2006-12-13 16:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by nunya 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I always try alternative health care first. Most all the time, I can cure myself and family members. I believe I have enough common sense to know when to see a doctor.
Broken bones are best set by traditional methods. LOL
My choice was brought on by escalating health care costs. Being self employed, my health insurance is in place for major medical problems, not running to the office for every little problem. And I realized most everything can be cured with good eating habits, exercise and all that stuff health nuts do.
2006-12-14 03:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by CAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did a 20 study at NY Presbyterian Hospital involving 10's of thousands of people evaluating the merits of Eastern(natural homeopathic) and Western (drugs & surgery) Medicine. Their determination was that the best treatment is a combination of both. When drug/surgery aren't enough, try using alternative therapies as an adjunct. Because our 'medical system' is influenced by drug companies they try to limit the use of any other treatment. They consider it competition. In countries like China a person is first treated with natural, homeopathic medicine and when more is needed drugs & surgery are prescribed. The fact of the matter is that they both work. It's your health and you have to make that decision about drawing the line.
2006-12-14 01:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by The professor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As in when do I stop using alternative medicine and resort to allopathic? Maybe if I broke a bone and needed a sling fast. I also went to see if I had a chronic blood disease (got the testing done) and saw a "specialist" in that area. He tried to talk me into the usual mammograms, etc., and I was merely polite.
Or,
Are you asking are there certain types of alternative medicine that I would not use (draw the line at)? Yes-- I am not keen on stuff like crystals and blood-typing diets and analyzing blood and herbs and supplement pills and whatever. I am very much in agreement with a number of meridian-based energy techniques from accupunture to EFT and using high-vibrational essential oils. So-- that's about where I stand.
Healthia Cynthia
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2006-12-14 01:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
where do you draw it with "traditional" western medicine?
2006-12-14 01:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by jenna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