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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 40, No. 3 March 2009

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How popular is alternative medicine?
Print version: page 11

Thirty-eight percent of American adults say they use complementary or alternative medicine to treat a variety of ills, including back pain, arthritis and anxiety, finds new research by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Natural products
(such as echinacea, melatonin and fish oil)

17.7%

Deep breathing

12.7%

Meditation
9.4%
Chiropractic
8.6%
Massage
8.3%
Yoga
6.1%

For the full report, visit http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camstats.htm.


 
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