Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Medicine
WebMD Feature
When conventional medicine doesn't seem to work, alternative medicine
may fit the bill.
Part 1: Biofeedback Trains Mind, Body
Part 2: Meditation Balances the Body's Systems
Part 3: Seeking Clues to Acupuncture's Success
Part 4: Hypnosis: Focusing on Change
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Chronic pain, headaches, fertility problems, epilepsy, incontinence,
high blood pressure.
Conventional medicine often doesn't work - at least, not well enough -
in treating these relentless, frustrating health problems.
Searching for better answers, Americans have opened their minds to
biofeedback, acupuncture, meditation, and hypnosis -- all once
considered part of "fringe" or alternative medicine. Today, these
medical therapies are so well-used -- and well-researched -- that they
have gained respect from top health institutions like the National
Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and others.
It's not that patients have quit conventional treatments. No doctor
advises that. But these therapies can be used to boost the effects of
western medicine. Talk to your doctor. Maybe you should try it. Keep an
open mind, and find a good practitioner. You might be surprised at the
results.
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