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Time and again, patients notice that fasting, Ayurvedic cures, acupuncture, chiropractic or high-quality nutritional supplements can improve their symptoms or, in some cases, make them completely symptom-free. All over the world there are reports of “miracle cures” of diseases such as cancer, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune diseases, Parkinson’s and others. But mainstream medicine remains steadfast, does not ask questions, and does not integrate natural medicine into existing standards. For the most part, the population does not find its way to so-called “alternative medicine” despite increasing dissatisfaction with medical care of chronic diseases. Osteopathy and acupuncture have acquired a certain acceptance among the population, although the understanding of the physiology behind them is largely lacking, both among patients and many physicians. Whether or not the patient is advised to pursue these options often depends on the opinion or feeling of the physician, who has no personal knowledge of these treatments. How could they? After all, these are not covered in their education. In the U.S., chiropractic and osteopathy are studies comparable to classical medical studies. The only difference is that all manual medical techniques are also taught in seminars and thus contain even more learning material than a medical degree. Like medical studies, both programs end with a doctorate. Furthermore, chiropractors have almost twice as many hours of physiology and anatomy classes as medical students. Notably, chiropractors are taught far less about pharmacology and thus are not allowed to prescribe medications, although there is currently a trend in the U.S. to integrate them into the pharmaceutical business in order to weaken the naturopathic base.