The whole world is talking about alternative health. It’s so big an issue that entire governments are ridding themselves of traditional medical solutions and embracing alternative health solutions that offer less dangerous side effects. The alternative health industry is a global one nowadays and it’s ironic that what we call alternative health today, was called standard medicine just 100 years or more ago. Now those old methods are considered better than what science has dug up.
Just because something is considered alternative doesn’t give it credibility. Science still applies here as any alternative health solution you pick should be examined and qualified by professionals in medicine and science. Now there are some who’ll say that it’s impossible for people to trust the government and mainstream medicine to support alternative health solutions. There’s plenty of proof of that and that’s why the alternative health industry gets so much mileage out of the gate. Just one person shouting about how great some liquid or grass or nut or grain is and it spreads like wildfire. So fast that no one has time to examine it nor list any side effects.
With people being desperate for treatments and cures, the only way we can watchdog is to keep tabs on people who use these alternative treatments. We look at them to see how they fare along the way and whether they end up in trouble. Luckily there are many alternative treatment physicians who are top notch in their fields. They’ve led the charge to make the fields of alternative medicine safe for one and all.
It takes teamwork from the public and the professionals to nail down which alternative treatments actually work and are safe. The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) prohibits anyone stating that something is a cure. The reason is multifold. If anyone could claim they had a cure for just about anything, the unsuspecting public would be vulnerable to any con man that came along with any snake oil proposal they can find. Also, Big Pharma doesn’t want the competition and they lobby lawmakers with billions of dollars to make sure their products and procedures get approval whether they’re dangerous or not. Every other month people see stories about how this drug or that treatment approved by the FDA finally turned out to be bogus and dangerous. This is where the trust issues come into play.
Any alternative treatment you’re thinking of undertaking calls for lots of studies first. Coordination with your doctor and realize that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.
Don’t let commercials or loud friends and relatives sell you. Take their advice but follow it up with a disciplined study that is backed by the scientific fact not housewive’s gossip or barber shop lip service. Your health is more important and when it comes to stepping outside the box for health treatments is your responsibility.
Finally, just because it’s alternative doesn’t mean it’s good or bad, just alternative and that means knowing as much as you can before you apply. Better to be safe than sorry.
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