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The number of people suffering from health problems caused by a modern lifestyle which cannot be treated with modern medicines. Some people believe that alternative medicine can help.Do you agree that alternative medicines are effective?

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Now a
days
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day
, individuals are affected by a number of health related issues because of their present way of living that cannot be cured by allopathic medicines. According to some, substitute medicines can work effectively.
This
 essay believes that different type of treatment can
work but
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work, but
 only to some extent which will be discussed down below.
Firstly
, there are
lot
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lots
 of different options under alternative medicines which are not present in western medicines so it gives a patient, multiple options to choose according to the severity of his disease.
Moreover
, it is
also
 quite cheaper than allopathic medicines so a large number of people can have access to it which makes it more effective for those who cannot afford expensive medicines.
For instance
,
recent survey
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a recent survey
recent surveys
 conducted in India in 2013 showed that there’s a rise in
number
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the number
 of people who switched to Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Ayurveda, etc.
Secondly
, substitution medicines have less adverse reactions on
human body
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the human body
 as they contain drugs in lesser amount so they can be taken for a long period of
time which
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time, which
 makes them effective especially for chronic diseases like hypertension, obesity, etc.
However
, potency of alternative medicines are not always up to the mark as sometimes they are quite effective but other times they are not.
Moreover there’s
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Moreover, there’s
 no scientific basis of how effectively they work.
For instance
, complementary medicines are not powerful enough to replace cancer medicines like methotrexate, cisplatin, etc. To reiterate, alternative medicines like Homeopathy, Acupuncture,
etc
continuing in the same way
etc.
 can be helpful in successful treatment of diseases which occur because of modern
lifestyle but
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lifestyle, but
 they are not always potential as they can’t cure every present day health problem.
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