Answer to your Question:
Traditional Naturopathy versus Allopathic Medicine: Which one should I
choose?
In order to answer this question,
we should start with clarifying one thing: neither naturopathy nor allopathic
medicine has the answer to each and every single health issue. As a matter of fact, while naturopathy may
work better as a preventive system and for acute and chronic issues,
conventional medicine may work – if not necessarily better – at least faster
when it seems that there is no sufficient
time left for the use of natural homeopathic remedies, herbs or other non
invasive methodologies which may require a little longer to see their
beneficial results..
The fact that some treatments
commonly used by mainstream medicine might work faster, however, should not be
interpreted as an admission that they will work “better”: the possible individual’s
adverse drug reactions to pharmaceutical drugs, along with the potential harmful
effects of aggressive approaches, such as chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy when
dealing with cancer, just to name a few, are the most appropriate examples to
prove this point.
No need to say that each one of
us should take the time to do some research on his or her own and read each
drug’s – prescribed or simply bought over the counter – label and go through
the “warnings”, possible effects and categories of people discouraged from
using it before taking it and also consider all possible natural
alternatives before going through surgery or a potential debilitating
treatment such as those already mentioned.
The example of the hundred of thousands people that each year die only
in the US due to the “right” treatment or “right” drug given to them for the
“right” reason is surely the best reminder to all of us to use caution and the
greatest incentive to do all opportune researches to make an informed decision.
On the other hand, conventional
medicine, especially surgery, can be extremely useful, when not even an
absolute must, in those cases where, for instance, serious accidents have taken
place and led to traumatic injuries: in these events specialized, ad hoc
treatments are needed and they may also require hospitalization at a trauma
center and most likely for the individual to go through surgery. Afterwards, days, weeks, months when not even
years of physical therapy will be also advised according to the gravity of the
situation.
In most of the other cases, that
is, whenever the situation does not require a trauma service intervention,
generally speaking, a naturopathic approach might work better by allowing to
work on the individual as a whole rather than on a mere symptom and to go to the
root of the cause and, whenever possible, remove it.
As for the length and efficacy of
the use of natural remedies – be it homeopathic or else – they vary depending
on a few elements:
a)
the ability of the holistic practitioner to identify
the best fit for his or her client;
b) the response of the individual to a certain remedy,
which nobody can assume with absolute certainty at the time the regimen starts;
and
c)
how much the individual will stick to it.
Furthermore, results in terms of
healing may also differ: some people benefit from a certain remedy right away; some
others take longer time, while others never seem to get better, let alone be
able to heal no matter what kind of therapy they follow, be it of mainstream
medicine or naturopathy. This has, therefore, induced many holistic
practitioners to wonder whether healing may depend not only on people’s
constitution and genetics/miasmatic aspects but also on their belief system, mental
and psychological approach toward their health and consequent conviction and
determination, or lack of them, to be really able to completely heal.
In conclusion, no matter what
your decision may be and the kind of method you may decide to use when dealing
with a certain health condition, the suggestion is – should you opt for an
allopathic approach and treat your case through the use of pharmaceutical
drugs, surgeries and/or other invasive/debilitating procedures – to consult, as soon as you can, with your holistic health practitioner. He or she will help you to
detoxify from all the chemicals and toxins you will have intaken through the use of pharmaceutical drugs, anesthesia and other clinical treatments in order to start walking again towards the path of optimum health and wellness and, whenever possible, to try to talk to
him or her before undergoing surgery and or chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy so
that he or she might help you to strengthen your immune system so that your
body may be better equipped to receive those treatments and/or even react better
to them.
Disclaimer: All information contained in this article are for
educational purpose only. They are NOT intended as a medical advice. If you
have a medical condition, please, consult with your primary healthcare
practitioner first.
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Donato©2014-2015. All Rights Reserved
Maria Teresa De
Donato, PhD
RND, CHom, CNC, CMH, Life
Strategist
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