Some of the most common alternative (also known as natural or holistic) treatment approaches used to today to address chronic diseases prevention include those that have been around thousands of years, and some modern developments.

• Acupuncture
• Naturopathic medicine
• Biofeedback therapy
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Yoga
• Ayurvedic medicine
• Homeopathic medicine
• Herbal therapy

Alternative or natural therapies do not have to deal with the unwanted side effects that are often caused by oft-prescribed conventional drugs and medications. Drugs are often vital and important in the treatment of illnesses and disease processes, alternative chronic care treatments and therapies help address pain relief as well as methods to maintaining a healthy body. Used in combination with conventional medicine, alternative therapies are not meant to cure or replace current medical protocol, but to coincide with it, creating truly integrated medicine for the 21^st century.

Medical travelers may save hundreds or even thousands of dollars outside of the United States with international medical treatment plans for a multitude of chronic diseases, those who take preventative measures and take care of themselves will save in more ways than their wallet.

Facilities like Ayurvedic hospitals in India such as the Indus Valley Ayurveda Center in Mysore and Athreya Ayurvedic Resorts in Kottayam offer hope and savings. Alternative treatments for cancer can be obtained at Advanced Medical Group in Juarez, Mexico, as can live cell treatments and stem cell therapies and treatments at Integra Medical Center in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. From the Ukraine to South Korea, alternative treatments offer medical travelers every chance to benefit from optimal health and wellness.