Traditional and Alternative medicine.

Thursday, November 23. 2006

Alternative Medicine – Has It Changed Your Life Yet?

By Jill Seimer
www.refluxlife.com

With today’s rising insurance cost and doctors who seem to write a prescription for every ache and pain many people continue to lose trust in the medical establishment.

Watching the TV for any length of time and a variety of medical solutions will be advertised – all with varied side effects. So many people are sick and battling long-term illness using aggressive drugs and antibiotics that wage war on their immune system. Now many people turn there back on the medical community and seek alternative medicine using herbal treatments against diseases like cancer or making simple diet changes to fight symptoms of acid reflux.

Alternative treatments continue to gain popularity in what many once considered hopeless situations. As with any medical issue – do some research. Herbal medicine is not the cure all and can cause side effects. However, herbal treatments are an alternative to consider before heading down the traditional medicine route.

Many Forms of Alternative Medicine and Health Care

The most common of alternative treatments is probably acupuncture and Chinese herbs, although the West also holds some herbal traditions. Finding you way through the maze of alternative medicines can confuse anyone but there seems to be an herb for almost anything. Stop for a moment and think of where the drug companies get their base of chemical and drug data – from plants and herbs.

What Makes Me a Believer in Alternative Treatments

A friend’s child had been made sick from mainstream medical treatments received as a child. A reaction to a drug left the boy severe problems. After visiting countless doctors the only advice they received – put they boy in an institution and care for your other kids. Unwilling to accept that advice the couple looked for alternative treatments. After searching for a while they discovered that by simply modifying the boys diet by eating natural foods the symptoms that stumped the doctors went away.

The damages of the drug remain evident. However, the boy has been able to live and function in a world the doctors said he could never join. He even attended public high school. It is real life lessons like these that make me look to the use of alternative medicines and treatments whenever possible for my family for any health problems we may experience.
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