Currently, there is a trend towards the use of alternative forms of medicines. However, at best these medicines are ineffective and at worst they might be dangerous. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Nowadays more and more patients are turning to
alternative
therapies
/ cures / treatment
options. While a group of people
believe that these cures could have detrimental effects
on the human body, I would assert that they pose no major risk to human health
and in fact, they can treat some health
problems with minimal side
effects
.
To begin
with, there are some obvious reasons why some people
reject alternative
medicine
. Firstly
, since there is not enough research involved to scientifically prove the efficiency of these treatment
plans, people
who think rationally tend to refrain themselves from such
treatments. Furthermore
, treating an acute health
ailment with these methods is not much efficient, as serious health
problems need immediate attention to cure the patients. For example
, diseases such
as cancer and severe injuries are better treated with modern medicine
.
On the other hand
, alternative
therapies
do have some plus points. To start with, they do not cause side
effects
. For example
, Ayurvedic cures are safe. Even if they fail to deliver immediate results, Ayurvedic medicines can provide long-lasting relief from many digestive and respiratory illnesses. They can even treat diseases like arthritis and control diabetes. Acupuncture is another time tested traditional cure for treating body pain. The advantages of using alternative
therapies
are that they rarely lead to another disease. This
is not exactly the case with modern medicine
which often has very adverse side
effects
. Consequently
, it is not uncommon for people
receiving allopathic treatment
for one disease to develop another disease as a side
effect.
To conclude, I do not agree with the argument that alternative
therapies
are useless and harmful. In my opinion, there is no harm in trying out alternative
treatment
options as long as there is no health
emergency. Of course, in the case of a medical emergency or a major illness like cancer, it is better to rely on proven treatment
options available in modern medicine
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