More patients look to unconventional therapies to supplement their health care.
But for her back spasms after surgery, acupuncture did the trick. Read the transcript of our chat with Marty Ross, M.D., and naturopath Cindy Breed. In fact, Foley has shown up for doctor's appointments to find her naturopath there as well. Unlike Foley, many patients who seek out alternative health care are frowned upon by their regular physicians. The center is the nation's first publicly funded clinic to offer natural health care such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy and nutritional counseling.