Finding A Natural Alternatives To Prescription Drugs

By Phyllis Schroeder


The more we hear about medicinal side effects and even potential death, the more we want another answer to our health conditions. Many already know about the beneficial natural alternatives to prescription drugs and more are earning about the positive attributes of holistic and non-Western medicine.

The Internet has been a useful tool in exploring this world, one that has existed long before its advent. We are more knowledgeable than ever about once arcane cures. Thus, a new business is building out there based on alternative medicine and the supplements and herbs associated with it. Healing is no longer limited to Western approaches and its myriad of medications. We can ward off disease and cure illness is an entirely different manner.

The work of modern drugs is well known, for good and ill. After all, much as happened in the wake of the discovery of the miracle drug penicillin. We have come to rely on science, even for nonscientific issues, but it does not address the mind body connection. There are great sources of information about the new world of healing. To help patients understand their treatments, it has classified well-known methodologies in a logical manner. It has organized what has been around for centuries, helping mankind find physical and mental stasis. It cannot, however, fathom the complexities of each program and the spiritual philosophies behind them. It has given us useful division of the larger subject. Among the largest medical systems are Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Naturopathy, Traditional Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, and Native American ones.

Holistic and alternative medicine are highly regarded and many date back for eons. They come from Eastern countries in particular. There is a vast body of knowledge and practice about man's mental and physical life. Now we have a chance to partake of it. We simply need to choose from Homeopathy; Ayurveda; Traditional Chinese drugs; Acupuncture; Naturopathy; Native American drugs; and Tibetan Medicine. These form the bulk of alternative medicine options.

You can also break treatment down into biological therapy, meaning that it is nature based in plants and herbs, or other natural supplements. When selected careful, these comestibles can improve immune function and resistance to disease. No wonder they are so popular in this day and age. Be wary of miracle cures however that have no basis in any tradition.

Then there are biologically-based treatments that focus on what nature has to offer to the process of healing and that improve immunity and defense. Herbs are well known examples as are dietary supplements and related natural products. They are not necessarily clinically proven: it is more anecdotal at best. They are, however, the stock in trade of alternative medicine in one form or another.

Finally, mention should be made of manipulative methods that address the body by means of massage therapy or chiropractic treatment. They are perhaps among the most well-known types of alternative or holistic medicine. External pressure does it work to cure patients, and it is often within a short period of time.

Another way to enhance a self-cure is through body manipulation (such as chiropractic treatment) and massage. The benefits are pleasurable while the results are curative. External pressure on areas of the body can be a successful way to stimulate internal energies in preparation for a cure. Thus, it is clear that alternative medicine is vast in scope and filled with complexity. This simplification should, however, help those who are seeking a new medical Holy Grail. Thousands are jumping on the bandwagon and are openly attesting to a newfound efficacy.




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