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Alternative Medicine Foundation: Combine The Best Of Both Worlds
As modern medicine gets more and more complicated and synthesized, there is a growing interest in the effective medical practices of the past. Herbs, aromatherapy, massage, acupuncture, Rieki – all of these are considered alternative therapies. There is some misinformation and baseless fears about alternative therapies. There also isn’t as much regulation as there is for modern medicine.
The non-profit Foundation hopes to make true information available for anyone deciding on or going through alternative therapies. The Foundation does NOT seek to replace one kind of medicine with another – rather, they seek to combine the best of both worlds.
A Very Short History Lesson
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he Foundation began in Bethesda, Maryland in 1998 in response to the increasing demand of patients who wanted a gentler and safer alternative to harsh medicines with rough side effects. They hope not to just better educate the public about alternative therapies, but the modern medical profession as well.
Modern medicine is a business, and business tends not to like competition…unless their customers demand it. And Westerners have increasingly demanded access to alternative therapies. Some alternative therapies such as hypnotherapy and acupuncture can even be partially covered by some health
insurance plans. Check with your particular health insurance plan just to be sure.
The Foundation is also the publisher of the journal The Townsend Letter, which is about –surprise, surprise—alternative medicinal therapies. It is written by scientists, researchers, doctors and those in the alternative health field. They do not always claim that alternative therapies are the way to go, but suggest to whom alternative therapies would best benefit.
Free Services
The Foundation does not just sponsor talks, classes and a magazine about alternative therapies. It also maintains a website with information free to the public. They also publish free or low cost books available at Amazon.com. They have different rates for medical professionals and for the general public.
Topics included for all minds that need to know are Tibetan Traditional Medicine, Ayurveda, Choosing a Practitioner (of alternative therapies), and topics devoted to specific illnesses such as cancer, autism, women’s health issues and cardiovascular disease.
Some claim that we are currently living in the Information Age. Information is power. And information about something is as important as your health should be easily available to all who ask. That is the goal of the Foundation.
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