In recent years, however, people around the world have begun to recognize and it accept both modern medical science and more traditional therapies.
This new kind of medicine can be called holistic medicine, integrative medicine (because integrates, or combines, different types of medicine),
or complementary medicine.
Some of the principles of this type of medicine include preventing illness by helping people stay healthy,
integrating different types of therapies according to the needs of each patient,
and considering the health of the whole person rather than concentrating on a particular illness or injury.