Complementary and Alternative Health Care

A Wide Variety

of healing and health care modalities, including manual therapies, dietary supplements, nutrition and lifestyle changes, mind/body practices, homeopathy, energy therapies and traditional cultural healing methods are being used by consumers.

The Value

of alternative and complementary health care has become increasingly apparent to the public in the past twenty years.  In 1997 alone, $21 billion was spent on complementary and alternative health care such as chiropractic, herbs, massage, energy work including hands-on methods, and other natural healing modalities.