Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor.

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of

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who are taking

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and

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without asking their usual

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for help when they are suffering from health problems. In my opinion,

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and treatments have some benefit, it is definitely a negative development. On the one hand, it is understandable, to some extent, that

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decide to try

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drugs and remedies because these approaches are convenient and cheap sometimes.

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, businessmen are always on their schedules so it is usually infeasible for them to apply for an appointment with doctors. In

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way,

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medicines

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could help them release their pains quickly.

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, with the decrease in income

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the bad economy, some people would feel hard to continue to pay for the

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. Searching for

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therapies

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is the only choice of them.

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, these

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and treatments are absolutely unreliable and unhealthy that could never match

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visiting a professional

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. There are several disadvantages to

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, without scientific study and support, these methods might have a variety of unforeseen side effects so that patients who take them could feel better at the beginning but suffer a lot in the end.

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, no one should underestimate doctors, only they can give you professional recommendations and treatments. It is easy for

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to be misled by these

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which might aim to cure another different illness.

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, the downsides of trying

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medicines

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and remedies outweigh their advantages. In conclusion, there are several reasons why

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are taking

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drugs and

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instead

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of seeing their usual

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, but it is absolutely a negative development.