Please, if possible, I need hard facts that come from factual sources.

In this case, a natural critic being someone who is uncertain about the efficacy of a particular treatment. A bogus skeptic would have another reason to criticize natural therapy. Are there certain signs you look out for ?

I'm interested in going to school to have a career in the alternative medicine/holistic health field. Anyone have any ideas about what I could do - other than being a doctor?

L-Tryptophan! I think it's great for anxiety and depression. It's the only thing I've ever tried that has a emmediate effect. I just thought I would pass this on. Better hurry and get yours before the Government finds out that it really works. Pharmaceutical companies will kill to get this off the market. Because it's natural and you can't patent it. I'm on a 1000 mg twice a day. Hope this helps someone.

Most of the welknown medical systems like Ayurveda have been originated in south asian countries and the practitioners are not qualified efficient people.The practitioners are the people who got qualified to obtain long time visas to live in those countries but they may not be efficient in the practice.The other main factor is that the ingredients of medicine are not available in those countries to be used for medication..

I have an up and coming interview with a medical university and i am wondering what to say if i get asked this question. There has been so much conflict between traditional and alternative medicine that it is difficult to find the real answer. There are many testimonials with people from all over the world stating how they were cured of this and that with alternative treatment and doctors refuse to acknowledge it as a viable form of treatment. Why?

In other words, you aren't going to answer my question, merely use the tu quoque fallacy?

I could ask that, but I didn't. Oddly, you merely added another way in which alt med supporters act exactly like religious fanatics.

I have been told about 3 months ago that I had Bipolar Disorder currently not on any medication. However I have tried all sorts of herbal medicines and supplements from omega 3 fish oil, valerian root to St Johns Wort.

I wonder what is the best herbal supplement or medicine to take to help with depression and moodswings depression esp...is there anything else out there that I havent heard about that may be good.

I would like to know - from a doctor's personal observation - what can help me with various ailments, such as IBS and onychomycosis.