Does What Your Medical Doctor Tell You Make Sense And Is There More To The Story?

By Carol Bjork

Have you ever gone to the doctor because something just is not right and you were told it was in your head? Did you ever have a rash all over your face and you were told by a doctor that it was contact dermatitis and given some cream and sent home? Or are you a woman in her 30s trying to conceive a child and having trouble? Are you happy with what the answers you are given by your M.D.? If you are satisfied then this article is most likely not for you. If you are intrigued or frustrated enough to find out the solution to a problem and not just the symptom, then keep reading.

Choices. Isn't America about choices? That should extend to our medical care beyond that major decision made for us in the 70s. Medical doctors go to school to heal people, right? So why don't they go after the problem and not the symptom?

Alternative medicine has a different philosophy than traditional or modern medicine. Alternative medicine has just as many good doctors as traditional medicine. They also have just as many bad doctors. It is still up to you to choose what is best for you. Don't let yourself be a victim. Take an active role in your personal health care. If you have a red rash that is unexplained to go to the traditional doctor, it makes sense. What does not make sense is when you are told you have "contact dermatitis". Do you know what that literally means? Something you came in contact with caused swelling of the skin (dermis). The suffix "itis" means swelling or inflammation. Did you really need to spend $150 for a doctor to tell you that your skin was inflamed because of something you came in contact with? Consider that alternative medicine can help you find out what it is that is causing it, not just treat the inflammation.

A lot of women in their 30s are having difficulties conceiving children these days. There are a ton of theories as to why and this article will not address those theories. This article will encourage you to look beyond what traditional medicine has to offer, drugs, drugs and more drugs. The first drugs are to prevent pregnancy or to treat rough cycles, which we take for years. Then the next drugs are to force our bodies into creating more eggs which had put on suspension and we end up with multiple pregnancies if the fertility drugs work. If they don't work, then what? Research, which traditional medicine relies so heavily on to cite cases, has not been thoroughly developed yet so we don't know what the long term ramifications are so we get pushed into taking these. Then, when menopause hits we are given more drugs to get over the symptoms of hot flashes and moodiness or encouraged to remove the organs that are showing the symptoms and problems. Then when we get into our golden years we end up with cancers that are "unexplained". Really? Is anyone really paying attention?

Alternative medicine can treat the symptoms from the beginning too but the difference is that more tests can be done to get a real health analysis using tests traditional medicine does not use. But it goes that one more vital step that traditional medicine does not. Alternative medicine can be a very useful tool in learning what allergies exist, what potential future problems could arise and how to treat them with a natural healthy ingredient.

Often proponents of traditional medicine say that even bad stuff can be natural, which is true. Anything misused can be bad for you and that includes chemical medicine. This article is to encourage the reader to explore the alternative world enough to give natural medicine a fair shot. Educate yourself and make an appointment to see a naturopath to get your answers to your questions.

Take charge of your own life. Be educated in your decisions about your health care. Don't just accept what the doctor says because of the white coat. Ask questions. Stand up for yourself. Explore the alternative world of medicine!

Carol Bjork has years of experience in marketing and sales. Entrepreneurship has been a valued part of her life for more than 10 years. As a skin care consultant she works with people to choose products that are good for them and the environment.

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