However, it is one of the more doubted forms of alternative medicine. There are many other alternative cures, much too many to go into in one essay. Some, like chiropracty, are widely accepted and respected. Others are considered to be shams by most people. It may not matter, however, whether the cures are real or not.
Some people think that alternative medicine works with an almost placebo effect.
Placebos are things that resemble medications but have no active ingredients, like sugar water. Studies have shown that placebos can often cure people nearly as well, as well, or even better than actual medicines based solely on people's faith in them. If this is how holistic medicine works, it does not mean it is fake. Rather, it seems to back up the premise of holistic medicine that people's minds have an effect on and power over their bodies.