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[...]... research, obesity, gene therapy, alternative medicine, organ transplantation, mental health, and more P REFACE Alternative medicine is a term that causes confusion for most people What is alternative medicine? How does it compare with conventional medicine? What is integrative medicine? Is integrative medicine the same as alternative medicine? How does alternative medicine compare with holistic health?... book Chapters 1–4 describe the origins of alternative medicine, the theories underlying alternative medicine, the business of alternative medicine, and the consumers who seek alternative therapies Chapter 1, “The Origins of Alternative Medicine, ” introduces the ten principles of holistic medical practice, established jointly by the American Board of Holistic Medicine (ABHM) and the American Holistic... introduction, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), an official arm of the National Institutes of Health, notes five categories of alternative and complementary medicine that are outside the realm of allopathic medicine (traditional Western medicine) : alternative medical systems; mind–body integration; 4 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE biologically based therapies; manipulation and... Many alternative approaches date back some 3000–5000 years, with their origins in Chinese medicine or ayurvedic medicine If you pray or take vitamins, which many people do, you are practicing alternative medicine If you exercise, modify your diet, or limit your intake of sugars and refined carbohydrates, you’re practicing alternative medicine This book will debunk some of the myths that surround alternative. .. allopathic or traditional medicine (which uses pharmaceuticals, radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical procedures) Alternative medicine includes all forms of therapy from acupuncture to Zen Buddhism as potential pathways to health The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, an arm of the National Institutes of Health, notes five categories of alternative and complementary medicine that are... ONE Over view C HAPTER 1 The Origins of Alternative Medicine This chapter discusses the origins of alternative medicine, which, in large part, is a return to a more holistic and natural approach to healing Often, what’s old becomes new again Such is the case with alternative medicine Many of the healing therapies utilized in the current practice of alternative medicine incorporate energy therapies,... to the concept of alternative medicine; it is not written for the scientific community, although I have relied heavily on the scientific studies that are available on complementary and alternative medicine The book’s intent is to provide a broad overview of alternative medicine, the controversies surrounding it, and the science underlying it There are some 4000 books on alternative medicine I have attempted... illustrate the main concepts Chapter 2, “The Theories Underlying Alternative Medicine, ” provides information on the thinking that underlies the various complementary and alternative forms of medicine along with their origins Chapter 3, “The Business of Alternative Medicine, ” gives the most recent data on dollars spent on complementary and alternative forms of medical therapies, and the most popular forms... the six categories of complementary and alternative forms of medicine designated by the National Institutes of Health’s official governing body, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), as an organizational tool for presenting this information NCCAM is the regulatory arm charged with the evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine for the United States For consumers... in the use of alternative therapies to regulatory issues in the arena of complementary and alternative therapies; from issues of culture and its impact on health to errors in medicine and the benefits and drawbacks of prescription drugs versus alternative therapies Chapter 5, “Do Alternative Therapies Work?” focuses on issues of efficacy, the science underlying the use of complementary and alternative . is alternative medicine? How does it compare with conventional medicine? What is integrative medicine? Is integrative medicine the same as alternative medicine? . origins of alternative medicine, the theories underlying alternative medicine, the business of alternative medicine, and the consumers who seek alternative