Many people are opting for holistic medicine rather than conventional medicine as a form of treatment for incurable diseases. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such practice? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

In today's world where there are huge

phamaceuticle

of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists

pharmaceutical

companies producing medicines using various drugs and

steriods

any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects

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many people are moving

towads

near

towards

toward

holistic

medicine

rather than conventional

medicine

as a form of

treatment

for incurable diseases. The holistic

medicine

has its own advantages and disadvantages over conventional

madicines

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicine

. These advantages can range from no chemicals to low financial burden on patients to addressing several conditions. They use natural methods, foods and medicines

such

as herbs to help eliminate

symptoms

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the symptoms

and address the causes of the issue the

patient

is dealing with. As the

madicines

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicines

are all

naturall

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

natural

naturally

neutral

in

nature there

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nature, there

cost of

procurment

the act of getting possession of something

procurement

is

relitively

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

relatively

cheapper

relatively low in price or charging low prices

cheaper

sharper

than the conventional medicines.

On the other hand

the disadvantages of holistic

medicine

could be taking

longer time

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a longer time

to work, might interact with certain medication which are already being taken by the

patient

. It usually takes several hours or even months before you can see any positive effects.

This

can be discouraging for some.

On the other

hand as

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hand, as

conventional medicines work for specific

purposes they

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purposes, they

act faster and heals the person faster. Alternative

medicine

is not as classically scientific as conventional

medicine

is which makes it more of an individual basis

treatment

method.

Also each

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Also, each

patient

is treated separately from the

next

, which means not all

treatment

methods react well or even work with every

patient

.

Finally

, Due to the rather recent introduction of alternative

medicine

there is not as much research on

this

treatment

method as there is for conventional

medicine

. While new research is being discovered every day, compared to standard

medicine

the research surrounding alternative

medicine

is rather limited. At the

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end, I

end I

would like to conclude that it is not bad to go for holistic

medicine

over conventional

madicine

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicine

medicines

, but one should check his/her doctor before visiting him/her.