Thursday, August 13, 2015

Looking At 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.

Western medicine is fine, but if you are balking at the cost and side effects, a new road to good health is awaiting. Many have turned to NCCAM for vital information. This organization has helped modern patients come to terms with the various categories of treatment that assist them in choosing what is best for their needs.

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.

Looking at the subject further, we can see that energy therapy has become increasingly popular. Biofield deals with the body and how it can be made to cure itself by relying on its own energy. The use of touch is instrumental, as seen in Reiki, therapeutic Touch, and Qi Gong. By contrast, bioelectromagnetic therapy uses outside energy fields for curing.

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.

On the list of alternative approaches to healing are mind-body interventions. The power of the mind is the target. The healer can teach patients to use mind control to send positive signals to areas of the body that have been affected. Many cases of full recovery have been noted from the use of mind over matter.

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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