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Fasting Is the Most Popular Alternative Medicine Practice Today

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Beauty standards have changed dramatically in recent years – In fact, it has been reported that only 39% of women say they wear makeup daily and 23% of women never use makeup.
New research by William Russell has revealed the most popular holistic methods to alternative medicine – with the innovative beauty method of Gua Sha coming out 3rd, alongside other self-care methods such as Ayurveda.
The top 20 most popular alternative medicines. It’s no surprise that fasting is at the top of the list with intermittent fasting’s rise in popularity.

Rank

Alternative Medicine

Annual Google Searches

1

Fasting

70,080,000

2

Chiropractic

17,820,000

3

Gua sha

12,491,000

4

Chakra

11,335,000

5

Thai massage

10,885,000

6

Acupuncture

8,907,000

7

Reiki

7,953,000

8

Feng shui

6,523,000

9

Ayurveda

5,500,000

10

Echinacea

4,759,000

11

Reflexology

4,260,000

12

5 htp

3,880,000

12

Osteopathy

3,880,000

14

QI

3,679,000

15

Homoeopathy

3,636,000

16

Massage therapy

3,227,000

17

Colon cleansing

1,962,000

18

Naturopathy

1,685,000

19

Ear candling

1,635,000

20

Aromatherapy

1,600,000

Gua Sha’s use has skyrocketed in the beauty industry. It is an ancient Chinese medicine to increase the skin’s circulation.

Ayurveda is an ancient method that treats skin issues such as acne, rosacea, eczema, redness and dryness.

One reason fasting may have come out on top is due to the benefits for metabolic health and it can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation.

The data also revealed Canada as the nation searching for alternative medication the most, with the UK and US just behind.

When it comes to the UK, Bristol was crowned the city where alternative medicines are most common with 3,467 searches per 10,000 people.

You can view the full research here.

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