Fair enough. But stand back and think; are the promoters of 'alternative therapies' altruists? No likely, is it? And at least the conventional therapies are required to prove what they claim, efficacy aside. There is no such requirement for the other stuff. Ripe for exploitation I'd say.

I'm all for promoting anything that leads to a healthier lifestyle, (bring on tax exemption for gym membership!) but I'm really fearful that scarce health care resources will be squandered on rewarding practitioners of unproven therapies when they should be directed at the poor and the sick.