Did you know that American's spend nearly $33 billion on alternative health care every year? This represents about 11% of the total "out of pocket" health care costs incurred in the United States.
People continue to wake up to the fact that traditional health care, though very beneficial in emergency situations and in treating disease once health fails, continues to fall short in promoting and improving health and preventing disease through wellness care.
Alternative medicine fills this gap quite admirably, and people are willing to pay for it.
Most private pay insurances have little or no coverage for alternative medical care. Even company-provided health care plans allow for only limited exposure to alternative care providers.
The good news is that the cost of alternative health care, in general, is much less expensive than traditional health care. Chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, etc are very cost effective alternatives. Such physicians teach concepts of structural health, energy health, emotional stability, exercise, and the value of making good nutritional choices.
Preventing disease should not be aimed at the eradication of a particular bacterial or viral strain. Instead, resources should be spent on improving the overall health of the population through making good health-promoting choices.
Find a chiropractor or naturopath that you trust and like. He/She will be able to assist you with much of your healthy choices. Even though you may be required to cover the cost on your own (thanks to your crisis-minded insurance plan), the benefits to your health are well worth it, and staying healthy will save you tons of money in the long run.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
www.therapeuticfoods.blogspot.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
Great article. Thanks for sharing your informative write up. True, the cost of alternative health care in general is much less expensive than traditional health care. Chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths are very cost effective alternatives.
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