Natural & Alternative Schooling & Education

It is really easy to find career information about the medical fields, but It's hard to find career information about the natural, alternative fields.

What fields and degrees are there in alternative medicine?
What is a typical day like in this field?
What is their primary focus and Philosophies?
What do you learn?
Does insurance cover it?
How much do you Make?
What schools teach alternative medicine/natural health?
Which schools are the best?
Is it legal to treat people naturally without drugs?
Does it work and actually cure and prevent illness?
How do schools in America compare to schools in other countries?

So this forum is for those who are interested in the natural and alternative fields or for any one wanting to learn about natural and alternative schools, programs, degrees, certifications, licensing, etc.
If you are currently in one of these fields, or currently going to school for it or just have experience in one of these fields, tell us about it, share some info. What do you do? What school did you go to? Tell us some crazy testimonies.

lets come together and change the way we look at health and the medical industry. Alternative health and medicine is the future paradigm. Drugs and surgeries should be the last choice not the first. We should focus on the underlining causes of illness and curing and preventing disease. NOT just treat the symptoms. Health in america is all messed up and it needs help and the first step is education. Without natural and Alternative health practitioners it is difficult to diagnose, cure or prevent illness and disease properly. So lets come together to make a differance