| Holistic, Metaphysical, Energy or Mind, Body, Spirit | | | | American Medical Association (AMA), in Resolution |
| healing has existed since the beginning of time amid | | | | #514, "is encouraging its members to become better |
| religious beliefs and practices, along with the mystery, | | | | in-formed regarding holistic medicine and to participate |
| superstition, fear, and misunderstanding. Holistic | | | | in appropriate studies of it.o Mutual of Omaha says it |
| Healing is now becoming recognized regardless of | | | | saves about $6.50 in covering non-standard (holistic) |
| what anyone chooses to believe or think.o According | | | | treatments.o 74 percent of the American population, |
| to CNN one-half of all medical schools now offer | | | | desire a more natural approach to health care.o Of |
| courses in holistic health care.o Almost one-third of | | | | the one out of three Americans who say they have |
| American medical schools-among them Harvard, Yale, | | | | used holistic medicine techniques, 84 percent said |
| John's Hopkins, and Georgetown Universities-now | | | | they would use it again.o The U.S. government |
| offer coursework in holistic methods.o There are five | | | | sponsors the use of acupuncture in drug rehabilitation |
| homeopathic hospitals in Great British National | | | | programs.o One out of every ten Americans is under |
| Service.o Traditional Chinese medicine has been | | | | the care of a chiropractor.o In 1991, Americans made |
| chosen by the World Health Organization for | | | | more visits to unconventional health care providers |
| worldwide propagation to meet the heath care needs | | | | (425 million) than to conventional doctors (388 |
| of the twenty-first century.o One out of three drugs | | | | million).o One out of three Americans were using |
| prescribed in Germany is an herb.o The World Health | | | | unconventional medicine in 1991.o Americans spent |
| Organization estimates that between 65 to 80 | | | | almost $13.7 billion on unconventional health care in |
| percent of the world's population (about 3 billion | | | | 1991.o 75 percent of that $13.7 billion (above) was |
| people) rely on holistic medicine as their primary form | | | | out of pocket.o 12 percent of Fortune 500 |
| of health care.o In 1993, American consumers spent | | | | companies offer alternative medicine as part of their |
| almost $1.5 billion dollars on herbal remedies-ten times | | | | health care compensation packages. That percentage |
| more than was spent on over-the-counter sleeping | | | | was expected to increase to 18 percent by the end |
| pills from grocery stores and drug stores.o | | | | of 1996.o National Center for Complementary and |
| Worldwide, only 10 to 30 percent of people use | | | | Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) A nationwide |
| conventional medicine, 70 to 90 percent use holistic | | | | government survey of more than 31,000 adults on |
| medicine.o Approximately $22 million of U.S. | | | | their use of complimentary and alternative medicine |
| government money has already been spent on | | | | (CAM) showed that 36 percent of U.S. adults use |
| alternative medical research since 1992 at the National | | | | some form of CAM. |
| Institutes of Health and Public Health Services.o The | | | | |