What motivated the founder, Ms. Kerri Diamant, to form AlterMed?
AlterMed Research Foundation was formed in May of 2006 and became a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization in Oct, 2006. It was formed primarily for three reasons: (1) Ms. Diamant’s life was saved by alternative medicine at a young age, so she believes CAM can help with health, (2) her cultural background in Taiwan contrasted with the U.S. made her appreciate the value of prevention and holism in health, and (3) her Mom’s struggle with chemo fighting recurrent colon cancer gave Ms. Diamant little hope and she longed for mainstream medical support to help her sort the wheat from the chaff on alternative medicine that had anecdotal claims.
