Color therapy
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This topic is a pseudoscience, and is not accepted by the scientific community as a valid discipline.
Although it may use scientific terminology, it does not use scientific methodology.
Remember: just because it sounds right doesn't mean it's actually right.
Color therapy, chromotherapy, or light therapy is the belief that shining different colored lights on a patient can cure any number of diseases. Items which may be used in this therapy include lights with colored lenses, prisms, gemstones, or the wearing of colored eyeglasses.
While it is true the application of light has shown effectiveness for treating depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder, these results are due to the presence of light itself and not because of the different colored lights proponents of color therapy may claim to be effective.
The basis of color therapy is the belief that different colored lights correspond to chakras in the body, or to different organs in the body, which is an unscientific belief rooted in mysticism.
Yet it has been touted as a quack medical treatment for the usual range of diseases from arthritis, asthma, anemia, and bronchitis to cancer. No scientific studies support its use in treating any of these conditions.
One proponent of color therapy was Stanley Burroughs, who was also known for promoting the Lemonade Diet.
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