Complementary Alternative Medicine, as defined by NCCAM, is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. While some scientific evidence exists regarding some CAM therapies, the list of what is considered to be CAM changes continually, as those therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care and as new approaches to health care emerge. To practice this one has to be MD first.

Dr Rao’s Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM), encompasses a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches and therapies. It is a process of therapies where relief is provided using a very scientific approach, combining modern techniques with natural Dietary supplements prepared from the huge collection of over 4,000 proven rare organic raw herbs, extracts, vitamins, minerals from all over the world. In this center we do not use any Branded Company Products but customize our own Dietary Supplements as per your health condition/s, problems, using rare organic herbs from all over the world to suit your health needs particularly. It will contain oral supplements to cleanse and rejuvenate your body and skin to make it fit and energetic; to enhance your confidence in life and body defense mechanism with several folds. The results are excellent as the herbs are not restricted to any one specific country but are the combination of all good herbs from all over the world. Lots of people with severe problems like specially complicated DM (Diabetes Mellitus); Hypertension, High cholesterol, heart problems etc. got great relief with these supplements. You must be observing a fact that in the past several years, despite using regular medication prescribed by your MDs, your dose keeps on increasing, and instead of reducing your problems they may be adding to them by causing more woes such as tiredness; erectile dysfunction, pain in legs etc. Instead of feeling better, after popping dozens of pills a day, you may still be missing the feeling of wellness from inside. On the other hand the focus of our Complimentary Alternative Medicine is to thoroughly investigate causes/ factors that affect your health adversely and get rid of the problems from the root. And instead of approaching conditions and problems in piecemeal bases under medicine, the CAM aims at help you regain your health in Holistic way.

Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine. An example of a complementary therapy is using aromatherapy to help lessen a patient's discomfort following surgery. Alternative medicine can also be used in place of conventional medicine. An example of an alternative therapy is using a special dietary supplement to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy that has been recommended by a conventional doctor.

Seeing the ongoing increased demand of alternative therapies, lots of unqualified persons have started this practice without much knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology etc. On the other hand we are qualified Medical doctors first and also trained in CAM to give a long-term and proper relief to sufferings, pain and side effects. Being MDs, we can understand Signs and Symptoms, also understand pathology and reasons/causes for the problems/health conditions well, can interpret and analyze investigation reports. The huge demand for alternate modality of treatment and entry of quacks leads to lack of product standardization and insufficient systematic assessment of efficacy and outcome data, which can endanger patients' health. So, we the CAM practitioners, also make sure of quality maintenance. By now, we have documented about 4,500 medicinal-herb and drug-nutrient interactions, and the number steadily keeps rising. Health care professionals and patients are often not aware of those interactions, drug-induced nutrient depletions and other adverse effects. So after discussion, we always take special care to prepare the supplements to fulfill the needs of that particular individual personally so as to benefit him/her to the maximum.

Herbs are the highest quality foods known to human beings containing vitamins, minerals and trace elements in natural balance and harmony. They are plants used for culinary, cosmetic, medicinal, decorative or fragrance-emitting purposes. Different parts of various herbs are used such as the leaves, seeds, stems, flowers and roots. It is our sincere belief that Mother Nature, Creator of these amazing plants, created the herbs to maintain and restore health of all life on the earth. We believe that herbs get to the root cause of health problems. Herbs go to the very source of your problems working on building and strengthening your body, mind and spirit in gradual, natural way.

Herbal extracts are the concentrated form of herbs. According to the needs of a patient, herbs are processed with different other types and turned into a powder, liquid or paste form. The extracts are actually far more effective as they are highly concentrated, potent than the actual herbs of the same quantity. It is just like storing all the essence and powerful qualities of herbs in a compressed form.

Congress defined the term "Dietary Supplement" in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. A dietary supplement is a product (other than tobacco) taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients may include vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, and metabolites. Dietary supplements come in many forms, including Extracts, Concentrates, Tablets, Capsules, Gel caps, Liquids, and Powders. Under DSHEA, dietary supplements are considered foods, not drugs.

The ingredients used in the medicines we make, are imports from the different part of the world. The ingredients include mainly of the extracts from the rare exotic herbs, and other natural sources. As all these are made of only pure natural ingredients they don’t have any side effects, and also they are very high in potency and hence more effective. It gives even better results with the combination of Body and Spirit Treatment with Yoga and Meditation.

