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

In recent years the development of medical science has brought controversial results. An increasing number of people have started to doubt the efficiency of

this

traditional field and started to address unorthodox medicine. I consider

this

tendency to be detrimental to people’s health and

this

essay will provide arguments and examples supporting

this

view. To start with, only formally qualified medics possess relevant expertise to diagnose and treat any disease, ranging from minor cases like influenza and allergies to more major ones like oncological diseases, conduct operations and provide essential rehabilitation.

Furthermore

, the mainstream methods that professionals rely on have trustworthy scientific evidence supporting their efficiency, the most important being the fact of having millions of saved lives.

Finally

, continuous and profound research allows medics to enhance their knowledge and understanding of different illnesses and create efficient remedies for them. Some may argue that nonconventional approaches may have their own advantages.

For instance

, homeotherapy practitioners use diluted substances and plants and herbs to cure patients suffering from a wide range of illnesses including asthma and psychological conditions like depression.

However

, the results of their treatment have not been scientifically proven,

therefore

, their effectiveness is highly doubtful. Another and more reliable example is acupuncture. Its history dates back to 3000 years BC, and it is still widely used in China, and according to some supporters, needles stimulate the nervous system and may help with certain pains.

Nevertheless

,

similarly

to homeotherapy,

this

method lacks any widely acknowledged positive results.

Finally

, not everyone practising alternative therapy is fully qualified to provide relevant help.

As a result

, self-claimed doctors may harm patients

instead

of helping them. To conclude, regardless of certain advantages that non-traditional medicine may have, patients should refrain from addressing doctors and in case of any diseases, address only qualified staff in hospitals.