| Alternative health care options include approaches of | | | | used in conjunction with conventional medicine and |
| healing that do not fall within the realm of | | | | science, instead of in its place. People tend |
| conventional medicine. But how do you know | | | | to go to doctors for the diagnosis, but these other |
| what your body will respond to best? | | | | forms can be helpful to enhance the healing |
|  Some popular forms of this type of healing | | | | process. These two forms of medicine also |
| include, but are not limited to, homeopathy, | | | | are often used together. |
| naturopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicines. | | | | Alternative health care is gaining popularity, as more |
| The practices can be based on beliefs or ideas that | | | | colleges are offering courses to learn about this |
| do not go along with scientific methods. | | | | practice, and more doctors are referring patients to |
| They can integrate the following into the | | | | get this type of healing treatment. Scientists |
| medicine:Â spiritual, metaphysical or religious | | | | and others in the medical field have criticized these |
| theories, pre-modern medical traditions and new | | | | forms of medicine due to exaggerated claims and the |
| ways of healing. If the method is considered | | | | fact that it goes against science, but people continue |
| safe and effective, and can sometimes be moved to | | | | to take this route for the healing process. |
| the conventional medicine category and will no longer | | | | With the skeptical people, there also are advocates |
| be considered an alternative health care option. | | | | who support this different way of having good |
| Complementary is another group of medicine that is | | | | health. |