Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general
population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in
Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to
reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming
directly out of consumers' pockets.
Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and
therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic
decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money.
This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the
maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments
as well as updates on many others.