| Complementary Medicine is comprised of natural | | | | complementary medicine as well. |
| therapies and medicines used to restore and maintain | | | | Complementary medicine teaches proper nutrition in |
| health; in addition to conventional medicine. Dating | | | | conjunction with vitamin and mineral supplements. |
| back to 420 B.C., around the time of Hippocrates, | | | | Plants and herbs are commonly used in alternative |
| complementary medicine is also considered a practice | | | | medicine to treat illness, as well as remedies |
| beyond the realm of conventional modern medicine - | | | | produced from animals and minerals. Hydrotherapy |
| naturopathy, chiropractic, Ayurvedic, homeopathy, | | | | and hypnotherapy are also utilized in complementary |
| acupuncture and so many other complementary | | | | medicine for maximum benefits. |
| medicine treatments are steadily in demand and on | | | | All in all, complementary medicine improves mental, |
| the rise. | | | | emotional, and physical health. It encourages psychic |
| Because our bodies are composed of chemical and | | | | and spiritual growth, and an overall sense of wellness. |
| physical reactions, holistic practitioners affirm that | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested in |
| illness is not directly caused by pathogens such as | | | | finding life coaching schools, let professional training |
| viruses or bacterium; instead is the consequence of | | | | within fast-growing industries like massage therapy, |
| the body's reaction (in an effort to shield and heal | | | | cosmetology, acupuncture, oriental medicine, Reiki, |
| itself) to a pathogen. Naturopathic and holistic doctors | | | | and others get you started! Explore career school |
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| medicine by plainly alleviating symptoms of disease. | | | | Complementary Medicine |
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