Critics against alternative medicine argue that alternative therapies and treatments lack medical research on safety and effectiveness. For instance, there are requirements on how dietary supplements must be made and labeled; however, there are no requirements on testing to find out whether they actually help, or whether they are safe to use (Cancer.org). Indeed dietary supplements should be monitored and regulated in the same way prescription drugs are to control safety and effectiveness. However, one advantage of alternative medicine is that when it is not invasive, the worst it can do is not
Critics against alternative medicine argue that alternative therapies and treatments lack medical research on safety and effectiveness. For instance, there are requirements on how dietary supplements must be made and labeled; however, there are no requirements on testing to find out whether they actually help, or whether they are safe to use (Cancer.org). Indeed dietary supplements should be monitored and regulated in the same way prescription drugs are to control safety and effectiveness. However, one advantage of alternative medicine is that when it is not invasive, the worst it can do is not