Alternative Therapies is a forum for the development and sharing of information concerning the practical use of alternative therapies in preventing and treating disease, healing illness, and promoting health. Alternative Therapies does not endorse any particular methodology, but promotes the evaluation and appropriate use of all effective approaches from the physical to the transpersonal. The Journal publishes a variety of disciplined inquiry methods, including high-quality scientific research. The Journal encourages the integration of alternative therapies with conventional medical practices in a way that provides for a rational, individualized, comprehensive approach to healthcare.