Aspen providers prescribe conventional and Chinese herbs to treat illness in the same way as conventional drugs. We also emphasize the use of whole foods to promote nutritional balance through a varied diet. Because some herbs conflict with prescription drugs or do not effectively control serious medical symptoms, the advice of a qualified, licensed health care professional is critical when selecting safe, effective herbal medicine.
Aspen providers strive to choose herbal preparations that are based on controlled and independently confirmed human trials, and contain quality natural substances in the same amounts that are effective in clinical research. Our priority is to provide products with validated freshness, purity, potency and with high percentages of certified organic ingredients.
The majority of Aspen patients combine herbal medicine with conventional treatment they receive from their medical doctor. About 20% (or one-fifth) of Aspen patients choose herbal medicine as an alternative to prescription drugs; this reflects the national average for all people who choose CAM.
Aspen providers strive to choose herbal preparations that are based on controlled and independently confirmed human trials, and contain quality natural substances in the same amounts that are effective in clinical research. Our priority is to provide products with validated freshness, purity, potency and with high percentages of certified organic ingredients.
The majority of Aspen patients combine herbal medicine with conventional treatment they receive from their medical doctor. About 20% (or one-fifth) of Aspen patients choose herbal medicine as an alternative to prescription drugs; this reflects the national average for all people who choose CAM.
Did You Know? alternative medicine (CAM) facts
- By Dr. Kelly Morgensen
- Archived 05/22/2007
- Herbal Medicine , Homeopathic medicine , Traditional Chinese medicine
Did you know...79% of patients think conventional medicine combined with CAM is better than either one alone, 70% of CAM patients go to their medical doctor first or concurrently with their CAM treatment, 15% of medical patients go to their CAM provider first , Patients think CAM is more helpful than conventional medicine for headache, neck and back conditions , Patients think conventional medicine is more helpful than CAM for hypertension.
The 411 on cold and flu remedies
- By Dr. Kelly Morgensen
- Archived 03/15/2007
- Homeopathic medicine , Herbal Medicine
Each year, Americans spend billions of dollars on widely advertised remedies for colds and flu, but research shows that conventional medicine does very little to effectively treat these viral illnesses. Meanwhile, a study done by the federal government suggested that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedies are gaining wide acceptance by Americans who are dissatisfied with conventional medicine.
Alternative medicine lowers risk of heart disease
- By Dr. Kelly Morgensen
- Archived 05/31/2007
- Herbal Medicine , Diet & Exercise , Chiropractic medicine
Alternative medicine has a preventive and therapeutic role in cardiovascular disease. Medical physicians, including cardiologists, describe their use of alternative therapy as integrative medicine. Chiropractic physicians describe their use of alternative therapy as complementary medicine. This terminology probably reflects the perspective of each physician in the health care milieu; the medical doctor, at the top of the healthcare pecking order, chooses to integrate the research and methods of other practitioners. The chiropractor, who is the leading provider of alternative healthcare, decribes medical interventions that are complementary to traditional medicine.
