70% of Eldery Use Hippie Medicine

Posted on April 9, 2005 by glasscastle

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly three out of every four adults over age 50 use some
kind of alternative medicine, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine, according
to a new study.

While previous research has been limited, this appears to be a higher rate than
occurs within the general population, said Gong-Soog
Hong, co-author of the study
and professor of consumer sciences at Ohio State University.

This study found that 71 percent of older adults used some form of alternative
medicine in 2000. A study done in 2002, found a lower rate — about 62 percent
— among all adults.

The researchers used data from the 2000
Health and Retirement Survey,
conducted by the University of Michigan and funded mainly by the National
Institute on Aging. The survey included 848 respondents aged 50 and over.

The survey asked about the use of six types of alternative medicine: chiropractor,
acupuncture, massage therapy, breathing exercises, herbal medicine, and meditation.

from Ohio State University press release
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4 Responses to 70% of Eldery Use Hippie Medicine

  1. Matthew says:
    November 27, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Traditional medicine is a better term than Hippie or Alternative medicine, as these therapies were used effectively by civilizations as far back as the Ancient Egypt. In fact, Imhotep is classified as the real founder of medicine and wrote books on surgery, manipulation, and herbal medicine.

  2. Sergey says:
    December 14, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Hi, nice and very informative post, first I’d like to appreciate you, you replied to all comments, good job, hope you’ll keep it up. Thanks for your great blog, its really useful.

  3. Michael says:
    February 26, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    As people age, they are looking for more ways to become healthy without taking medications or having surgery. The high cost of medical procedures will also push more people to alternative medicine.

  4. Matt says:
    March 4, 2010 at 3:01 am

    Natural health is the way to go. I agree with Matthew.

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