We only use time tested proven extracts from the rare exotic organic herbs, and other natural sources from all over the world We use mostly certified Organic herbs, extracts and substances grown without pesticides or preservatives on hills and forests in natural environment. They are then further refined and concentrated before use to ensure maximum safety and benefits to our clients. Seeing the ongoing demand a lot of unqualified, under trained quacks have entered this field solely with the intention of making money. This puts a lot of pressure on us to provide the best form of CAM. Dr. (Mrs.) P.Rao has done 3 years of research in Adverse Drug Reactions. She knows how to make our products better and make sure they have no side effects. So we take it upon us to ensure the quality of the supplements that we provide to you. We use only time-tested, proven, friendly herbs used since ancient times (knowledge of these herbs are over 5,000 years old and continuous use of these herbs on human beings have proven their harmlessness. In the time span of 100 generations harmful and herbs with least side effects are already eliminated from the list. For example it was in the tradition to use metal Bhasams (ashes) in treatments previously. But after becoming an MD, I realized their harmful effects on liver and stopped using them. Also I avoid those preparations which have alcohol based extracts [like homeopathic..] for their added harmful effects on body systems. We use only pure extracts without any adulterations. So these herbs are not unproven ones and as these are natural herbs not any chemical formulations without any side effects. We ensure always the BEST quality, organic herbs, though they are priced at a much higher rate. We use those traditional rare botanical/ animal products used by our fore fathers though they are now available scantily and so to ensure the quality we pay the highest price. But they are useful in treating even the worst kind of cases, which may be not cured in today’s ultra modern hospitals.

This is the reason we get better results with our preparations than using any company supplements.

As we import these rare herbs, their extract and other natural products from different countries in the different part of the world, we’ve to pay very high price and duty for them. We have to conduct Security Check for the herbs and their extracts in State-of-the-art Laboratories. We have to pay fees for all the herbs and herb extracts, to give you approved best-proved dietary supplements.

It is Dr. Rao's goal to personally take care of each patient directly. To this end, Dr. Rao sees all the patients, and he personally supervises their care. Dr. Rao makes use of a small tightly integrated and carefully selected group of health practitioners in a team approach to patient care. Patient's cases are discussed daily with Dr. Rao and in scheduled conferences to ensure proper individualization of care. Dr. Rao is available to review patients' progress at regularly scheduled follow-up appointments.

Depending upon the health conditions/problem faced by the patient, sometimes we gradually include Dietary Supplements with conventional medicines and then withdrew old medicine gradually and very scientifically without any abrupt change and after sometime conventional drugs may not be required any more. Most of the times, patient don’t require continuing Conventional Medicines while starting our dietary supplements.

There is no set fee for an initial visit with accompanying tests because workups are individualized at the HHCSRC. The Initial discussion fee of Dr. Rao is $100 USD [in person/ online/ telephonic]. It is better if Patient can keep handy ALL of their Prior Test results, medical reports and any information they feel is related to their problems, if they have any, otherwise they can start taking dietary supplements and later on changes can be made on the basis of new investigations. The Dietary supplements would cost extra and be a little more expensive as those supplements are made from 4,000 rare herbs from all over the world and customized to address the problem faced by each individual patient.

As you know everybody in US is covered by insurance for their health care. However, our supplements are not covered by insurance. We do not accept insurance “assignment”, and we do not file Medicare claims.

There are several reasons we do not participate in medical insurance programs. First of all, they drive up costs for patients who are not insured. Many doctors who play the “insurance game” intentionally hike their fees, so that steeply discounted reimbursement by insurance companies will still cover their costs. In the backrooms of doctors’ offices administrative staff then pores over codebooks and negotiates painstakingly over the phone with insurance company personnel to secure often-meager reimbursement for patients. This adds substantial hidden costs to your medical care, which don’t translate to improvements in the actual quality of your treatment.

Secondly, keying medical practice to insurance payments steers doctors to conventionally recognized, reimbursable procedures, to “mine” for insurance dollars. We believe that patients should be entitled to the highest standards of care, regardless of cost-influenced decisions made by insurance company bureaucrats. Thirdly, while some progress is being made in recognition of complementary modalities, insurance companies and government programs like Medicare lag behind in recognition of such efficacious therapies as nutrition, Chelation, and environmental medicine.

