diet to build up their immune system, to protect against childhood diseases. According to Reuters Health Information, "vitamin A deficiency is a fact of life in 72 countries, primarily in Asia and Africa." So this alternative healthcare campaign is saving lives all across the world.Another recent breakthrough in alternative healthcare is the discovery that folic acid supplements help prevent a second heart attack. It reduced blood levels of homocysteine and blood pressure in patients who have had a heart attack or stroke. A study was done by Dr. A. Mangoni and colleagues from King's College, London. They gave 5 milligrams of folic acid, daily for 6 weeks, to 10 patients who had suffered a heart attack or stroke. They found at the end of the 6 weeks, the blood pressure and homocystiene levels in the blood had decreased. More experimentation has to be done, but according to Dr. Mangoni "We are probably going to see an increase in vitamin supplementation as a tool to provide cardiovascular protection. . ."As you can see from the information provided in my paper, alternative medicine is being used now more than ever throughout the world. People today are more apt to use them for many reasons, from costs to skepticism of more traditional methods of healing. But while research is being done on these methods, and doctors are using them, most of them should still be used in conjunction with a more conventional form of treatment....
