Basic Beliefs:
Traditional Healthcare
The AMA teaches medical doctors that the body is part of an evolutionary process. Therefore, some organs are simply leftovers from evolution. As a result, these leftover organs can be removed without significant loss.
Traditional healthcare proceeds as if the food we eat, toxins we ingest, and poisons we use on lawns and in homes have no effect on our health. This is not in line with Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, who said, “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.” Unfortunately, the air you breathe and the amount of water you drink are also not considered relevant to health issues. Natural food is considered a fad. Even the best food supplements are considered unnecessary and possibly harmful. Patients are often told they do not need vitamins or minerals other than what is in their food, even when they eat most of their meals at fast-food restaurants.
Alternative or Natural Healthcare
Alternative and Natural healthcare teaches that the body’s proper functions should be respected. All the organs are necessary and serve valuable purposes. The organs are all interrelated and needed for whole-body health.
Natural healthcare considers what we eat and how we assimilate it to be crucial to our health. This is in line with Hippocrates’ saying, “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.” Man-made, highly processed, and chemical-laden foods do not meet the body’s needs and can be toxic. Daily supplements are especially necessary when fast-food restaurants provide most of your meals.
Focus:
Traditional Healthcare
Offers crisis management of symptoms as disease develops. Treatments consist of chemical drugs, poisonous radiation, and surgery. As disease states progress, concern for long- and short-term side effects decreases. Traditional methods are not oriented toward prevention or causes. A significant part of the focus is on profit for the hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. In countries like Iceland, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, and Ireland, where universal healthcare makes care free or very close to free for all citizens, profit is not a focus. One can only wonder if that is part of why these countries have significantly higher Lancet Healthcare Access and Quality Indexes.
Alternative or Natural Healthcare
Prevention is the main form of disease defense. Finding the causes of ailments and removing them through detoxification, proper nutritional balance, and allowing the body’s energy to flow correctly is the primary focus of treatment. Natural foods, herbs, and supplements are used for healing. There are no toxic side effects.
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Traditional or Alternative Healthcare: Related Topics
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