Nowadays, an increasing number of people with health problems are using alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their normal doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

There have been immense advances in

people

’s opinion that a large number of masses are using home remedies during illness

instead

of visiting certified

physicians

. In the preamble, I tend to oppose the idea and my reason will be explained in the following paragraphs. The relative effectiveness of

physicians

can not be denied for several reasons. Primarily,

people

start home treatment without knowing the exact reason for their ailment, which creates more complications. Obviously, someone starts taking painkillers to reduce his belly pain,

although

it will provide some temporary relief;

however

,

this

pain is an indication of any serious disease and the time wasted in self-treatment worsen the patient’s condition. American Medical Association, 2002 findings, states that

people

start taking medicines without knowing their proper function;

thus

, it deteriorates their health

further

.

That is

to ,say tablets which are used for stomach treatment are prohibited to use during pregnancy,

therefore

physicians

give alternative medications to pregnant ladies for stomach pain.

Conversely

, self-treatment is thereby feasible but lacks the degree of solidity and professionalism found in treatment by a doctor. Let’s not forget the fact that

people

use antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription. Johnson Smith (1999) France-based biologist agrees that excessive use of tablets badly affects the immune system and the human body can easily be infected by any bacteria in future. In a nutshell,

this

essay supports the idea that

people

should timely visit

physicians

to treat ailments and avoid using alternative self-treatments and medicines. The reason, in which I summarised my perspective, is a recapitulation of various articles published earlier, but here I see much more transparency by saying

this

trend should be countered and encourage timely visits to doctors.