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Frequently Asked Questions
Why Are More And More People Turning To Alternative Medicine?
Because it is safe, natural, and it works! Also, many people want to feel better without drugs or surgery.
What is the difference between Alternative Medicine and Complementary Medicine?
They are the same thing. Complementary Medicine is just Alternative Medicine used together with your already existing Medical care, an example is support for patients with cancer.
What Are The Most Popular Kinds Of Alternative Medicine Used In America?
Mental Affirmations, Herbal Therapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic care, Nutrition, Supplements, Laser Therapy, Reflexology, Physiotherapy, etc. are among the most popular and research proven; all of which are available at the Alternative Health Center. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH) divides CAM into 4 different domains; Energy Medicine, Mind-Body Medicine, Manipulative and Body-Based Practices, and Biologically Based Practices. Multiple therapies from all four domains of CAM are available at the Alternative Health Center. A discounted payment option is available for comprehensive treatment plans (per-visit-fee-cap), making the absolute best care available to everyone.
How Long Does It Take To Feel Better With Alternative Medicine?
Individual results vary, because each person’s body heals itself at its own rate. But, the multi-modal strategy utilized at the Alternative Health Center was designed to provide patients with the fastest results possible. The specific approach used at the Alternative Health Center was designed by Dr. Matthew Schulz, out of his personal health experiences. Please read more on the Meet Dr. Schulz page.
What Is Multi-Modal Care?
The two best words to describe multi-modal care are comprehensive and synergistic. Multi-modal care simply means taking more than one system into account when assessing a patient’s health status and prognosis. Comprehensive (multi-modal) Alternative Medicine means treating more than one system of the body at the same time; such as Acupuncture (Electrical Grid System), Chiropractic (Neurology), Auriculotherapy (Microsystems), Chakras (Energy Centers), Herbs and Nutrition (Biologically Based—Cellular level), etc.
Why Do I Need Or Want Multi-Modal Care?
The Alternative Health Center’s comprehensive multi-modal approach was designed with the intent of balancing as many of a patient’s underlying imbalances as possible. These are referred to as ‘hindrances to healing’. In general, the faster these are balanced, the quicker a patient can feel better. Moreover; if a patient only wants minimal care, such as Acupuncture only, that is fine as well.
Is The Natural Approach New?
No. The natural approach, commonly referred to as Alternative Medicine or Natural Medicine, is the most ancient and time-tested perspective in health care. It is based on the fact that the body can heal itself. Most people in America have never heard of this approach before. Therefore, it may come as a shock to find out that most medicines are only focused on getting temporary relief/results by manipulating the body to temporarily shut off symptoms. All medications can cause side-effects. This is not only because they are synthetic, but because they forcefully alter biochemistry without addressing the underlying causes as to why the body is out of balance in the first place. Most Chinese Herbs are meant to be taken for a finite period of time, they fix the problem, and then you stop taking them. A lot of medications are meant to be taken every day for the rest of your life. That is a great example of the difference between ‘managing’ a problem with medications (symptom—treating) and ‘resolving’ a problem with Alternative Medicine (treating the causes).
Can You Help Me?
The average patient coming into the Alternative Health Center either wants a second opinion or a natural solution to their problems. The average patient coming into AHC is seeking help for just about everything outside of emergency medical care. This widely ranges from overall general health and wellness preventative care to support for patients who have been diagnosed with serious major illnesses, such as cancer, etc. Also, the average patient coming into the AHC is looking for answers. Multi-modal care can provide answers from many different perspectives, that is one of the many things that make it so superb. When appropriate, patients are referred to medical doctors or specialists. The focus always lies solely on what is best for the patient, bottom line.
How Do You Help Patients For Just About Anything Outside Of Emergency Medicine?
Alternative or Natural Medicine is all about treating the patient, not treating the patient’s disease. For example, we do not treat cancer; but we do treat many patients who have cancer. Conventional medicine focuses on things such as attempting to slow disease progression by altering biochemistry with medications that can cause side-effects. Natural health care focuses on stimulating the body to heal itself. These are two totally opposite perspectives on health. You as the patient decide whether you want to follow only one strategy, neither, or both (co-care). The Alternative Health Center educates its patients that the best strategy is to have the best of both worlds. We teach patients the concept of a Wellness Team, and the leader of your team is You.
Do You Accept Insurance?
Insurance options are available. We cater to insurance and non-insurance patients.
What If My Insurance Company Will Not Cover My Care At AHC?
Your health is your most valuable possession. It affects everything you do and every relationship with others. The value of your health is determined by you alone. Remember that insurance companies are in business to make a profit; many times their decisions are not with your best interest in mind. Even without insurance coverage, care at the Alternative Health Center is very affordable. Invest in your health, you're worth it!
Are You Anti-Medical?
Absolutely not! Everything has its place. If you have a gunshot wound, by all means, call 9-1-1 and get to the hospital as soon as possible. They are fantastic at those things, please don’t come here. Almost all other non-emergency health problems, though, can be benefited by stimulating the body to heal itself with Alternative Medicine. Furthermore, you don’t have to stop your Medical care in order to add on some type of Alternative strategy, you can do both at the same time. With CAM, you can have your cake and eat it too! It is safe, natural, and effective.
Please Clarify How Alternative Medicine Is Great For Everyone?
The scope of Alternative Medicine includes the balance of your mind, body, and spirit; which includes every thought you think and every single thing you ever put into your mouth. It also includes the balance of your body structurally, neurologically, and energetically. Everyone can benefit from a more balanced body. Mental Affirmations can be performed effectively or ineffectively. Everyone can benefit from proper thought and proper diet, although, this requires education. Certain foods can increase or decrease inflammation, thus potentially driving disease progression or inhibiting it. Alternative Medicine for thousands of years has been an instruction manual of the body, even though in modern times it has been fragmented and utilized minimally as a ‘treatment’ for specific symptoms. For example, Conventional Western medicine in the last few years has coined and popularized the term “Fibromyalgia” because of a newly developed pharmaceutical drug. Interestingly enough, for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine they have known about eight different kinds of fibromyalgia. Most of the money spent in drug research and development is being used on discovering the active ingredients in herbs. Why? Because you cannot patent and get rich off of ancient herbs and practices. So, in order to make money, they must develop new patents and dismiss the old way of doing things.
Are the Supplements at Your Office Somehow Better?
Even current research published by the Journal of the American Medical Association states that everyone should be taking supplements, including a multi-vitamin. Why not take the best? At the Alternative Health Center we educate patients on the difference between Organic Whole Food Supplements and Fractioned Synthetic Supplements (what most people are taking). For example, we educate people that Ascorbic Acid is NOT vitamin C; it is only one part of the 7-part vitamin C complex, and if you megadose ascorbic acid it can make your body deficient in the other six parts. The supplements available at the Alternative Health Center are available only through a licensed physician/health care professional.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment and find out if Alternative Medicine is right for you!
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