alternative medicine
nounDefinition of alternative medicine
: any of various systems of healing or treating disease (such as chiropractic, homeopathy, or faith healing) not included in the traditional medical curricula of the U.S. and Britain
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Outside Ohio, Ryan’s donors included alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra, who gave him $1,000. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, "Trump is winning Ohio’s presidential cash race; with Ryan and Buttigieg tops among Democrats," 1 Aug. 2019 Darvassy has grown the restaurant into a de facto health center, offering cleanses, detoxes, meal plans and programming with a staff that includes doctors, alternative medicine practitioners and a psychologist. — Natalie Wade, chicagotribune.com, "Activists and farmers tackle food deserts on Chicago’s South Side — 'Food is a tool of resistance’," 28 June 2019 Naturopathy, another alternative medicine practice, sometimes uses homeopathic products, herbs and dietary supplements or body cleanses. — Lindsey Tanner, The Seattle Times, "Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care," 24 Oct. 2018 Green juice, healing crystals, aromatherapy, and alternative medicine abounds. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Based on your zodiac sign, what should your Halloween costume be?," 10 Oct. 2018 By 2014, alternative medicines, including digestive aids, probiotics and energy stimulants, were used by 3.1 of all the children, and by almost 5 percent of teenagers. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, "A Third of Children Use Alternative Medicines," 18 June 2018 On one side, there is trust in Western medicine and the authority of physicians and courts; on the other, a faith in alternative medicine and the freedom to decide what's best for your child. — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Clinic, parents clash over girl's brain tumor treatment; court to decide," 13 May 2018 For example, a search for information about alternative medicine will yield different pages in different nations depending on the attitudes of medical elites and of patients. — Edward Tenner, Time, "Search Engines May Seem All-Knowing, But They’re Not. Here’s How to Get More Trustworthy Results," 26 June 2018 Today, Béchamp is invoked only by anti-vaxxers and disciples of alternative medicine who believe that food is medicine. — Jason Pontin, WIRED, "The 19th-Century Crank Who Tried to Tell Us About the Microbiome," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alternative medicine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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