| Complementary and Alternative Medicine or
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| | treatment such as acupuncture,
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| CAM are diagnostic or therapeutic
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| | homeopathy, Chinese herbal medicine,
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| techniques that are outside the
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| | Ayurvedic and more.
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| mainstream of Western medicine.
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| | Therapies such as biofeedback, massage,
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| Alternative medicine is used in place of
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| | and exercise are also considered
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| conventional medicine while complementary
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| | alternative medicine. Alternative
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| medicine is used along with conventional
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| | medicine includes various systems of
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| medicine though some of the treatments
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| | healing or treating disease such as
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| methods are the same. Although most
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| | chiropractic, homeopathy, and faith
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| people utilize mainstream medicine for
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| | healing. Alternative medicine is a
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| diagnosis and basic information, many are
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| | comprehensive approach to healing that
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| now turning to alternatives for what they
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| | uses natural methods to bring physical,
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| believe to be total body health-enhancing
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| | mental, emotional, and spiritual harmony.
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| measures.
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| | Alternative medicine systems believe body
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| CAM is very popular with people who are
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| | has a network of channels (meridians)
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| terminally ill and has also been used on
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| | that carry a subtle form of life energy.
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| animals. There have also been sufficient
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| | Since it uses a holistic approach and
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| instances of "inexplicable" extension of
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| | time-tested, natural remedies, hands-on
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| life and other significant health
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| | treatments to help enable the body's own
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| benefits for people who have pursued
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| | innate powers to do the healing,
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| these options that the Western health
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| | alternative medicine requires the patient
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| systems are now seriously starting to
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| | to take a highly active part in healing
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| further assess these systems. Alternative
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| | their own body including prevention and
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| medicine is a fairly broad term which
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| | treatment.
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| covers many different methods of
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