ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE – An introduction to Holistic and Integrative Therapies
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE – An introduction to Holistic and Integrative Therapies
Do you have recurring ailments that do not seem to improve with treatments provided by traditional western medicine? If you said yes, then you re not alone. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, 36 percent of U.S. adults have used at least one alternative or complementary treatment for an illness or chronic condition. Dangerous side effects from prescription drugs, experience with a misdiagnosis or botched surgery, or dealing with dismissive doctors are just some of the reasons many people decide to pursue alternative treatments. The use of alternative medicine is not just merely the latest trend, however. (more…)
