Step 1:( 15 pages) The proposal must cover the following elements: 1. Introduction 2 Research Proposals 3. Literature review Use APA format (2001y) for the whole project including the References (Literature Citations). 1/ State the Research Problem and how actual it is in 1-2 paragraphs 2/ Discuss at least 10-15 studies (articles, books or web info) in several paragraphs that address the problem researched. 3/ Analyze and discuss the deficiencies and the gaps in the cited studies summarized in 1 paragraph. 4/ Defend the importance of your Study to the reader in 1-2 paragraphs. 5/ Write a purpose statement based on the type of study you propose: Qualitative, Quantitative, or Mixed method. Ask the main questions that made you to do the above study. 6/ Specify search items: keywords, descriptions, identifiers, or thesaurus terms. 7/ Write the final title (or the research question) of the PhD and include a brief statement of the research. 8/ Conduct a systematic Literature Search and write a Literature Complete Review, choose search terms, keywords, descriptions, identifiers, and thesaurus terms. Write the Research question. Create a practical screen for inclusion/ exclusion of articles. Find and access 2-3 online databases. Input search items and access supplemental research sources. Conduct a systematic literature search using the practical screen and develop a limited reference list from the results of this literature search and application of the practical and methodological screen. List 2-3 online bibliographic databases. Follow the following steps: 1. Dissertation topic 2. Research Question 3. Brief Statement of the Research design( if you will use quantitative model or human subjects in your study) 4. Practical Screen and Methodological screen 5. Reference list with the literature selected 6. Web addresses Note** Remember to use Educational and Not Prescriptive language: The method used in the study should maintain the goal of empowering clients through educational language to improve and prevent and heal (instead of cure or treat) illnesses, as for example the (Empowerment for Natural Holistic Health Practice or CAM practice). The PhD should be a step by step recommendation on the different ways to keep and bring the body into balance, as evidenced by information from research studies. In the empowerment model, the patient and the practitioner (ND) identify health issues and risks. The ND does not diagnose or prescribe, but instead develops a database of comparative studies to educate his patients on their health. www.biomedcentral.com- on line version of BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine