Alternative Remedies Essay

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The Uses of Alternative Remedies and Their Effects on the Body BY: Linsey Shewmaker Alternative Remedies 1 The Uses of Alternative Remedies/Treatments and Their Effects on the Body The majority of the population gets sick or gets some medical condition and will head straight to the doctor for a prescription; prescriptions that will have a long list of side effects that sometimes seem worse than the original problem. They will buy pricey visits with specialists, when after visiting ten doctors the problem just keeps coming back, if it even ever went away at all. There has to be a simpler way. Something that doesn't come with a large price tag and doesn't have side effects; it fixes the illness and doesn't just mask the symptoms. Alternative medicine is becoming more and more popular because it attempts to find the underlying cause of the patient’s condition rather than focusing solely on symptomatic treatment. With many conditions there are simple, natural, and effective cures that could be considered next time as an alternative to traditional medicine or used with traditional medicine to reach optimal health. Homeopathy was founded in the late 1700s in Germany and has been widely practiced throughout Europe. Homeopathy is a medical philosophy and practice based on the idea that the body has the ability to heal itself. It is based on the idea that "like cures like." That is, if a substance causes a symptom in a healthy person, giving the person a very small amount of the same substance may cure the illness. In theory, a homeopathic dose enhances the body's normal healing and self-regulatory processes. Homeopathic medicine views symptoms of illness as normal responses of the body as it attempts to regain health (Web M.... ... middle of paper ... ...lternative Remedies 4 References Holistic Medicine: What It Is, Treatments, Philosophy, and More. (n.d.). WebMD. Retrieved May 7, 2014, from http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-holistic-medicine Homeopathy: Healthwise Medical Information on eMedicineHealth. (n.d.). eMedicineHealth. Retrieved May 14, 2014, from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/homeopathy-health/article_em.htm Lindberg, D. (n.d.). Herbal Medicine: MedlinePlus. U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 7, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbal Murray, M., & Pizzorno, J. (1999). The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, (3 ed.). New York: Ariele Fredman. What's the difference between holistic and homeopathic medicine?. (n.d.). MNN. Retrieved May 8, 2014, from http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/whats-the-difference-between-holistic-and-homeopathic-medicine
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