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    Alternative Medicine Healing is any practice that does not usually fall within the scope of conventional sciences and medicine but has been shown to be consistently effective by practical application.  Due to medical insurance limitations and control by the AMA, holistic alternative medicine has not been fully embraced by mainstream society but are gaining momentum as health costs sky-rocket.  

    Conventional medicine, on the other hand, is our generally accepted system of medical knowledge, is practiced almost exclusively in the United States and abroad. Using this system, medical doctors and other health professionals treat diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Conventional medicine is also known as allopathic, mainstream, modern or Western medicine. Alternative Medicine healing is also known as traditional, naturopathic, natural or holistic alternative medicine.  

    As a technically advanced society, we have become proud of our achievements in science but modern medicine has yet to solve our health problems. There are several diseases such as cancer, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and a wide variety of serious as well as chronic diseases where a cure has been pending for many, many years. Those who are suffering with incurable illnesses, are questioning the true advancement of modern medicine, and wondering, considering the modern innovations in science, if it has really made so much progress at all. Actual disease prevention and treatment for many chronic diseases is still eluding the modern medical establishment.

    Due to the widespread interest in natural medicine along with the disappointment and disenchantment with Western medicine, many people, especially in the United States and Europe, where conventional medicine has taken a dominant foothold, are seeking the advice and treatment from naturopathic physicians. These practitioners include herbalists, Chinese alternative medicine doctors (acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine), naturopaths, chiropractors, and others, who advocate preventative health measures as well as recommend wholesome foods and nutritional supplements for their patients and clients.

    Alternative Medicine healing, as the designation implies, is not really alternative at all. Its history and roots can be traced back thousands of years to ancient cultures such as India and China. Ayurvedic (E. Indian) and Chinese aternative medicine, along with their diagnostic and herbal systems, are still used in these countries extensively, as well as in the United States, especially in Europe, where alternative medicine is well respected. Chinese alternative medicine has a documented history of over 2500 years in China.

    Proponents of holistic alternative medicine are not refuting the validity of discoveries in and the practical uses of conventional medicine, but are merely trying to put things into perspective.  Considering the growing popularity and effectiveness of alternative health treatments and products, certified and licensed professional practitioners of such Alternative Medicine Healing should be given its rightful and respectful place in medical society. 

-- Deva Roberts is a practitioner, researcher and writer in the field of Energy Healing and Chi Gong. Please check out his FREE Chinese Herbal Medicine Course.

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