Alternative Medicine

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to them. The skepticism is well founded.
Those skeptical about the value of claim that the Office of (OAM) does not take the proper unbiased, scientific stance but acts instead as an advocate for . Skeptics point to studies supported by the OAM that do not use the rigorous scientific methods of conventional medical research. experts claim that the usual scientific methods, which include ensuring that everybody gets the same treatment in the same amount, are not applicable to alternative therapies that are often custom-tailored to the individual.
Few alternative therapies have been subjected to scientific scrutiny, and many of them are based on theories that are, at best, unconvincing. Nonetheless, practitioners of are convinced that these treatments show potential. Doctor Marc Micozzi firmly believes that the future of as a major medical force, is necessary.
Alternatives, to me, provide an orientation toward self-care and self-cure that can really be an answer to ...

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with treating the whole person rather than the illness alone. The homeopath, or doctor performing the homeopathy, will consider the patient as a whole--both physically and psychologically--taking into account the patient's physical appearance, his/her likes, dislikes and temperament. It is therefore a highly personalized form of treatment, so patients who apparently suffer from the same illness may be given advice for different medicines. This may be a bit unnerving to those patients looking for a specific remedy to a specific problem, but their chances of finding a traditional medication is just about as great. "There are currently over 3,000 homeopathic remedies documented to be ...

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