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Did you know that anti aging had 125,558 searches in one month? These searches were often for facilities, skin care, supplements, and other products.

This process of wanting to reversing aging actually originates from medicine. Like the military, medicine is either for or against things. So we have antibiotics, antiseptics, antispasmodics, and yes, anti aging. While it is currently hard to find physicians who are specialists in this area of medicine, the numbers are growing rapidly, and it seems destined to become the biggest medical specialty–possibly as common as family doctors.

But we are still in medicine’s shadow. Alternative medicine had an amazing 194,534 searches. Quite a few of these searches were paired with a city-people looking for local practitioners and services. Alternative medicine encompasses just about everything that is not mainstream medicine-massage, chiropractors, herbs, acupuncture, naturopaths, crystals, magnets, and much more. Some have scientific research backing them, and some have none.

American insurance companies in general, however, are gradually inching into prevention and wellness. The big boost for alternative medicine will come with those higher co-pays, higher deductibles, and health savings accounts. Consumers often choose traditional medical treatments and medications because their insurance covers much of the cost. When consumers pay more bills out of pocket, they will be more inclined to consider alternative approaches to illness and health.