Glossary: Integrative Medicine and Nutrition

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Brain States

The dream stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement; often disrupted by trauma.

Raw Diet

A diet consisting of fresh, uncooked, and unprocessed foods. May be raw vegan or raw omnivorous, with foods being either completely unheated or heated only at very low temperatures or dehydrated. Partial raw diets can be beneficial to most people, but a totally raw foods diet is not recommended for those with mental health challenges, or in people who are underweight or who suffer from hypoglycemia or diabetes, or who have a history of eating disorders.

Reiki

A complementary and alternative medicine modality originating in Japan that uses laying on of hands to facilitate healing of the body’s life force energy, also known as qi, chi, or prana.

Religious

Believing in a god or gods and following the practices of an organized religion.

Resonance

The intensification and enriching by supplementary vibration; a quality imparted of evoking response.

Resymbolization

 A mental transformation characterized by the discovery of new meanings and new ways to expression one’s thoughts and desires.

Ritual

An established set of actions, usually symbolic, that are carried out for a religious or other ceremonial reason.

Rolfing

A holistic form of bodywork that manipulates soft tissue to realign and balance the body’s myofascial structure.