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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 this is a positive or a negative development?

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Some
people
 have
this
 belief that
alternative
treatments
 are better than taking actual
medicine
 or going to the doctor.
This
 phenomenon has increased over the years and
this
 has opened a debate of whether
this
 is a positive or negative practice. In
this
 essay, I will discuss why even though taking
alternative
medicine
 can not affect your health, on some occasions going to the doctor and taking
medicine
 is very needed. If
people
 are just having an average illness like the flu or headache, I agree taking
treatments
 like natural remedies can not have any damaging impact on your health and it can actually work.
For example
, some
people
 take teas when they have stomach issues,
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and other
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other
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others
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 take vitamins when they are having migraines, I have tried them and they actually work so I don’t see the need to take
medicine
. On some
ocassions
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occasions
people
 just prefer not taking
medicine
 because of the secondary effects which can be very painful for some
pacients
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patients
, some pills damage your organs and they cause you more problems than you had at first.
On the other hand
, it is true that not all
alternative
treatments
 can cure every illness. There are some that definitely require medical
treatments
. Cancer or diabetes can not just be cured with natural
treatments
, they require special medicines and though they can have secondary effects too, your life won’t be
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AT risk because your illness will be controlled.
This
 doesn’t mean that
people
 who prefer alternatives should stop doing it, they can but at the same time having HAVE medical help. Everyone decides whether to try
alternative
treatments
instead
 of
medicine
 or look for professional help. But it is
scientfically
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scientifically
proved
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 PROVEN that
medicine
 helps to cure
people
’s sickness,
while
 alternatives or natural remedies don't.
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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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