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IT ’ S OFFICIAL , ABOUT a third of Americans seek alternative medicine out in lieu of their doctor ’ s office when it comes to their health – at least according to the National Institutes of Health . Most Americans who use these nontraditional approaches do so as a complement to conventional care . Only about 5 percent of Americans use alternative medicine solely , according to the reports . The data comes from the National Health Statistics Report – a survey the government completes to look at the health habits of a representative sample of the United States . They talked to over 89,000 American adults and over 17,000 children between the ages of 4- and 17-years-old . Here are the top 10 emerging trends in alternative medicine based on those statistics and more .

All three forms have increased linearly over the three time points analyzed by the institutes . Some 21 million adults and 1.7 million children practice yoga . Adult interest in yoga more than doubled since 2002 . Some 10.9 percent of adults did deep breathing exercises .

22 May 2015