Those treatments may include aroma therapy, acupressure, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, herbal medicine, reflexology and homeopathy. While some people choose to use these methods exclusively, others are incorporating them into their conventional medical treatments. Most people's venture into the alternative health arena begins with a simple visit to the local health food store. Jim Doxey, owner of Doxey's Market and Cafe, says customers are searching for help for everything from weight loss to cancer. The health food store has definitely become an educational center for people.
People are coming in for alternatives to prescription medicine, it's more than just supplements.
They want to change their eating habits and switch to organic foods. The advantage is that there are minimum, to no side effects, and the natural approach towards health has a less negative impact on the body and provides a greater sense of well being. Beginning as a buying club among friends, the Tidal Creek Co-op, opened its doors nearly twenty years ago. We see a lot of folks coming to the Co-op from other communities. A lot of Northerners and people from California, folks who have always had access to these food alternatives.