The trend in alternative medicine

Dien, my own take on this statistic (and I know some of the tricks which are played with them. I worked around stats people for years) is that dis-satisfaction with the service from the medical establishment is DRIVING people to try just about anything else!
>Apparently 70% of Americans have tried some form of alternative therapy. It could be a good opportunity to get into, if you have have some useful knowledge of this area.... If it works, you'll be helping some people find relief and regain health.
The caveat is "if it works". I keep away from this area because what works short-term might turn out to be damn dangerous over a longer period, what works for one person can be devastating for someone with apparently similar problems.
> Which types of alternative therapy are the most popular?
I don't think that is a major consideration when people's health is concerned.
I am not against all alternative therapies, theories and products; I used Guarana (there are significant differences between products from different Companies which are supposed to be the same there), take a vitamin supplement which appears to have some benefit for me and so on.
But I would not advocate or sell these sort of products without knowing their track record and having printed confirmation of it from fully independent credible sources.
Please don't use this outside the forum. I know a person who is having great success hypnotising people to remove cravings (my words) for cigarettes etc.
This person was taught about hypnotism by someone who firmly beleived that hypnotism was a complete fake!
So the "cures" happen but the method is decried by the therapist's teacher!
I must add that the therapist & the teacher are both very honorable. If the therapist wasn't, he could probably set up his own religion or something.
No offense intended to people who sell these products, or set up up their own religions even, in a responsible manner.


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