Not exact matches
The
concept of combining conventional and
alternative medicine was new to the Midwest and right away we began seeing patients who came to us with chronic symptoms but no solid diagnosis.
The
concept of our gut health having such a significant influence over our health and behavior is one
of the fundamental principles supporting functional
medicine, and the degree
of evidence for this idea is largely what makes functional
medicine a credible field
of western
medicine rather than a complementary or
alternative therapy.
This is not surprising since, as you will see, the arguments and types
of reasoning used to promote the BARF
concept are also commonly used to defend other forms
of alternative veterinary
medicine.
Alternative medicine practitioners do not perform surgeries on patients or even recommend drugs, rather they believe in the
concept of herbal and natural remedies clubbed with homeopathy and massage therapy.