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It’s a great night here in Metaphorical Mind Wrestling arena, where we have the Grand Champeen Really Heavy, Man bout tonight! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, tonight is the long anticipated grudge match of Alternative Medicine Verses Conventional Medicine!

They’ve been yelling at each other for years, and now they are going to get down and dirty to prove once again might makes right.

In The Sterilized Scrubs

In this corner, we have Conventional Medicine, which is actually a heck of a lot younger than Alternative Medicine. He is the bodacious caduceus corner with the sterilized green shorts and scrubs. He is the favorite to win this bout of Alternative Medicine verses Conventional Medicine. He has a huge proven and documented training team. He also has had spectacular knock outs against polio, malaria and smallpox. His style is to find the symptom that hurts and completely dominate it. His attack is totally on the physical body of his opponent.

People from the developed world who spend time in emerging countries or in lands of ancient civilizations, often encounter alternative medicine doctors with surprisingly pleasing results. A first consultation may occur when accompanying a friend or a colleague to a local dispensary, or even during a casual or a social conversation. Awareness of such professional services also spreads in these countries through media reports and by advertisements for some of the products they are known to use. Surveys show that general interest levels in traditional systems of medicine are on the rise everywhere.

The cost of health care has steadily risen over the past decade. Without medical, dental and prescription drug insurance, many people simply can’t pay for necessary treatment. Holistic alternative medicine could help defray many medical costs because of its focus on preventing illness; it is much less expensive to prevent an illness or injury than it is to treat one.

The Canadian Holistic Medicine Association describes holistic alternative medicine as a system of health care which fosters a cooperative relationship among all those involved, leading to an optimal attainment of the physical, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of health. Rather than seeing a patient just as “the kidney failure in room 602,” holistic alternative medicine the entire personal spectrum of every person including environment, nutrition, and lifestyle.

Modern Medicine is only a little more than 100 years old. Before that, doctors were trained by apprenticeship, dating back to pre-recorded history. Today, we look at traditional medicine as that taught in medical schools. Non-traditional medicine includes practices as acupuncture; massage therapy, and herbal medicine. Herbal medicine has been practiced for centuries but is not being recognized and licensed.

Alternative medicine physician’s herb’s is a practice of medicine that is the oldest form of medical treatment known though out the world. The uses of different plants have been handed down through centuries. In fact, many of the prescription drugs today are made from plant extracts. Today, many of the common healing herbs are purified and packaged by health food stores.

Let us ride the spaceship of our imagination into a parallel world. Everything is exactly the same as this world, except that for the city of Chicago. In this alternative Chicago, medicine choices are far more varied and accessible than in many other American cities and towns. If a patient wanted to see a doctor, he or she could see a doctor. And if that same patient wanted to see a hypnotist or a acupuncturist, he or she had many to choose from. Let us zoom in and take a closer look at this alternative Chicago, medicine and their practitioners.

You grew up with being taken to a modern doctor. Your parents grew up going to modern doctors. Your grandparents most likely grew up going to modern doctors. But now there is a resurgence of interest in medicines such as herbs, essential oils, pressure points and acupuncture. You wonder if these are any better for you in your circumstance. What are the advantages of alternative medicine?

Holistic Detective Agency

The late, great Douglas Adams wrote about a detective who used a different but effective method for solving crimes. He ran a “holistic detective agency”, looking at all areas of life, the universe and everything in order to find clues. In a way, you and your alternative medicine practitioner are also holistic detectives. You do not look just at the physical causes of your illness. You are to look at your emotional, social and spiritual causes. You also have to take a look at your whole diet, your whole exercise routine (or lack thereof) and your whole ways of handling stress. This look at the entire person is one of the best advantages of alternative medicine.

Don’t let the titles in the bookstore or online fool you. There is no one Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia that is universal. Unlike a Encyclopedia Britannica, which can report on mostly undisputed facts and figures, an alternative medicine does not contain enough universal elements for there to be a definitive alternative medicine encyclopedia.

The Book Of Shadows

In ancient times, village healers, shamans and witches wrote their own alternative medicine encyclopedias. They were called grimoires, Books of Shadows or botanicals. Some of the oldest written works in the world contain information on alternative medicine. For example, ancient Indian texts contain the Ayurveda system of alternative therapy.

The current medical industry does not meet the needs of all of its clients. Medicines can have harsh side effects or be damaging to internal organs over long term use, the doctors and nurses only seem to talk to you for a few minutes, and you are basically told what to do and when. Although you should always see a doctor for an accurate diagnosis when you are sick, some patients wonder if complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) might be for them.

Not For Everyone

Do not go to complimentary and alterative medicine if you have an emergency situation. If you feel overwhelmed with your illness, go seek the help of a doctor or psychotherapist. Modern medicine is still tops in diagnosing what’s wrong with you so you can make a plan of attack.

There are alternative herbal medicines available that claim to treat almost any common complaint, but there is usually limited scientific evidence that these work. Some herbal treatments are more established, and have undergone some clinical testing. Many people are looking at using herbs for medicine and natural remedies today, as a way to fight the high costs of prescription drugs.

Home remedies and natural cures or medicines, made at home from natural ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs are catching a lot of attention due to its very nature of cure; simple no side effects, no chemicals, inexpensive, plus the pleasure of being able to cure yourself! Many people use these alternatives in their day-to-day lives and they stay fit and healthy.

When was the last time you picked up a newspaper or magazine, or turned on the television only to find yet another prescription drug being withdrawn from the market due to recently discovered severe, even fatal, reactions? Have you received a letter from a law firm asking you to become a plaintiff in a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit against a drug company? Prozac, the first of the SSRI-class of antidepressants, is currently under investigation due to several lawsuits where the drug was prescribed to adolescents who later committed suicide while taking the drug. And yet Prozac is the most tested drug in US history and was declared to be safe.