be balanced in order for the body to be in good health: wind, bile and phlegm. Whenever one of these forces grows out of proportion to the others, the ayurvedic practitioner seeks to "restore the affected body substance and restore the balance for the tridosha, the collective name applied to the three humors" (Grossman, 1985, p. 49). It is interesting to note that the Indian system is based on the idea of balancing three life forces within the body, whereas the Chinese system is based on the idea of balancing two life forces. Despite this difference, it can be seen that both systems are based on the idea of balancing the flow of energy in the body as well as removing any obstacles which block that flow of energy.
One alternative treatment which has its origins in the Western World is chiropractic. Although it was founded in the United States in the la
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