At HHCSRC, Dr. Rao’s dietary supplements can help a wide range of medical conditions. Additionally many ostensibly "healthy" patients attempt optimization and prevention through our care. We are particularly good at reversing degenerative conditions linked to poor diet and overweight. Dr. Rao is also a resource for many patients with poorly defined health conditions that have not responded well to conventional medical treatments. We regularly offer supportive care for patients with various forms of cancer and AIDS - with or without conventional chemo or radiation treatment. The benefits of Complementary Therapies are established in a wide-range of medical specialties including cardiology, pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases, psychiatry, orthopedics, oncology, pediatrics, rheumatology, ob-gyn, dermatology, ophthalmology, urology, gastroenterology, neurology, allergy and otolaryngology. For specifics, consult the Special Therapeutic section.

If you are unwilling to make any changes, then HHCSRC is likely not the right place for you. Dr. Rao envisions himself as Health Coach. He believes in quality of life. Just as a professional athlete requires expert coaching to attain excellence, so too does a highly motivated and intelligent patient require specific techniques and recommendations to recover his or her health. But the "locus of control" for someone's health is essentially their own, barring emergency circumstances like an outbreak of colitis, or a heart attack, or appendicitis. Under those circumstances, medicine is administered or surgery is performed to "put the fire out". But taking personal responsibility for regulating one's lifestyle is a key ingredient in long-term recovery. Dr. Rao can provide expert coaching and be on the look out for the need for appropriate emergency care, but we cannot provide your locus of control. Surrender of your personal autonomy, so common in conventional medical care, is a primitive response to the stress of illness - it is ultimately counterproductive to regaining wellness.

We DO NOT use any product of any branded company but make our own using rare organic herbal extracts from all over the world to suit your health needs particularly without any preservatives or additives. It will contain oral supplements to cleanse and rejuvenate your body and skin to make it fit and energetic, all this will enhance your confidence in life by several folds. The results are excellent as the herbs are not restricted to one country but are a combination of all best available herbs from all over the world. Usually these are customized combination of around 15-60 extracts, where as other MDs provide CAM discussion but don’t take personal care in the formulation of dietary supplements so they sell few ready made, branded combinations and mainly individual herbal capsules, antioxidants of other company. But they are made like any other food products for mass public use and not personalized like our supplements which are made to suit ones own need.

We offer three to five different medication slabs depends on the health problems, potency and effectiveness of dietary supplements for health, skin and hair care.

Type I. (High combination) customized as per your problems using usually more than 50-60 different rare herbs extracts and precious substances from different parts of the world, which gives results in a very short span of time and wonderful changes start reflecting in the patient’s life which contains lots of detoxification, rejuvenation and Chelation substances plus specific health problem related issues.

Type II. (High Medium combination) customized as per your problems using usually more than 40-50 different rare herbs extracts and precious substances from different parts of the world, which gives results in fairly short time and wonderful changes start reflecting in the patient’s life. Which contains lots of detoxification, rejuvenation and Chelation substances plus specific health problem related things, but lower potency than type I.

Type III.(Medium combination) customized as per your problems using usually more than 30-40 different herb extracts and raw herbs both from different part of the world.

Type IV. (Medium low combination) customized as per your problems using usually 20-30 different rare raw herbs from different part of the world.

Type V. (Low combination) customized as per your problems using usually 14-20 rare raw herbs from different part of the world.

You have to select any one of the slab which suits you best.

It is mainly differences in number of herbs and extracts and their potency. The higher the slab more Extracts and more potency combinations you find which make the cost higher. As the slab goes down there will be less extracts or only combination of raw herbs will be there to reduce the cost effect.

