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

These days many people with health problems are trying
alternative
medicines and treatments
instead
of visiting their usual doctor. In ancient times, people used
alternative
medicine
or folk
medicine
, which is treating themselves with herbs, etc. In
this
article, I will discuss the pros and cons. From my point of view, I see that the negatives in using traditional or folk
medicine
are more than the positives،there are many reasons for
this
,
such
as No one knows how
this
medicine
affects a person or what the complications of
this
medicine
are.There are
also
some cases in which herbs are used that have complications
such
as allergies, which can cause death for some. It is
also
possible for a non-specialized person to use herbs, which is dangerous.
Although
there are many disadvantages, for some the advantages are more important than the disadvantages, and the most important of these advantages is that
alternative
medicines are usually cheaper and you do not have to go to pharmacies.
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up, the
alternative
treatment will be forever because it has some advantages which many people think
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can outweigh the disadvantages but I do not think so.
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  • 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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