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Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. DO you think this is a positive or negative development?

#people #health #alternative #medicines #treatments #doctor #development
In the present world, there is an ongoing debate regarding
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patients
’ treatment. There are a huge number of individuals who suffer from
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 to treat themselves with different medications and cures rather than going to the doctor.
Although
 there are some benefits of
alternative
 medicines and
treatments
, I would argue that there are far more drawbacks. The main advantage of different
treatments
 is less time-consuming.
This
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 in the clinic.
On the contrary
,
patients
 can take herbal medicines to treat themselves without wasting time in the clinic.
For
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 my gran mother was involved
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 a terrible headache, and she drank
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herbal drinking
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, so
patients
 can invest their time
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 other activities.
In addition
, the cost of
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 would be high. The reason why some
patients
 prefer to rely on
alternative
treatments
 is
this
 method may take less charge due to the fact that using
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 like herbal drugs can be affordable. Despite the positives mentioned above, I believe that
alternative
treatments
 are a negative development for various reasons.
First
 of all,
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 are not often reliable. To put
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, therapists often have no
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medical degree to treat the
patients
,
hence
 it is highly likely that the sufferers face serious damage by
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 diagnosis.
For example
,
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a survey conducted at Cambridge University shows that the rate of
patients
 death who make
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 effort
alternative
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 medicines have been increasing
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 consulting
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the
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doctors. Provided that
patients
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 by the doctors, they will be more assured. As a consequence, going to the doctors can decrease
patient’s
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 tension because of scientific treatment rather than
alternative
treatments
such
 as acupuncture. In conclusion, while I recognize the possible advantages of different
treatments
, I consider it to be a negative development overall.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • alternative medicines
  • treatments
  • positive development
  • negative development
  • health problems
  • usual doctor
  • access
  • personalized approach
  • holistic well-being
  • lack of regulation
  • evidence-based research
  • proper medical treatment
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