Here we are in the midst of another teeth clatteringly, cold winter.
Have you ever tried holistic medicine for your over-the-counter medication uses?
“Holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person -- body, mind, spirit, and emotions -- in the quest for optimal health and wellness (http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-holistic-medicine).”
As with any form of healthcare, there is more than one way for a patient to improve his health. In particular, in holistic medicine, let us look at homeopathic medicine.
Personally, holistic medicine seemed fraudulent. We have all heard of the “Old Western movie Elixirs” that could heal all with one bottle, at one low price, only offered at that particular point in time. Okay. Occasionally, the usual medications won't work. Not that long ago, there was a bad cough that wouldn't give me space to think. My favorite medicines had ceased to work. The cough was still there. A simple cold/bronchial cough, too. At that point, the homeopathic version (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FRWXG1Q/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/179-2041899-6295516) seemed worth a try. It worked. It also worked better than its counter part.
Some opinions of holistic meds point out that, “…most (holistic medications) pale in comparison to modern medicine (http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/183655).”; Others like to add to the holistic meds debate that it deserves respect. “Forty-two percent of hospitals offered some form of alternative therapies to their patients, according to a 2010 survey of 5,800 facilities (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/18/health/alternative-medicine-offit/index.html).”
Here is a short history of homeopathic medicine.
It was brought into being in the early 19th century by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Christian Hahnemann (1775-1843).
Homeopathic medicine has three principles:
Law of similars- a disease can be cured by a medicine that creates symptoms similar to those the patient is experiencing.
Single remedy principle- a single medication will cover all the symptoms the patient is experiencing: mental, emotional and physical.
Minimum dose principle- homeopathic physician prescribes small number of doses in order to see what effect the medicine has, and then the medicine is prescribed in an infinitesimal dose.
Orthodox medicine is well established. It is not complete, though. There are tremendous amounts of undefined diseases, uncureable conditions, and other researched subjects. One could argue that homeopathic medicine has begun to take up some of that slack. Homeopathic medication isn't meant to be a replacement, it should be viewed as an added pathway to wellness.
As we endure this antagonistic winter, stay warm, and remain healthy. If you haven't, yet, try holistic/homeopathic medicine for your over-the-counter medication uses.
