supplement therapy

supplement therapy

The use of vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent disease. According to many alternative healthcare providers, such supplements improve survival or outcome of patients with AIDS, allergies, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, autism, cancer (bladder, breast, cervical, colon, lung, oral), cardiovascular disease, common cold, depression, fibromyalgia, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, infertility, memory loss, migraines, osteoporosis, retinitis pigmentosa, tinnitus and many other conditions.
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The hyperbaric oxygen is used as a supplement therapy for many conditions including diabetic foot ulcers, burn injuries, sudden hearing loss, chronic osteomyelitis and ear infections and crushing injuries (accidents).
She added that hyperbaric oxygen is used as a supplement therapy for many conditions, including diabetic foot ulcers, burn injuries, sudden hearing loss, chronic osteomyelitis and ear infections, as well as accidents.
Efficacy of Hypnotherapy as a Supplement Therapy in Cancer Intervention.
An understanding of the challenges of supplement therapy, as related to current regulations, can help the healthcare practitioner guide patients to an overall therapy in which the risks and benefits of supplement use are taken into consideration and balanced with the treatment goals.
Oral narcotics may supplement therapy in these cases.