Alternative medicine is OK, but what about diagnosis, western medicine have the best ways (proven) to reach a quick diagnosis.
I prefer prevention :) But if treatment is required. I do prefer alternative treatments. That being said, they need to high quality. I have been fortunate that I connected myself with an amazing line of alternative therapies that actually work :)
Many of the alternative therapies available are not effective at all, as although there is some research in this area, there not regulation on alternative therapies.
Actually, there is no such thing as "Western" medicine - though it's a common label and no-one really objects. The better term is "science-based" or "evidence-based" medicine. The alternative is delusion and superstition.
Your question covers a very broad range of techniques. It's almost impossible to give a straight answer. Alternative medicine has some wonderful areas that are vital for health and happiness. (herbal for example), as also does the "Western." (emergency care, etc) However, you will find quackery in alternative medicine, you can't lump it all into one big happy family. As also, you can't trust all "Western" medicine, many traditional doctors absolutely don't have your best interest at heart, neither do the drug and medicine companies. SO, I think that it's a fine line between the two!
I prefer what works and for the most part that is western medicine with alternative medicine being essentially useless (the few cases in which it does work will end up becoming part of scientific medicine while the others will stay alternative (thus the idea that something old is better is actually completely backwards)).
Both have their place-use that which works.Sometimes both work and sometimes neither works or any combination there of.Which ever way you go or if you use both, stay informed.As an example, once when I was a Fitness Instructor, a client who had thrown his knees out several times from his use of three forms of martial arts, came in. The doctors recommended and urged him to have arthroscopic surgery, needless to say, ending his use of martial arts. With a proper progressive weight training program and supplements, his tendons, ligaments, and cartilage strenghthened themselves to a point surgery was no longer necessary. Now if he had come in with a severe tear in the tendons, ligaments, and cartilage, no amount of exercise and/ or supplements would correct this and he would need surgery. Many herbs have medicinal affects and can even interfere with medical treatment.STAYED INFORMED. Visit naturescorner.com, my website.
Personally, I think they both have their strengths and weaknesses, which is why I utilize both. I think the difference is the way illness is perceived in each, it's important to incorporate the whole person in the issue and alternative medicine does that better. In "western" medicine it's as though each illness has it's little piece and it's separate from what's going on with the person. Of course not every practitioner works that way... either way, no reason to discredit the one or the other, they both work, and they work better together!
Alternative medicine will keep me from dieing (no matter what I have). Western medicine will flat out kill me. The Chinese have been curing cancer for years people, when will you all realize that?
Both have their uses-strengths and weaknesses. If I have have a cold I certainly don't go to the MD. Mostly my fault for letting my immune system get that weak. I take lots of Shaklee supplements and get over it in a day.
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