Many chronic diseases are caused by chronic low grade inflammation, which can be prevented and reversed. Yet most health professionals don't know this.

That's the message of Harvard-trained physician Vijaya Nair, M.D., a researcher and epidemiologist who turned to alternative medicine when her own health problems (tumors, diabetes and other ills) weren't responding to conventional treatments.

Healthy Revelations conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Nair, available at: www.healthyrevelations.com/alternativemedicineinterview.asp

Below are some of the topics covered in this interview with Dr. Nair:

• Although billions of dollars are given to study cancer and other diseases, Western medicine hasn't made a dent in the death rate due to cancer and its complications.
  
  
• Why botanical therapy and mind-body-spirit medicine work so well when you're ill.
  
  
• Answers questions about complementary and alternative healing (life-enhancing nutritional supplements, herbal medicines, meditation, yoga, guided imagery).
  
  
• Her own inspiring story of bouncing back to optimum health.
  
  
• What informed patients discuss with their doctors.
  
  
• 5 tips to de-stress your life, enjoy more time, get by on less sleep, and have a great sex life!