▁spirit , ▁the ▁person ▁themselves , ▁in ▁bringing ▁about ▁a ▁speed ier ▁recovery ▁from ▁ill ness ▁and ▁injury . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁it ▁is ▁made ▁very ▁clear ▁that ▁Ass ists ▁do ▁not ▁" he al ▁the ▁body ", ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁spirit ▁that ▁helps ▁he al ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁what ▁ass ists ▁are ▁actually ▁address ing ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁records ▁where ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁have ▁att ested ▁to ▁their ▁effect iveness ▁either ▁receiving ▁or ▁admin ister ing ▁them . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁Ass ists ▁that ▁anyone ▁can ▁easily ▁and ▁swift ly ▁learn ▁to ▁do ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁a iding ▁recovery ▁of ▁all ▁manner ▁of ▁ill ness es , ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inj uries ▁and ▁even ▁domestic ▁ups ets , ▁of ▁any ▁and ▁all ▁age ▁groups ▁including ▁b ab ies ▁and ▁even ▁p ets . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁ass ists ▁to , ▁Scient olog ists ▁believe , ▁help ▁make ▁someone ▁so ber ▁or ▁recover ▁from ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁loved ▁one . ▁ ▁No ▁dru gs ▁or ▁medic ation ▁are ▁used . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁replace ▁compet ent ▁professional ▁medical ▁treatment , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁they ▁are ▁correctly ▁called ▁A SS ISTS ▁and ▁not ▁" med ic ine " ▁or ▁" he aling ". ▁They ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁ill ▁or ▁injured ▁person ▁themselves ▁to ▁recover ▁more ▁swift ly ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁were ▁designed ▁and ▁pres cribed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁compet ent ▁professional ▁medical ▁treatment