Health
This is how the health profession goes on nowadays - a cycle
of diagnosis and prescription.
If anyone were to give you herbs for medicine, you would
probably say that that person was a quack.
But nowadays, studies are being conducted to see if there
are really is any merit to what is called natural medicine.
Natural medicine is usually the use of natural methods,
herbal medicines, and traditional practices to heal ailments. Every culture has
a form of natural medicine. In ancient cultures, village medicine men served as
the doctors of the community, passing on medical knowledge to the apprentices
that followed them.
Many categories of the healing methods fall under natural
medicine. Among these are traditional medicine, complementary medicine, and
alternative medicine.
Usually, natural medicine refers to medical practices that
were in place before the advent of modern medicine.
This includes herbal medicine, or phytotherapy, which is
prevalent in Chinese, Ayurvedic(or Indian), and Greek medicine.
Upon the advent of modern medicine, many professionals
discarded the use of herbs in favor of man-made medicine. The fact that these
treatments are based on the healing properties of some herbs was forgotten.
For example, opium, digitalis, quinine, and aspirin all have
their roots in traditional medicine.
Natural medicine can be considered as a lost art. This does
not mean that it has lost efficacy over time. In some cases, natural therapy is
in fact better than modern medicine. This leads some doctors to seriously
consider and study the possible uses of natural medicine
Before we continue, it is important to stress that not all
the natural remedies are legitimate. It would help to only try those remedies
which have been thoroughly studied and are relatively risk free.
Take herbal medicine for example. There are numerous
well-documented and studied herbal remedies available. However, only those that
deal with minor ailments such as cough, colds, fever, skin rashes, and its ilk
are likely to be recommended by health professionals. These remedies are
occasionally superior to synthetic medicine. This is usually because herbal
medicines are less likely to cause negative side effects.
Currently there are numerous organizations that study the
effects and advocacy of natural medicine - among which is herbal medicine. Some
governments and health agencies openly advocate the use of natural methods
since they are inexpensive and relatively risk-free.
As their studies compile, more herbs and treatments are
added to the list of accepted medicines. However, many herbs and treatments
have been proven to be bogus medicine. This represents a challenge for both the
user and the agencies because they have to ascertain that the treatments they
either use or advocate are legitimate.
There exist today many alternative medical treatments that
fall under natural medicine. However, not all of them have been confirmed to be
effective. You could mention homeopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, and other
alternative medical treatments. It would pay to consult the experts as to the
legitimacy of these treatments.
Natural medicine should also be thought of as an
accompanying medicine. Right now, the current collective medical thought
suggests that natural medicine be used only to supplement accepted modern
medical practices. In that case of minor ailments your expert we actually
advise you to take natural therapies instead.
The practice of modern medicine revolves around diagnosing
an illness and prescribing treatments for such. Natural medicine is helpful
because it suggests that treatment be not necessarily given only when sick.
Natural medicine strives to make each patient practice good health habits.
These habits include good diet, healthy living, and the regular natural
treatment.
It is this same line of thought that leads our parents to
tell us to eat our vegetables. Yes, a healthy lifestyle and will do no harm to
our well-being. And this is the foundation of natural medicine - may it be
massage, herbal medicine, aromatherapy or others.
It is funny but true that science, in its quest for
excellence, is studying the knowledge of sages past. This, surprisingly, leads
us back to the remedies nature offers. The possibilities of obtaining remedies
to everyday illnesses in natural medicine are encouraging. So staying tuned to
studying these remedies is normally worthwhile until we can verify that these
therapies are truly helpful to our health and our society.
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