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?

In the modern world, there is a rise in the number of individuals who select to

use

alternative

medicines and

treatments

instead

of seeing the usual doctor.

This

essay will examine both advantages and disadvantages of

this

practice and my opinion against that given statement will be explained in ensuing paragraphs. On the one hand, some

alternative

medicines or

treatments

could really cure many symptoms with fewer side effects and affordable prices than modern medical methods.

Firstly

, some people can

use

local natural products

such

as honey, chilli and herbs to relieve many basic health problems

such

as fever and sore throat.

Furthermore

, there are side effects from taking modern pills

such

as diarrhoea and stomachache which the patients can avoid by selecting to

use

other

treatments

such

as healing backache symptoms with Chinese needle treatment or Thai massage treatment.

On the other hand

, there are many negative impacts of selecting

alternative

treatments

and I believe that the drawbacks are far outweighed by the benefits.

First

of all, the patients could get hurt or even die from the inappropriate

use

of

alternative

medicines.

For example

, there was a case in the news where a woman refused to take modern pills to relieve her fever from Covid-19 and she took too many natural herbs

instead

.

However

, she ended up with kidney failure and

finally

passed away.

Moreover

, some symptoms could not be cured by local herbs. To conclude, nowadays people tend to choose

alternative

treatments

to treat their illnesses

instead

of visiting their usual doctor.

Although

there are some benefits of using

alternative

practices, I strongly believe that those measures have more drawbacks than their benefits as they could harm people if they do not clearly understand their health situation.