Areas of Research Focus

AlterMed Research Foundation - Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAM (or Integrative Medicine) Research and Education 

Treatment and Prevention

• Study of the placebo effect (including power of the mind and spiritual belief)
• Mind-Body Medicine, Mental training
• Breath and energy work
• Stress reduction
• Healthy life style changes - nutrition and exercise

Degenerative Diseases (Chronic Illness and Cancer), Root causes, Diagnostics                                                    

• Chronic illness where conventional medicine falls short 
  
  • digestive disorders
  • asthma
  • allergy
  • autoimmune
  • neuro-muscular
  • hormonal health
  • other diseases with mind-body connection
    
• Cancer (deserving more focus as with breast and prostate cancer)
  • lung
  • colon
  • pancreas