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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?

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It is true that alternative
medicines
 and treatments
has
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 become one of
the
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highly controversial issues that attract
people
’s attention in today’s world. While it can be argued that the issue that nowadays more and more
people
 with diseases are trying
use
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alternative
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alternatives
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and
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treatments
instead
 of
meet
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 their
doctor
, there are some
people
 who strongly advocate that it could have a harmful impact. In my opinion, its benefits could never overshadow its drawbacks.
This
 essay will discuss both pros and cons. On the one hand, there are some advantages
of
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this
 idea.
Firstly
,
medicines
 and treatments at home are more cheaply than
to take
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 medical advice.
For example
, when poor
people
 do not have
a
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money to go to meet
doctor
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, they can buy
a
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medicine in
pharmacy
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 and self-medical. The
second
 is that
,
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 when it is urgent
people
 can use the available medicine at home to reduce the danger.
On the other hand
, I believe that the disadvantages would prevail. The
first
 one is the fact that
people
 do not go to visit
doctor
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doctors
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 and self-treating at home will be dangerous to their health.
For instance
, when
people
not
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 examined by a
doctor
, they will not know exactly
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them
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the
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 disease and
them
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they
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 will
self-treating
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 the wrong way
then
 they may die.
Secondly
,
people
 can dangerous to
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them
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the
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 health because they buy
medicines
 without
doctors
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agree
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. When
people
 buy
medicines
 without
doctor’s
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a doctor’s
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 approval, their health may be threatened. In conclusion, the above-mentioned facts have outlined the benefits as well as the drawbacks of
this
 issue. Taking into account both sides of the trend, it seems to me that the potential dangers are more significant than the possible benefits.
Thus
,
people
 should take advantage of the pros and minimize the cons associated with it.
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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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