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What Is Complementary Medicine?

Complementary medicine is the term used to describe therapeutic treatments that are given in addition to conventional medicine. Examples of these treatments include reflexology, acupuncture, yoga and aromatherapy. All these treatments have one aspect in common - they treat the patient's body and mind as parts that work together as a system, instead of treating only some specific symptoms. In the USA, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine emphasizes that people should always talk to their conventional doctor before they add any complementary treatments to their conventional treatment.

Which of the answers below explain why many conventional doctors do not recommend complementary medicine? Choose 2 correct answers.

If very sick people don't take their conventional medicine, and rely only on complementary medicine, this could endanger their lives.

Many people think complementary medicines can give quick results or miracle cures and develop unrealistic expectations or false hope.

There is enough research-based evidence to prove that some complementary treatments can cure sicknesses.