Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Conventional  Medical  Treatment  vs  Alternative  Natural  Cures

The purpose of this blog is is to provide you with the latest and best information about  alternative cures. Please bookmark this site and make sure you come back often as I will be adding new items on a regular basis. My intention is to eventually cover more than a 100 different ailments and illnesses in this blog. I trust that the information you find here will be both helpful and educational.

According to the American Medical Association Journal, over 100,000 Americans die in hospitals every year due to side effects from regularly prescribed medications. Throughout America, a huge amount of medication is prescribed on a daily basis. The medical community openly acknowledges that fact that it does not have any cure for several common diseases that affect people. 
Most allopathic medicines have side effects that can range from mild to severe. The reason for this is that most of these chemicals have certain toxic properties. This is why there have been so many prescription drugs that got pulled from the market after enjoying several years of FDA approval. 

The sad thing is that very few doctors nowadays bother to inform patients about possible side effects due to close and cozy relationships with the pharmaceutical industries.

This is one reason why several doctors are now beginning to recommend complementary alternative treatments, like herbal therapies and medicines.

Here are some interesting facts:
• More than 25% of all prescription drugs available contain plant derivatives
• More than 80,000 types of plants are used all over the world for medicinal purposes
• Over 75% of the global population depends on herbal remedies for regular treatment
 
There are several choices available for people who are looking for alternative remedies.

The point is that prevention always was and always will be better than any cure, mainstream or alternative. The advantage of herbal remedies is that they move an individual towards a lifestyle more geared toward prevention and cure in the early stages of any affliction.