Complementary Medicine: New Insights, Evidences, and Practices

Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) is a well-documented therapy. CAIM has been widely used worldwide and is highly accepted for the management of a variety of diseases. Moreover, CAIM is relevant to disease prevention and to improving the quality of life of healthy individuals. There are several reasons for CAIM's popularity among patients and for the scientific interest in better understanding the biological mechanisms underlying its effects. The findings presented in the chapter should encourage readers to learn more and to use and/or indicate the CAIM interventions to improve clinical parameters in individuals of different ages.