{"id":927,"date":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-four-things-you-didnt-know-about-natural-medicine\/"},"modified":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","slug":"mind-body-four-things-you-didnt-know-about-natural-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-four-things-you-didnt-know-about-natural-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Things You Didn't Know About Natural Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
If natural medicine still sounds too alternative for you, here are four things that may help mainstream the concept for you.<\/p>\n
Its not so “out there” <\/strong> “Its more widespread.” In fact, CAM is considered standard treatment in many European countries (including Germany, which regulates herbs, and France, where hospitals widely use acupuncture), so sometimes alternative treatments new to the States have already been researched and used for years abroad.<\/p>\n Its a spa thing<\/strong> But treatments like these are very popular, and an arm of the National Institutes of Health called the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is researching their validity. In fact, you may be able to take part in a clinical trial for an alt med therapy being studied at a university near you. For information, visit the NCCAMs Web site<\/a>.[ pagebreak ]Lots of MDs use it <\/strong> Many people turn to alt med when conventional therapy doesnt do the trick, says Richard Nahin, PhD, senior advisor for scientific coordination and outreach at the NCCAM. The number-one concern: relief for chronic pain (in areas like the neck, joints, and lower back).<\/p>\n
In addition to the 38 percent of all adults in the United States who have tried natural medicine, nearly 12 percent of children have used complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies. Veterinarians use it on pets, too. “Its not just the fringe anymore,” says Donald B. Levy, MD, medical director of the Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston.<\/p>\n
Our strong desire to “heal” ourselves with natural medicine has made alternative therapies hot items at spas and resorts. Some treatments may sound like a wacky mix of the scientific and the spiritual—Crystal Bowl Sound Healing (at Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa in Baja California) claims to activate alpha waves in the brain; Spirit Flight treatment (at Miraval in Tucson, Arizona) is touted as a blend of energy medicine, full-body massage, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and spinal alignment, along with indigenous ceremonial rituals.<\/p>\n
More than half of U.S. medical schools now include at least some courses in alternative medicine. And the government is pumping more money than ever into research. The current budget for the NCCAM is $121.5 million—thats 61 times as much as it was in 1992, the year the department was founded.<\/p>\n