Types of alternative medicine and complementary alternative medicine.

My mind was set on following A Diet of whole grains, vegetables, sea vegetables and eliminating all of the high acid producing, toxic, chemical filled foods I had grown accustomed to eating.

When all was said and done, I took the benefits of alternative medicine (The Macrobiotic Diet) and out of my "felt necessity - only", combined it with all the conventional treatments my doctors recommended.

I just wanted to live, have a lot more time with my family and I was starting to wonder if any of the types alternative medicine by itself, at that stage of the disease, would be the total answer for me.

Some do not make it through all the conventional treatments that I did. I see the benefits of using different types of alternative medicine along with necessary conventional methods.

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It can:

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I’m going to tell you some of the types of alternative medicine, give you an alternative medicine definition and a little history of alternative medicine.

An alternative medicine definition.

People use types of alternative medicine …instead of …or …along with …western medicine. These would include such treatments as acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, a holistic approach and more.

In the history of alternative medicine many of these methods were once considered conventional treatment. Although many Western doctors today are recognizing and recommending some of these treatments as being complimentary to conventional treatment the majority ignore them.

By combining alternative treatments with conventional medicine you are open to a more holistic approach which targets not just the symptom but the whole body and all aspects of your health and well being.

In most cases I believe an alternative approach will eliminate the problem or keep it under control, that will be my first choice.

Natural cancer cures are non toxic treatments which may help the immune system. A natural cure for any disease, in my opinion, is a wise decision as a first choice.

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Types of alternative medicine

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Here is a list of the most popular types of alternative medicine recommended by Western doctors as being complementary.

• Massage Therapy – This is helpful to relieve stress, help lower blood pressure, improve emotional health and in the recovery of an injury.

• Meditation and Yoga – These have been found to help lower the heart rate, blood pressure and lower cortisol levels in the bloodstream. (Cortisol is a hormone released in your body when under excessive stress.) With skin cancer or any disease, you don’t want stress.

• Naturopathic Diet Recommendations – Naturopaths would prescribe changes in diet that may identify food sensitivities or allergies. They can help find nutritional deficiencies and determine if you would benefit from supplements to help the natural process of fighting all disease, including skin cancer.

• Chiropractics – Many Western doctors do recommend a chiropractor for help with back and neck pain. Your doctor may still recommend surgery or steroids to alleviate pain, but you can find great relief from a chiropractor. I have, but not related to my skin cancer.

A Brief History of Alternative Medicine

It does not look at just the symptom but rather concerns itself with the “whole” self. For this very reason, it is so different from the medicine of today.

The demand of today’s medicine is to fix the problem or symptom instantly. Most doctors are trained to look only at the specific problem and not the body as a whole. This is one of the many differences between old school (alternative) medicine and today’s medicine.

The types of alternative medicine have evolved and survived through the ages of pills and pain relievers to this present day.

Massage is one of the oldest forms of alternative medicine known today. It goes back to the time of the pyramids in ancient Egypt. Many people take advantage of massage therapy today and it has become common practice.

Going back almost 6000 years there have been many types of alternative medicine used. Every culture and civilization had their own form of alternative medicines.

From some of these old alternative medical treatments we now have our faster and more effective (aimed at the symptom) treatments today.

In European history there were the professional physicians, for those who could afford it and the folk healers in the villages with the poor people. The village people believed in these types of alternative medicine, called folk remedies and they did work for them. The same has occurred in many other cultures.

In the Western culture, philosophy was also used by the folk healers to assist in their holistic treatment. With a bit of philosophy, religion and belief, they were able to find the best treatment for the villagers at this time.

Folk healers and alternative medicine soon began to evolve into the conventional medicine we have today. With each new century there was a new development bringing us to where we are today.

Our conventional instantaneous medications that we have today do not mean that alternative medicine doesn’t still exist. It has survived and is used by many today.

Aromatherapy, acupuncture, massage, meditation, whole food diets, herbal, humor therapy and the number goes on and on.

Many of these treatments are now supported by physicians.

The reason why we still have all these types of alternative medicine still with us is because they work. It’s as simple as that. They may not work as fast but they still work.

These type of treatments can be much better for people in the long run if they just give them a chance; and it's always better to start early.

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Skin cancer and all disease begin before any symptoms appear, sometimes years before.

For that reason the best practice is to live a healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally, do things to eliminate stress from your life and maintain a spiritual relationship with your Creator.

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