The use of alternative medicine (eg: acupuncture, reflexology) is becoming very widespread. Why might this be so?
2007-02-07 23:11:36 · 8 answers · asked by liverpool_rulez0108 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Because the cost of traditional healthcare has skyrocketed.
2007-02-07 23:14:44 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Cookie 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Alternative medicine is cheaper, and that might be why people are flocking to it initially, but here's the reason they stay: It Works! Alternative medicine has few to no harmful side effects that western medicine has soo many of. Every time we turn around, another 100,000 people have died due to improper testing of harmful drugs. Also, in the case of, say, acupuncture, the Chinese have been using it for thousands of years. It is time-test proven to promote the whole well-being of the person, as well as helping and curing illness and ailments. I have seen many people, myself included come out of many health concerns through the use of alternative medicine (Just what I have personally seen includes: High blood pressure, Osteoperosis, Obesity, Depression, Hyper-active Thyroid, and Athlete's Foot.) The problem with western medicine is the fact that its entire basis is that only a drug or surgery can cure, prevent, or treat an illness. That is simply and totally not true. Many people are coming to realize this, and have chosen a healthier, longer-lasting solution.
2007-02-08 02:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by FlowerChild 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because they are cheaper than western medicine. Also, given the many side-effects of western medicine, people tend to choose alternative medicine.
2007-02-07 23:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Partly because they have been tested by time, partly because "actual" medicine is unaffordable for a lot of people. did you know that alot of "actual" medicine is based on old home remedies?
2007-02-07 23:16:08 · answer #4 · answered by I See You 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What we call western medicine only works for extreme illness and a lot of times they treat the symtoms and not the illness.
Take cloistral lowering drugs,what a scam.
2007-02-08 04:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
loss of confidence with traditional western medicine.
2007-02-08 02:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by REALLY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More and more people are seeing that allopathic medicine is not a cure all!
2007-02-07 23:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because people are incredibly gullible. They are willing to believe any sort of hopeful promises and cannot distinguish between pseudoscience and reality.
2007-02-08 02:50:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