Alternative Medicine Resources Subject Guide

What is Alternative Medicine? A Guide to Understanding Alternative Medicine

Subject searching alternative medicine topics is done with a controlled vocabulary called Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). MeSH terminology provides a consistent way to retrieve information. For helpful hints on searching, check the online Help feature offered within the database being searched.

Some Suggested Search Terms:
Acupuncture; Alternative Medicine; Alternative Therapies; Aromatherapy; Ayurvedic; Biofeedback; Chinese medicine; Gerson Therapy; Hydrotherapy; Herbal Medicine; Holistic Health; Homeopathy; Naturopathy; Massage Reflexology; Reiki; Wholistic (alternate spelling Holistic).
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• The Alternative Medicine Homepage

• The FELDENKRAIS GUILD ® of North America - - offers self - awareness through movement

• Holistic Online  is a web directory on alternative medicine such as Alternative Therapies, Knowledge Bases, Diseases and Remedies, Resource Central as well as additional popular sites.

• Index of Alternative Health Sites on the WebAvailable in Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, French & Norwegian.

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Natural Health Line offers articles on natural health-related topics

• Natural Pharmacist: Herbal Web Site  (Some sections of the site require a free sign-in registration)

• Our Lady of Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies (Contains Catalog information - -  NO links)-- emphasis is on the spirituality component of wellness.(Located in Collingswood, New Jersey)

• WholeHealthMD - - Includes: Healing Kitchen, Ask the Experts, Reference Library & News and Perspectives.

For more skeptical treatments of these topics see the Health Care Reality Check which gives a  Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine and The National Council against Health Fraud, Inc.