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?

Many
people
are these days , not visiting their usual doctors and
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the
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medicines and
treatments
on their own. In my opinion ,
this
is a negative development. Which can lead to serious illnesses , potentially harmful situations and problems late on in life.
Firstly
, a lot of
people
have got used to
take
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medicine on their own without a
doctor
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concern.
For instance
, if a person gets
headache
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, they take a
pain killer
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painkiller
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. Especially Sri
Lankan’s
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Lankans
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take Panadol.
Although
it relieves your pain but detrimental problems might rise in future.
Moreover
, like kidney failure , severe gastric issues
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lead to depression and other issues . to illustrate , without proper knowledge about the medicine , do not use it.
Furthermore
, intaking natural remedies ;
for example
, hot ginger tea or hot soup would be a healthy option to relieve
headache
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.
Secondly
, folks take
treatments
at home. Which is even more dangerous than taking medicine.
For example
, during covid-19
people
are afraid to go hospital or even visit their usual doctor. Because of
high
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cost of
treatments
.
In other words
,
people
assume that taking treatment in
hospital
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cause them to
death
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.
Moreover
, it’s very clear
people
are lack
of
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knowledge and not smart enough.
However
, they thought
treatments
at home will cure them completely but it has got
worser
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worse
than treatment at
hospital
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.
That is
to say , nowadays , folks with physical fitness problems expanding in tremendous ways. In conclusion ,
although
it has been believed by numerous
people
to take alternative medicines and
treatments
by
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their own , is considered a negative issue. I
strongly be
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convinced that
doctor
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doctor's
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concern is a must.
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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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