Traditionally, the first response to any type of medical issue is conventional medicine. There is, however, another option. Alternative medicine is sometimes considered the oldest medicine in the world.

Alternative medicine envelops the concept of seeking out non-traditional ways to deal with day-to-day health issues. This type of medicine looks beyond taking medication.

People look to use alternative medicine for two main reasons. The first is because of the idea that taking medications can potentially lead to unhealthy results such as dependencies and side effects. The second is because of the natural curiosity of man to find better methods to heal.

Alternative medicine encompasses many different therapies, such as hypnosis, color therapy, yoga, meditation, herbal remedies, vitamin therapy, reiki, pranic healing, and many more.

The main focus of alternative medicine is that life is a combination of parts that
includes more than the treatment of disease. There is a definite focus on living life well, happily, and with purpose. It is believed that this is an essential part of healthy living.

The IAOHP brings together healing practitioners from all over the world as well as training providers who are licensed to teach healing modalities either online or in person.

DISCLAIMER: Alternative healing must never interfere with medical treatment

Thousands of years ago, all medicine was “alternative medicine.” Before modern science, healers would consider the full picture – emotional, physical, and spiritual – before healing a sick person.

This is one of the main differences between modern conventional medicine and
alternative medicine. Alternative medicine does not look for the instant cure for
the physical problem, rather is looks more at a long-term solution that includes
the whole self.

Just a few centuries ago in Europe there were two types of healers; folk healers that used old tried-and-true methods, and professional physicians. The lower classes did not have the money to pay for the professional physicians, but they used the folk healers and it worked.

In North America, philosophy and religion were often used to help folk healers provide holistic treatments. The conventional medicine that we have today has evolved from the days of folk healers and alternative medicine. Many conventional physicians support different types of holistic treatments in the overall wellness plan for their patients. The reason that alternative medicine has stood the test of time is because it works!

DISCLAIMER: Alternative healing must never interfere with medical treatment