It depends on which Supplement Slabs the Patient opts. Some patients feel better with their first supplements and diet recommendations. But in general it takes a while for chronic medical conditions to yield to natural interventions. A good rule is that the duration and severity of a medical condition predicts the rate at which it will respond. A lifelong condition of fatigue may therefore require a period of months to improve gradually. Secondly it also depends up on nature of the body (taaseer) as every body’s body is different, one can eat more spices or sweets but others can’t. Similarly one combination may be very suitable and effective to one person but may be less effective to other. So we require to amend the potency as well as combination of herbs means few herbs is taken out and other herbs or extracts are added in formulation because mostly for combined problems usually on an average 150-200 herbs are effective and different 15-20 combinations are selected for formulation. All useful herbs can’t be given at one time otherwise one dose will become so large that one has to take it in place of lunch or dinner. So we customize best possible preparation as per the extent of the problems and selection of the slab, then we change the formulation if required using other extracts and herb useful for the same problems. Bear in mind, however, that soon your "worst days" may seem better than what you previously considered your "best days. " Remember, too, that the mostly natural therapies in which we specialize do not constitute a "magic bullet", unlike drugs. For example, our treatment for allergies may take weeks to reduce a patient's overall allergy burden using diet modification, environmental cleanup, dietary supplements, and anti-fungal herbs. By comparison, antihistamines may seem like an appealing quick fix, but they have side effects and stop working when they don't get to the bottom of the problem."

No, usually we recommend to start with the best possible one because in the beginning body needs lots of detoxification, rejuvenation, Chelation with correction of particular or combined problems. After a few weeks when person feels better then if s/he opts for medium or even lower potency combination then it would work better as body level of those supplements are already being achieved.

We have helped a lot of people with similar kind of problems specially complicated DM (Diabetes Mellitus), Hypertension, High cholesterol, heart problems, psoriasis, other skin and hair conditions, etc. You must be observing a fact that in last several years, despite the fact that you are taking regular medication as per your doctor’s advice, your dose must be increasing and with this instead of reduction of your problems they must be increasing or getting complicated. But who so ever comes to us we reduce his/her requirement of Insulin even in Juvenile diabetes (Type I) and need not require other medication, The main thing is not to just control the blood glucose level or blood pressure but the Detoxification, rejuvenation and Chelation of body which is not possible when treating using allopathic medicines. Let me give a very small example to you. Do you take shower every day? Do you change clothes every day? Even after closing all windows of your home why you need dusting at least every week end? Because you can see that lot of fumes, dust and pollutants are depositing over your body, clothes and in your house. But what are you doing to clean your body from inside because the same harmful things are going inside your body too plus we are eating literally “garbage” and around 3,000 toxic food additives are going inside our body. Do you know more than 2 billion pounds of pesticide is spread every year in the US over fruits, vegetables and animal fodder? Why do apples look shinier and don’t decay even after months of keeping them outside? Wax and fungicides are sprayed on food products to increase shelf life. Why a 12 year old girl looks like 18 years old now a day? That is because of hormones added in food. Why all human beings look 5-10 years older than their age? In olden days females used to attain menopause after 55 years but now they develop pre menopausal symptoms around 35-40 years. Why? Like this I have millions of questions and answers in my mind that’s why I work very hard to give natural solutions to people who come to me with problems. We faced an uphill task for those who are really concerned about their health and well being because until you are alive you have all sorts of attachments and obligations towards family, relatives, friends and your work. If you are not healthy or if you are not alive to take care of your obligations and attachments everything becomes immaterial. It is not for those who say they are so busy that they don’t have time for Detoxification, rejuvenation, Chelation, exercise and to cook healthy home made food. There is no short cut to hard work. If you don’t have time for your health, stop working for a week just like if you are in any kind of emergency and can’t attend your job. Then start doing your exercise, let your body get acclimatized to the exercises, come over the initial pains and all then start your job again BUT without stopping exercises. This is not for them who spend their life in only earning and having worldly pleasure and unbalanced life style who can go to God Almighty after their death to say, “ see I have left few hundred thousand /million dollars in my bank so I should get a better place here or luxury to spend for the life after death”. Remember, we really do practice what we preach. Dr Rao and his team is not like physicians who himself is a smoker, alcoholic, junk food freak, with a fatty body and health problems who daily sits in his office and increasing dose after dose of the medication of his patients.

This work is Dr Rao’s devotion, his passion. Each problem he take’ as a challenge and works hard to keep the trust and faith the client places in him and make sure he/she gets the maximum benefit.

