Join us for two days of lectures, presentations, live demonstrations, refreshments, free samples, nutrition lectures, media personalities, and education on the latest healing modalities to promote wellness.

Alternative Medicine - Live! April 4-5, 2008 University Park Marriott 480 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108

According to a nationwide government survey released in May 2004, 36 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 years and over use some form of Complementary Alternative Medicine. Complementary Alternative Medicine is defined as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. When prayer specifically for health reasons is included in the definition of Complementary Alternative Medicine, the number of U.S. adults using some form of Complimentary Alternative Medicine in the past year rises to 62 percent.

What Is Complementary Alternative Medicine?
Complementary Alternative Medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses. Some health care providers practice both Complementary Alternative Medicine and conventional medicine. [Continue]