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Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think thia is a positive or a negative development?

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Today, a large number of
people
 with health problems are taking
alternative
treatments
 rather
then
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 going to their doctor.I believe
this
 is a negative development,
although
alternative
 medicines or what some
people
 call "Eastern medicine"has its benefits , we still can'
t
 fully rely on it . The main problem with Eastern medicine is that it doesn'
t
 know
people
's bodies aren'
t
 the same, not all bodies react the same way to certain
treatments
.
For instance
, someone with simple flu or cold would die from having a mixture of herbs and leaves not knowing they are allergic to it.Another problem is
such
alternative
treatments
 could be a scam, made to fool others into thinking it would treat them instantly.
For example
, a large number of
people
 in saudi arabia drink specially made green tea thinking it will lose them all the fat. Visiting a doctor is very much more helpful, doctors can provide us with the medicine we need ,
also
 putting into account how our bodies will react.Because of all the new equipment hospitals are provided with, and the many years of practise and learning doctors go through. folks can rest assured that they're getting the right help they need. Another benefit is,Hospitals are
more
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safer to deal with
then
,and closer to
then
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than
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going to a
far away
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faraway
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 country
were
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where
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 these
diffrent
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different
treatments
 are. in conclusion,
alternative
 care can'
t
 be relied on, for it still has some wrong ways of treating.
folks
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 should stick to going to their usual doctor, and maybe try something else when that doesn'
t
 work.
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