More and more people are suffering from health problems caused by a modern lifestyle which cannot be treated with modern medicines. Some people think that a return to traditional medicine should be encouraged. To what extent do you agree?

Over the

last

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there has been a noticeable shift towards a lifestyle that resulted in numerous health problems. Unfortunately, these conditions cannot be treated by the means of modern

medicine

, so it is believed by some that only traditional

medicine

could help tackle

this

issue. Personally, I do not subscribe to

this

point of view, as

this

kind of

medicine

not only lacks the proof of its effectiveness

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but

also

poses

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ertain threat to those making use of it.

Firstly

, there is little scientific evidence that traditional

medicine

could effectively target the diseases related to a contemporary lifestyle. Scientific methods of our time depend heavily on thorough research, and it is immature to take ancient

medicine

-related ideas for granted.

For instance

, some Russian people claim that obesity could be cured by drinking parsley juice,

although

there is no evidence that

such

herbal

medicine

has any effect on body fat (unless parsley is the sole component of one’s diet).

Therefore

, since traditional

medicine

is not backed up by scientific data, its positive effect could not be guaranteed as opposed to conventional

medicine

.

Secondly

, those

practicing

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traditional

medicine

tend to ignore its possible dangers, especially when it comes to treating conditions that are considered

uncurable

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.

This

sometimes leads to additional health problems and might even pose threat to life.

For example

, people in Scandic countries use poisonous mushrooms for stress management, yet there have been reported cases of permanent brain damage due to these practices.

Thus

, without proper knowledge patients could get more harm from traditional

medicine

rather than

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enefit. To sum up, traditional

medicine

is considered neither effective nor safe by modern science.

Although

recent changes in lifestyle are believed to be the cause of certain untreatable health problems, I see no point in relying on traditional

medicine

. In my opinion, it would be better if society invested more resources in medical research

instead

in order to address these issues.