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Article #239: Alternative Medicine vs Conventional Medicine - Part I

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The term 'alternative medicine' that is 2. Health problems can be contributed to
so commonly used today is somewhat factors of mind, body and emotions.
unsuitable since that would seem 3. It is more important to get to the
toindicate that it is a form of treatment root cause of an illness and treat the
departing from so-called 'traditional' whole person than to concentrate upon
scientific practices and is just a symptoms only.
possibility for a new treatment of 4. A person can contribute to his own
disease.The truth is, so called healing if he pays moreattention to his
'alternative' medicine is the natural health.
treatment of disease that was in effect 5. The same method of treatment cannot be
in ancient times long before conventional suitable for everyone since each person
medicine was ever introduced. Alternative is unique in his physical, mental, and
medicine is traditional, whereas spiritual build. This is why two persons
conventional medicine is relatively new may be diagnosed with the same disease
and not traditional. So conventional and the same level of illness, and one
medicine should rightly be deemed survives and the other succumbs. Your
'alternative.' mind can work wonders.
Upon the introduction of conventional The main difference between so-called
medicine, what is now called alternative alternative medicine and conventional
medicine was suppressed, insomuch that medicine is that the latter is too
many sufferers are very distrustful of concerned with treating the symptoms of
the use of ancient treatments because disease by scientific techniques and
they have been made to believe that such technology instead of treating the whole
treatments are ineffectual or even person and the cause of disease. On the
dangerous. other hand, alternative medicine puts
Yet, many ancient practices as Chinese, much emphasis upon the prevention of
water treatment, herbal remedies, massage disease as mentioned above), and seeks to
and Ayurveda (Indian medicine believed to treat the whole person so as to
be the oldest and most complete medical strengthen the immune system to bring
system) are still being practised with about a sustained healing.
great results; and, in recent times, Many diseases that have been deemed
other systems also based upon the ancient "incurable" are being healed by natural
forms of natural healing have emerged. 'alternative' means today but,
These include such therapies as unfortunately, they have never been heard
homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, of by countless sufferers.
aromatherapy, nutritional medicine, I enjoy making my own natural remedies
naturopathic, and many other natural from nature's herbs, vitamins and
therapies that have proved to support the nutrients. I have been doing this for
natural healing function of the body with years and have always been quite healthy.
excellent results. You too can avoid the effects of costly
In spite of this, there are persons who synthetic prescription drugs used as
would prefer to suffer than give such medicines. It is up to you to stop
treatments a chance. However, when all poisoning yourself, maintain good health
else fail, many of those same persons are and save.This article is written for
now returning to such therapies with the information only and is notintended to
hope of finding relief. suggest treatment of any disease.
Although there are different alternative Information contained herein is based on
therapies with varying beliefs and research I have done and just want to
techniques, there are common principles share with interested persons. Anyone
under which they are all operating, some suffering from a disease is advised to
are: consult a recognized practitioner for
1. The body can heal itself naturally and advice. Part 2 to follow ...
remain stable.






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