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?

"A healthy people leads to a healthy nation" so goes the old adage. Every country needs to keep its citizens healthy if it is to remain productive for many years to come. The

use

of modern

medicines

,

however

, has come under attack with many suggesting that we should return to traditional

medicine

use

. In my opinion, I strongly agree with

this

notion based on the benefits that can be derived from it.

This

essay will tackle reasons why a return to traditional

medicine

use

is vital in order to sustain good health. Two reasons are behind

this

factor.

Firstly

, modern medications unlike traditional

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contains too many chemicals that end up doing more harm than good to an individual. Take,

for example

, some painkillers recently introduced on the market, that are thought to contain more than 60 per cent toxins that can cause damage to a person as compared to one who might have used traditional

medicine

instead

for a similar purpose.

In other words

, even though it might seem to be an advancement in science to introduce modern medication, the addition of chemicals distorts its purpose. The

second

reason linked to the

first

is that, as opposed to modern

medicines

, traditional medication is readily available and at no charge to anyone. To illustrate, a survey that was conducted on the

use

of Mango leaves as

medicine

to cure dry cough, proved that it was 89 per cent effective and that it was widely used by the masses because of its easy availability and accessibility.

In contrast

to modern

medicines

which should be bought in order to obtain, traditional medication exists in bulk and for free. In conclusion, I personally fully conquer with the idea of pursuing traditional

medicine

as the prime means of treatment of illnesses in comparison to modern

medicines

. Going forward,

this

will help reduce

further

disease burden.