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.

This organization performs the service of classifying the various therapeutic alternatives into categories. It is a general system that helps patients understand their treatment methodology. We view it in a different way than centuries ago when they were first developed. Many are part of a larger philosophical/spiritual system you can enter as you receive treatment. It enriches the experiences and enhances the process. The categories commonly employed to describe alternative medical systems are: Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Naturopathy, Traditional Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, and Native American ones.

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.

An interesting offshoot of alternative medicine involves mind-body interventions. Curing comes from the power of the mind and the chemical messages sent to areas of the body. Mind control takes practice, but it can be the impetus of a cure. The body is thus a natural independent healer. The therapist can stimulate various parts by touch for positive curative effect. Manipulative and body-based approaches are characteristic of massage therapy and chiropractic treatment.

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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