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

The number of diseases and their patterns are rising day by day compared with the population and some debuts are
also
created about the
treatment
process. Common therapy is being replaced with other types of medicines and treatments.
This
essay intends to delve into the matter and opines it as a positive or negative development.
However
, I personally think that it is a negative development with some positive effects. To start with, different
medicine
and treatments have some positive outcomes which sometimes can improve the condition of patients. The usual
doctor
can be wrong, so a new type of diagnosis can detect the real problem as finding the real cause is the main part of
treatment
. Meditation is proven more successful to remove stress than medication,
for instance
.
Besides
, using the same medic for the long term may lose its effectiveness over diseases or viruses.
On the contrary
, changing
treatment
and
medicine
can be very detrimental to health most of the time, which may lose its control over the balance, as every
medicine
doesn't match everyone. The regular
doctor
may know about the patient's past disease record and
also
family conditions, so his/her
treatment
will be more life-saving as she/he comprehends the patient's causes of illness.
Moreover
, we tend to take
medicine
from the pharmacy depending on our knowledge which sometimes worsens the situation.
For example
, for frequent headaches, we consider it normal pain and just take a painkiller for
treatment
but the main cause might be a tumour in the brain, which might lead to a fatal consequence. To conclude, during an illness, we all become
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and prescribe as we know but paying a visit to our familiar
doctor
may result in quick and effective relief. So, we should always stay with the decision of our regular
doctor
and for any special condition, we should consult another
doctor
.
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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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