Natural Alternatives To Prescription Drugs: The Better Alternatives

By Ronald Wilson


Since time in memorial, human beings have always used some elements from their environment cure themselves from life threatening ailments. In the last few decades, however, the development in the field of medicine lead to a rise in the laboratory inspired drugs. These, by large extend have been very effective, a factor that may have led the medical community to turn a blind eye to other alternatives. The natural alternatives to prescription drugs is a debate that may not be settled any soon, however, as a patient, there are a number of things you may want to know.

Through the several media like the internet, television, and journal publications, the level of information penetration of the general information has been quite immense, and this has been the key to convincing the general public on the need to reconsider the natural alternatives, the solutions that have always been the for as long as man's history of existence can be traced.

Generally, the laboratory inspired medicines have a chemical makeup that is not natural to that of our genetic makeup. In most cases, therefore, it fails to address the root cause of the ailment. Take the pain suppressants for instance, they target to stop the pain without necessarily curing its cause, as such, one gets a moment of relief only for things to worsen later, unless the root cause cured naturally.

It is also worth noting that side effects are associated with the prescribed meds and in some cases, they may not be suitable for the patients. It takes time for the body to adapt to the new chemicals introduced into the system, and before the body adapts, it tries to fight it off, resulting in side effects like vomiting, inflammations, pain, and other forms of discomforts.

The natural alternatives on the other hands come with numerous advantages. To begin with, there is no need to introduce any form of chemical that is new to our genetic makeup; consequently, there is no need to worry about the side effects and the possibility of one becoming resistant.

In addition to this, our body gets addicted to the prescribed drugs, and with time, they become ineffective forcing you to try the new drug which may also become ineffective letter on. The problem becomes much worse when some of the medications start destroying the liver. This is common with the elements like acetaminophen that is common with most pain meds.

The healthy lifestyle targets to prevent and manage lifestyle diseases by focusing on diet, exercises, and general well being of the body without necessarily introducing chemicals that are not natural to the body system. By adopting a healthy lifestyle at the onset, several research studies have shown that one is able to deter most of life-threatening ailments with no risk of side effects or other associated complications.

Generally though, there is no clear winner in a debate of which one is better between the natural remedies and the prescribed medicines. In order to make the right decision, your doctor has to take you through each of the alternatives, and help you determine what works best for you on the circumstance.




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