Here are a few examples of people who are benefited by our supplements.
A person was suffering from crohn’s disease which has no treatment in Allopathic. High doses of steroids were given as a treatment to this. The person was having the history of Diabetes, passing blood mixed stools for 20-25 times in a day, severe Anemia, unable to digest food, severe weakness, tiredness, erectile dysfunction, not able to work at all. All these problems with the continuous treatment going on at many MDs. And gradually due to high doses of steroids he also developed complications like liver, kidney problems and also severe damage to joints. [steroid induced arthritis] His sugar used to be 400+ with the insulin he was already taking. He was fed up of his life when he came to me. But now after a few weeks treatment his sugar is under control. He passes motions only once or twice without blood like all normal people. Works 10-14 hours a day now. His anemia is improving, weakness is gone. His joints are recovering all thanks to our time proven dietary supplements/ hikmat/ desi dawa. He is now having a normal sexual life too. Now he is happy.

Here’s an example is of a lady who was declared as mentally disabled with obsessive compulsive Disorder, Hepatitis C, Urinary Incontinence, sever anemia, weakness, body ache, inattentive, dejected, obese, dull, with history of depression and maniac episodes. She used to wash hands continuously for hours, kept on cleaning of dishes for hours. She was on anti-psychotic drugs which used to keep her sedated the whole day like a comatose person. The only time she used to be awake was to eat and to go to toilet. Otherwise she was not even unable to recognize her own kids or attend to the family’s need. After a few weeks of treatment, discussions with me, she takes care of her family, helps them in chores, and has come out of the addictive anti psychotic drugs, lost around 30 pounds in one month. Now her anemia is getting corrected and skin which was dull and scaly earlier is glowing. Her hair which was falling so severely is growing back again.

We have patients living in and around New York; many of our patients come from other regions, and from other countries. It makes sense for some patients to come a long way because the resources we offer may not be available anywhere near where they live. We endeavor to accommodate long-distance patients by coordinating their visits so that everything that requires their physical presence at our center (physical exams etc.) can be concentrated into initial sessions as possible, sometimes comprising few days at our Center for therapeutic massage for slip disc, Sciatic pain, with specialized maneuvers by Dr Rao, Skin and hair care therapy at the center with oral supplement, but if the distance is more or if person can’t visit personally then, we prepare and send special oils, extract, packs and wash with oral supplements through shipping so you can apply your self or through your beautician. Then, follow-ups and maintenance can be arranged by phone or e-mail and products can be shipped. In this way, long-distance patients can be treated and monitored for up to several years with infrequent need for repeat visits to New York City. You can also avail online and telephonic discussion option with Dr. Rao by paying $100 USD through this website. If you are already the patient of Dr. Rao you can also order online your next dose of Supplement through this website.

Conventional doctors vary in their responses to their patients' wishes to utilize complementary approaches. At best, it is encouraging to report that increasing numbers of regular physicians are learning about the legitimate uses of nutrition and alternative medicine in programs in hospitals and medical schools. Dr. Rao himself is a well-known qualified MD; he feels it is an important part of his work to educate doctors and medical students in these methods. Well-meaning conventional doctors, whether or not they believe in alternative approaches, feel they have a fundamental responsibility to support patients' efforts to seek safe and effective means of getting help where conventional medical is not completely successful.

http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camsurvey_fs1.htm . Now almost every physician knows about CAM as different medical schools already started complementary alternative medicine as a subject and different medical associations like American Medical association, American Pediatric Association started it as chapter. So most of the MD’s are well aware of this fact but this being said, there are, however, doctors who actively dissuade patients from accessing complementary help. This may result from a sincere but incorrect belief that complementary methods are ineffective or dangerous, or that they distract patients from the goals of what those doctors feel are definitive conventional medical cures. Some times because of lack of their knowledge about CAM. Occasionally, an element of irrational professional jealousy will intrude. Doctors are occasionally openly contemptuous of their patients' pursuit of alternative treatment modalities.

Patients must recognize that this form of misguiding/intimidation is contrary to a physician's responsibilities to support the therapeutic relationship. Even if a doctor legitimately feels a patient is embarking on the wrong course, they should refrain from sarcasm or anger in pointing out their objection to the patient's choice. Ultimately, a fundamental principle of medicine remains the patient's unalienable right to choose his or her course of therapy.