In the last year or so, what to do about health care in the United States has been a contentious subject of debate in halls of Congress and around kitchen tables across the country. Many different opinions have been expressed, from guaranteeing citizens healthcare via a single-payer, universal system to completely lifting all regulation from private insurance companies in an effort to make them "compete". What the United States Congress passed in 2010 was a sort of middle-ground, mandating that every U.S. citizen who can afford it obtain insurance, providing subsidies for those who could not purchase insurance on their own, but largely leaving the system of private healthcare attached to one's job alone.

But all debates aside, many Americans have been unhappy with the health care they have received for years - whether they come from a far right or a far left perspective on the political spectrum. Waits are forever In hospitals and doctors' offices in Charlotte, insurance companies regulate who you can go see, and hospitals seem to always be understaffed. Not to mention the fact that some treatments can seem overly aggressive, and there just is not that same warm relationship between a patient and his or her physician like there used to be only decades ago.

That is why many people are looking beyond traditional medicine and therapies when faced with less serious illnesses. Sure, when you get cancer, you will want that invasive surgery and newly developed radiation technology in the finest Charlotte hospital. But when you are suffering from ailments like seasonal depression, mild insomnia, or muscle soreness - all painful conditions, to be sure, but not unbearable - you might be willing to try a more alternative approach to finding healing.

This is why many people are utilizing their wireless Internet connections to find out information about unconventional methods at addressing common problems. If you simply take your 4G phone and go to a search engine and enter what ails you - say, "headache", "constipation", "trouble concentrating" - with the words "alternative remedies" or "herbs" or "food", you will find an entire wealth of knowledge that you had no idea even existed out there in the world!

There are many different paths you can take. First, there will be all of the "traditional" remedies, largely posted by back-to-the-earth types, or super domestic stay-at-home-mom bloggers. This will involve things like garlic for head colds, dandelion tea for menstrual cramps, licorice and ginger for digestion. As long as it is a whole food and you are not taking an absurd amount of it, you should not worry about "overdosing" or overdoing it.

You will also find the Chinese herbal remedy crowd hanging out in the world of wireless Internet. These are people who have studied principles of eastern medicine, like the warming and cooling effect that certain foods have on the body, and are looking to share it! Once again, as long as they are prescribing things you can find in the grocery store, and in reasonable amounts, you should not be too concerned. Show caution though when they tell you to start ordering obscure ingredients from Internet websites with your 4G phone - even if they are not making a profit, you still have no idea what you are putting into your body!