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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Before
medicine
was introduced in the 18th century, humans
resolve
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on other ways of healing like leaches removing toxins or using
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poison
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to cure
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sickness
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.Nowadays ,some people tend to
alternative
medicines and treatments rather
visiting
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their usual doctor's subscription .In my opinion, the disadvantage outweighs
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the advantage
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advantage
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of using traditional
medicine
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I'll try to discuss the pros and cons. On one hand,
instead
of modern
medicine
, some of them use traditional drugs like herbs,dry leaves/tree
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and dry mushrooms.
Although
this
could be a sufficient way for recovery,
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research
shown
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some cases could lead
a
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person's health in a
not positive
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negative
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way,from side effects to allergic
reaction
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.
On the other hand
, the many reasons for some people usually don't go to doctors .
For
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alternative
medicines,there're
environmental
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friendly but come with risks. Pharmaceutical plants are using harmful chemicals which has
an
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harmful effect
to
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the environment and
included
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tax
to
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the drugs
selling itself
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. The main
reasons
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reason
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is that
alternative
medicine
are
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cheaper than
the
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apply
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regular treatment rather
going
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than going
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to a pharmacy to afford drugs but with tax included In
an
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nutshell, the
alternative
treatment will
apear
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appear
for someone who wants to use long term but modernized
medicine
will revolutionize and older treatment will be a thing in the past and people will
believed
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it more than
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past they use to be.
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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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