WASHINGTON, DC. (AARP Webletter), April 25, 2008:

A 2007 AARP-NCCAM study found that two out of three adults age 50 and over use alternative medical treatments. Lori Chernoff-Kwiatkowski fought cancer and crippling pain for 13 years, then found both relief and remission with alternative therapies.

Read about the growing trend of pairing Western medicine with Eastern—and the amazing results that patients are experiencing.

The Best Medicine
By Sheree Crute

Once upon a time mainstream doctors looked askance at alternative treatments, especially when it came to chronic diseases. Now, the medical establishment is embracing a new way to heal

Photo by Hugh Kretschmer

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