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 a negative development?

The question of whether to use

alternative

treatments

instead

of seeing a doctor or not is a controversial topic today, as people have seen some great impacts of

this

kind of treatment.

This

debate has got several cons and pros and I will discuss some of them now. One major advantage of

alternative

medicines

is that they haven'

t

got common side effects which chemical

medicines

have. Some experts believe that high dosages of chemicals are used in common

medicines

which can cause damage to the liver,

although

traditional

medicines

are safe. A

further

positive of traditional ways of treatment

such

as acupuncture or medicinal plants is that they are always accessible and easy to prepare, especially in some countries that have limited access to medical services and do not have sufficient measures of essential

medicines

. So, it can be said that there are benefits for society and individuals in using

alternative

medicines

. Turning to possible disadvantages, the biggest negative could be the excessive consumption of

alternative

medicines

without taking advice from professionals.

For instance

, some people think that

alternative

medicines

are as same as vegetables and they can take them in large amounts but

this

may lead to negative consequences

such

as drug poisoning.

Furthermore

, the health problem could be serious and need to be cured by some special and strong

medicines

and if someone in the mentioned situation doesn'

t

visit a doctor and doesn'

t

get healed significantly he would put his life in great danger.

Lastly

, imports and exports in terms of medical drugs are a major income for governments and if these kinds of medicine become useless businesses which are connected to them will meet a downturn.

To sum up

,

alternative

medicines

are easy to provide and have fewer side effects in comparison to chemical

medicines

but people should avoid excessive consumption of them and

also

they couldn'

t

be used for serious health problems.