claim that it can stimulate blood flow, help with athlete’s foot, reduce foot smell, and even relax the whole body. Despite all these claims there are also minor health risks. Fish Spas have a small chance of passing disease between patients. Disease can be passed through the fish and sometimes through the water, although the chance of this happening is minimal. #2 Fire Facials A treatment known as Huǒ Liáo aka Fire Facials gained major traction in China during 2013. The procedure basically involves setting fires on top of your body to heal sagging skin, wrinkles, and is even claimed as being a cure to obesity and a cold. During a fire facial, trained specialists apply a towel soaked in alcohol and a secret “special elixir” to the skin and set it on fire. The heat from the fire is said to trigger an adrenaline rush in your body and positively change the chemistry in your body to improve indigestion and slow metabolism, which might be why some people claim it can help weight problems. Although it has not lead to any publicized injuries, it is still seen as highly dangerous. The question is, would you set your skin on fire for the sake of beauty? #1 Vampire Facelifts One of the more gruesome health and beauty treatments among the rich and fabulous include the Vampire Facelift. This bloody procedure involves drawing blood from the patient’s arm and mixing it with platelet rich plasma and Juvaderm. Then this blood cocktail is reinjected into the patient’s face using a dermapen that creates a bunch of tiny injections throughout the face. It creates a swollen and bloody face for the first day but apparently creates a youthful and plump look after the skin heals. This weirdly violent and expensive procedure was infamously performed on Kim Kardashian on her reality show and even given out as coupons in goody bags at the Oscars award ceremony.

11 Most Bizarre Alternative Treatments

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These treatments will make your skin crawl! From the shocking beauty rituals of vampire facelift to the very dangerous fire facials! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr # 6 Venik Massage A Venik Massage is a treatment that is a part of a Russian Bath. A Russian Bath involves getting warmed up in a steam room for 10-20 minutes and then going for a swim in cold water or pour a bucket of ice water on yourself before going back into the steam room. The hot/cold cycle is repeated as many times as wanted, usually around 5. After the first cycle, you usually participate in a Venik Massage, which involves being lashed by a bundle of leafy birch and oak twigs called a venik. The Venik is hit against your back and apparently releases phytoncides which stave off pathogens and the essential oils from the bundle of leaves improve your metabolism. Apparently in Russia, relaxing and healing involves a lot of pain and discomfort. # 5 Cupping Therapy Cupping therapy is a process in which heated cups are placed on a person’s back. The cups are left on the back for around 10 minutes while the heat creates a suction effect that causes the skin to rise and turn red. This procedure apparently helps treat blood disorders, arthritis, fertility, migraines, and even depression. Treatment is usually safe with little chance of adverse side effects, however, one man in China had a very bad cupping experience that might turn you off of it. Li Lin was getting cup therapy for a frozen shoulder but he had the cups placed on the exact same places on his back every day for a month. This caused severe skin burns and blisters to appear and eventually lead to a nearly life threatening bacterial infection that had him hospitalised. #4 Reiki Reiki is an alternative healing treatment that was developed in Japan by a Buddhist called Mikao Usui. It involves manipulating chi which is what practitioners believe is a universal life force. The practitioner will use their palms to channel good chi into the patient and promote healing. Although this specific practice has been picked up by spiritual communities around the world, even outside of Buddhism, there has been no scientific evidence backing up the supposed effects of reiki. #3 Garra Rufa Fish Treatment In 2011 the popularity of being treated by “doctor fish” spiked. “Fish Pedicures” involve sticking your feet into a tank full of toothless Garra Rufa Fish who suck dead skin cells and bacteria off of the foot. The treatment leaves the skin on your feet feeling soft and fresh but some who do the treatment also claim that it can stimulate blood flow, help with athlete’s foot, reduce foot smell, and even relax the whole body. Despite all these claims there are also minor health risks. Fish Spas have a small chance of passing disease between patients. Disease can be passed through the fish and sometimes through the water, although the chance of this happening is minimal. #2 Fire Facials A treatment known as Huǒ Liáo aka Fire Facials gained major traction in China during 2013. The procedure basically involves setting fires on top of your body to heal sagging skin, wrinkles, and is even claimed as being a cure to obesity and a cold. During a fire facial, trained specialists apply a towel soaked in alcohol and a secret “special elixir” to the skin and set it on fire. The heat from the fire is said to trigger an adrenaline rush in your body and positively change the chemistry in your body to improve indigestion and slow metabolism, which might be why some people claim it can help weight problems. Although it has not lead to any publicized injuries, it is still seen as highly dangerous. The question is, would you set your skin on fire for the sake of beauty? #1 Vampire Facelifts One of the more gruesome health and beauty treatments among the rich and fabulous include the Vampire Facelift. This bloody procedure involves drawing blood from the patient’s arm and mixing it with platelet rich plasma and Juvaderm. Then this blood cocktail is reinjected into the patient’s face using a dermapen that creates a bunch of tiny injections throughout the face. It creates a swollen and bloody face for the first day but apparently creates a youthful and plump look after the skin heals. This weirdly violent and expensive procedure was infamously performed on Kim Kardashian on her reality show and even given out as coupons in goody bags at the Oscars award ceremony.