Alternative medicine is used in place of standard medical care. Alternative Medicine practitioners in most cases are trained by holistic and alternative medicine schools for their specific modality. Generally, it is a range of natural health care practices that is the sum of knowledge of many holistic therapies that are used throughout the world.
Alternative medicine products could include herbs, essential oils, foot bath, ear candles, laser therapy and more. Many of the Alternative Medicines products can be given by a holistic practitioner or in many cases can be purchased by the consumer online, at health food and metaphysical stores and vitamins stores, etc.
There is also a lot of information that can be found in books, magazines and in stores as mentioned above.