Alternative Medicine

Alternative and Complimentary Therapies

Before I get too deep into Alternative Medicine, I need to help people understand what it is. Alternative Medicine means, medical therapies that lie outside of the domain of traditional surgical and drug treatments.

There are two types of alternative medicine: 1.) Alternative therapies and 2.) Complimentary therapies. Alternative therapies are those that people use instead of traditional medical treatments. Complimentary therapies are those that people use in addition to medical treatments. NCCAM , the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, is the government agency in charge of regulating and research in the area of alternative medicine. According to NCCAM, there are over 1800 kinds of alternative and complimentary therapies to choose from.

The following are some examples of alternative medical practices: regression hypnosis, chiropractics, herb therapy, music therapy, Reiki, Healing Touch, yoga and guided imagery. Many forms of alternative medicine only use benign treatments, while others directly connect to eastern religion and the occult.

Are you interested in learning more? Get ready to read my book, The Occult Invasion of Health Care: the Changing Face of Spirituality in Medicine.