Alternative medicine, also known as complementary or integrative medicine, refers to a wide variety of healing practices and treatments that are not typically part of conventional medical care. These therapies often focus on the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—rather than just addressing specific symptoms or conditions. In recent years, alternative medicine has gained popularity as people seek more natural, holistic approaches to health. While many of these practices have been...

Integrative and Other Medicine: Are We in a Trap? The situation is somewhat strange, to put it bluntly. This article is by no means an excuse for an alternative, but rather a statement of facts and the current state of affairs in the world on the subject. Among this chaos of pseudo-medicine, there are 2 categories: Alternative medicine (when all kinds of methods are used INSTEAD of normal treatment) Complementary medicine (when all methods are used TOGETHER with normal treatment)...