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?

More and more people are currently exploiting non-traditional methods to treat their

health

-related illnesses despite access to more professional medical services. The following essay will discuss the detrimental effects

this

trend may impose on public

health

and provide examples of healer’s practices and the placebo effect of

supplements

. For centuries countless cultures consulted with so-called shamans or healers whenever they experienced

health

issues before the age of the medicinal revolution. Those individuals were more respected and trusted in the public eye and maintained their social status until the modern days.

However

, these trusted “doctors” usually don’t hold specific medical degrees and

thus

can exacerbate the conditions of the patient.

For instance

, some illnesses demonstrate only slight symptoms during the first stage of infection and a medically uneducated or trained healer would make wrong assumptions about the actual treatment.

As a result

, a person who only showed mild symptoms will die without appropriate medicine and probably surgical procedures. Another harmful example in

this

topic would be dietary

supplements

that have recently infected our society and

health

industry in the

last

50 years.

Initially

, during their introduction, they have been advertised as the best way to improve your immune system and

overall

well-being.

Nevertheless

, many studies have shown their negative impact on the human body and it has even been proved that

supplements

can cause cancer after a long period of application.

For instance

, dozens of parents were convinced that their children were in need of taking additional calcium

supplements

to ensure better bone structure. Following that, those parents were feeding their offspring with

this

particular pill not knowing the negative consequences of their parental actions.

As a result

, overconsumption of calcium contributed to and was the main source of the development of bone cancer

according to

recent studies. In conclusion, there are plenty of reasons people may find for using non-traditional medicine.

Nonetheless

, in my opinion, the usage of not professional treatment especially for self-diagnosed diseases can have a detrimental serious impact on your

health

as in the case of healer practices and misleading dietary supplementary pills.