My point of view on Alternative and Holistic Medicines:
I strongly feel that if a health/medical situation is not in immediate need of action or treatment that one should have resources and options available to them them allow them to move forward in an educated matter with an alternative therapy or more holistic approach to healing. It would be my hope that someday a general practitioner or specialist would be able to guide you in the proper direction (because natural remedies such as herbs and supplements taken the wrong way can also adversely affect your health or lead to overdose) but unfortunately, these doctors are extremely hard to find. I also strongly feel that the medical community is setting themselves up for failure with over-booking patients, allowing 10 to 15 minutes tops to see and treat patients, allowing PI's with little training to see and treat patients, etc. I believe that the run unnecessary tests and overprescribe medications 90% of the time. I would say I was fortunate enough to find one or two decent doctors after seeing many. One doctor was actually born in China, was an MD but studied acupuncture - without telling him I had kidney stones he was able to tell just by feeling the energy flow being more stagnant in certain areas of my body. He was the perfect example of someone who was knowledgeable in conventional medicine but offered alternative treatments. I believe this should be the new standard to strive for moving forward for the medical community.
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