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a person whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep healthy
dietician /ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃn/
a person whose job is to examine people’s eyes and to recommend and sell glasses
optician /ɒpˈtɪʃn/
a person whose job is to treat disease, injury or weakness in the joints or muscles by exercises, massage and the use of light and heat
physiotherapist /ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpɪst/
a doctor who studies and treats mental illnesses
psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/
a person whose job is the care and treatment of people’s feet
chiropodist /kɪˈrɒpədɪst/
a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children
paediatrician /ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/
a doctor who studies and treats the medical conditions and diseases of women, especially those connected with sexual reproduction
gynaecologist /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒlədʒɪst/
a doctor who specializes in the study of conditions that make the joints swell
rheumatologist /ˌruː.məˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
the act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep, in which their thoughts can be easily influenced by someone else
hypnotism /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/
to rub and press someone's body with regular repeated movements, in order to relax them or to reduce stiffness or pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) or muscles
massage /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/
a type of alternative treatment in which somebody’s feet are rubbed in a particular way in order to cure a health problem in other parts of their body or to make them feel mentally relaxed
reflexology /ˌriː.flekˈsɒl.ə.dʒi/
a treatment for pain or illness in which thin needles are positioned just under the surface of the skin at special points around the body
acupuncture /ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃər/
plants used like a medicine
herbal remedies
the use of natural oils that smell sweet to improve physical, emotional or mental health, by rubbing them into the skin or breathing in their smel
aromatherapy /əˌrəʊməˈθerəpi/
a system of treating diseases in which sick people are given very small amounts of natural substances that, in healthy people, would produce the same effects as the diseases produce
homeopathy /ˌhəʊmiˈɒpəθi/
