| Before we can understand the term:
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| | over three thousand years. Alternative
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| Alternative Medicine, it is necessary for
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| | medicine believes in the body's natural
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| us to first understand what Conventional
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| | ability to heal itself, and just helps in
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| Medicine is. Now Conventional Medicine is
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| | the process. In addition to that, most
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| the current medical system of hospitals,
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| | alternative medicines are natural and non
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| doctors, medicine and chemists. In short,
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| | toxic. By further comparison we see that
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| the general accepted health care system
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| | alternative medicine excels in the
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| of any country. Doctors go to university,
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| | treatment of chronic diseases. It strives
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| study for seven or more years, do an
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| | to find the cause for the disease and is
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| internship at a hospital, and then join
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| | also more focussed on prevention.
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| or start a medical practice. When you are
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| | Conventional medicine, by contrast,
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| sick, you go to a doctor, who will
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| | focuses on the relief of symptoms, and
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| prescribe some medicine, send you to a
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| | rarely looks at prevention or the cause
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| hospital, and/or do an operation. Under
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| | of the disorder. Alternative medicine
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| the term: Alternative Medicine, we
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| | sees the person as unique and focuses on
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| understand that it contains practices and
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| | a holistic approach to healing him.
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| medicine not recognized by conventional
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| | Conventional medicine focuses on the
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| medicine. This is medicine that is not
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| | organ that has a problem; hence you get
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| taught at universities and not available
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| | cardiologists, neurologists, etc.
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| at hospitals. Sometimes they are used
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| | Alternative medicine concentrates on
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| together with conventional medicine. We
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| | gentle, long term support. Contrast this
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| then call it: Complimentary Medicine.
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| | with the aggressive intervention of
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| Alternative medicines include some of the
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| | conventional medicine. Alternative
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| following: acupuncture, Chinese medicine,
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| | medicine views the body as energy, and an
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| chiropractic medicine, folk medicine,
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| | imbalance in energy causes illness.
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| herbal medicine, homeopathy, faith
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| | Conventional medicine views the body as a
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| healing, naturopathy, new age healing,
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| | mechanical system, and any illness is a
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| massage, and music therapy. Why do people
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| | chemical imbalance, to be treated with
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| visit Alternative Medicine practitioners?
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| | chemical drugs. With alternative
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| Statistics show that more people visit
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| | medicine, patients work with the
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| Alternative Medicine Practitioners than
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| | practitioner in the healing process.
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| visit Conventional Practitioners,
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| | Conventional medicine, by contrast,
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| preferring to pay out of their own
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| | prefers that the patient takes a passive
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| pockets rather than use the healthcare
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| | role in his healing. Alternative medicine
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| system. Why is that? It is perhaps
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| | concentrates on gentle, herbal remedies,
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| because Alternative Medicine is more
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| | whereas conventional medicine is tied in
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| traditional, for example, Ayurvedic
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| | with the whole pharmaceutical system
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| medicine, which is traditional Indian
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| | which concentrates on making a profit.
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| medicine, has been practiced for the past
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| | Alternative or conventional medicine? Or
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| five thousand years and traditional
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| | a mixture of both? You decide.
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| Chinese medicine has been practiced for
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