Complementary and alternative medicine, also called CAM, is enjoying a surge of popularity both in Canada and in the United States.

Integrative medicine is developing as a new form of medical practice. The standard form of health and medical care practiced in the United States is conventional medicine, also called "Western" medicine (its practice began in the Western Hemisphere) or allopathic medicine. When you go to a doctor who is an M.D. or a D.O., he/she will likely diagnose you and treat you based on the medical knowledge and experience she has gained through conventional education or practice, using drugs, surgeries or standard physical therapies.

Welcome to ACCESS Health - a quarterly newsletter brought to you by CILT’s Peer Support Program. We hope to bring you current and pertinent news, tips and resources pertaining to health issues. As many of us know, living with a disability can be challenging, but as the years go by, and our bodies start to change, facing new challenges brought upon us by the aging process can be, at times, a harsh reality.