Health & Wellness Blog - EndoMune Probiotic » CAM http://endomune.com/blog Tue, 25 May 2010 01:10:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mainstream Medicine is going Alternative http://endomune.com/blog/2009/01/mainstream-medicine-is-going-alternative/ http://endomune.com/blog/2009/01/mainstream-medicine-is-going-alternative/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:40:47 +0000 Dr Hoberman http://endomune.com/blog/?p=50 Many physicians are hesitant to prescribe alternative treatments to patients. Within the alternative realm are some extremely viable and helpful medical solutions, but there are also some strange and wacky ideas as well. For this reason, alternative medicine has unfortunately earned a poor reputation – until recently.

An article published this morning in the Chicago Tribune assesses the degree to which physicians are now prescribing alternative treatments for patients. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is comprised of four main categories: (1) natural products, (2) energy medicine, (3) manipulative medicine, and (4) mind-body medicine.

The article can be viewed in length:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle…

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