Natural Medicine

Question: How many are you are for natural medicine? Are you for natural medicine or the medicine that the doctors give you? Which do you think is better natural or doctor given and why? People speak out about both and i want everyday people advice.

Answer: I believe in the natural therapies as they do not have the negitive side effects that the pharmacutical drugs do. I also know that the natural remedies actually correct the problems not just mask or cover up an inlaying problem or symptom. I also know that many pharmatical medicines are derived from the synthenical reproduction of a chemical structure of a natural remedie example= valarian root is a seditive herb and it is used to calm ones system with no addictive properties then the pharmatical companies take this knowledge and syntheticlly reproduce the chemical structure of this plant and create vallium a nerve prescribed drug which is addictive and also has side effects. So for me i choose to use the natural remedies that have verry little if any side effects and actually address the symptoms rather than as in the past have taken pharacutical drugs with many side effects and addictive properties. I sincerely think this is a personal choice and also this said believe people need to be educated in both to make a personal decision.

Question: Is there a listing of alternative medicine doctors or natural paths? I'm trying to search for former doctors who have switched to natural medicine. I'm not sure what they would be called so I don't know how to search. I live in Northern Virginia. I have ulcerative colitis. Any help will do.

Answer: If you want a real doctor that switched try researching doctors who lost their licenses due to gross malpractice. If that doesn't help, then see if you can get a listing of all the fraud convictions in the local court system and try searching for those names on the internet, there are bound to be a few alternative medicine "doctors" in there. If all else fails you could just ask a friend to lie to you once a week and then take a vitamin and flush a hundred bucks down the toilet.

Question: How can I cure a cold with natural medicine or recipes? I just got an awful cold. Can you please give me any tips on how to cure without prescription or OTC medicine? I want to cure it in a NATURAL way. Thanks ;)

Answer: Well basically you just have to let it take its course. If you leave it alone and stay optimistic (stress doesn't help when your sick), I guarentee it will go away in no time. You can however eat oranges - natural vitamin c. Bananas too (natural potassium). Also, cold showers have been proven to have health benefits because they improve circulation and have been said to boost immunity to colds and other illnesses. Or if its too chilly you can start with a warm shower and turn the water cold at the last minute. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water too.

Question: what is the best natural medicine for anemia? I am anemic and wanted to know what would be the best and fastest working natural medicine for anemia.

Answer: The first and most important thing if you are anemic is to discuss with your doctor as far as how much Iron you will need... some people need 20-30 mg per day to recover, but some people may need over 300 mg daily to recover. A simple blood test will say how much you'll need for how long. Anemia is literally Iron deficiency, so the degree of that deficiency will determine your treatment. But regardless of the dosage the doctor recommends, it's also good to take a good dose of B-12 (1-5 mg, which is 1,000-5,000 mcg) daily. B-12 is a water-soluble vitamin, so you can take higher doses like that without a problem, but B-12 specifically helps your body to process and utilize Iron more efficiently so your body can catch up a little easier. Good luck!

Question: How to relief an Irritated Eye with natural medicine? I wasn't having enough sleep for about 5 days and my right eye got really irritated. I'm sleeping better now but it's still really red. I have used regular OTC eye drops but it seems like they get it worse. Do you know any home remedy or natural medicine for this? Thanks.

Answer: I don't think you should put anything in your eye that has not been through proper clinical trials, so that efficacy and more importantly side effects and safety has been established. See your doctor.

Question: what do you know about Global College of Natural Medicine? Well, im deeply interested in natural medicine and id like to work in that field as well. Do i have to study "normal" medicine first? Ive came accross Global College of Natural Medicine and would like to ask you wether you have some experience with it. Or is there something you reccomend me?

Answer: Well, I am a Homeopath, this is the first time I have come to know about this Global College of Natural Medicine, I asked around and did some search this seems like an authentic site :- http://www.gcnm.com/ Sorry I could'nt be of much help, you can search and look for more results. Take Care and God Bless. Best of luck in your studies .

Question: how long does it take for natural medicine to clean my stomach? i have been taking medicine from this gnostic natural doctor. He has cured many diseases, cancer, hiv, aids,etc. i just want to know how long would it take to clean my stomach. im taking magnesium and colon clean in every night. for 2 months now. im alot better. im 16. how long would it take for it to clean my stomach?

Answer: This doctor has NOT cured HIV, AIDS or cancer, he is lying to you. Your stomach does not need cleaning, it cleans itself naturally. I'm afraid this doctor is not really a doctor.

Question: How to remove my SPECKS from my eyes naturally ? any natural medicine or lasik laser is best option ? How to remove my SPECKS from my eyes naturally ? any natural medicine or lasik laser is best option ?

Answer: LASIK LASER SURGERY does not give 100% eye power back to normal YOu have to wear specks after surgery also. See the web;- lasik laser surgery for ASTIGAMATISM

Question: Is natural really better? Does modern medicine only treat symptoms of disease? The natural medicine enthusiants on here claim that natural is better and that modern medicine only treats symptoms of diseases. Is this true? What do you think?

Answer: What you have to remember is that you're dealing with a bunch of people who have a very distorted view of reality. Why is it more logical to do something natural than unnatural? It's not natural for us to brush our teeth but we do so to prevent decay. Now nature does not care whether you live or die, so it often means we have to do something unnatural in order to save or prolong life. Natural does not necessarily equate to better and safer. This is the appeal to nature fallacy. All the alties use it, ad nauseam. This comment always pisses me off, “conventional medicine treats symptoms and not the underlying cause of disease” Couple of problems with that statement. First, it's a lie. In many cases we do treat the underlying cause, but curing the underlying cause of disease is far from the only aim of medicine. We also aim to provide symptom management, relieve pain and prolong life as much as possible when a cure cannot be found. This of course doesn't mean that we don't keep looking for a cure or don't wish to find one. Now regardless of the limitations conventional medicine has, this still does not demonstrate efficacy of AltMed, which in most cases, ironically does nothing but treat symptoms. Example: Despite the homoeopaths' claims to be holistic, and "treat the underlying cause of disease". They treat symptomatology by checking a vague lists of symptoms (remember they have no real diagnostic testing) and then go on to find a sugar or starch pill in there "cookbook". If it works it isn't alternative, if it doesn't, it isn't medicine. When these people have some evidence to prove at least one of their core philosophies as being plausible and true, then we'll have a look. Until then, their claims are best ridiculed at every opportunity.

Question: Is there natural medicine for this type of problem? I have an English Bulldog who can not produce enough tears in her eyes. I have to constantly put eye drops on her or her eyes will become swollen, red and look droopy. I also give her medicine which is cream. However, I believe in natural medicine and organic stuff and was wondering if there is something I can give her or put on her eyes to alleviate them or possibly heal them.

Answer: Dr Schuessler tissue salts are excellent for animals too......you could get it in the combination J they are inexpensive and my animals take them when they need them........there is a book you can buy that will help guide you too.

Question: What natural medicine can I take to remember my dreams? I want to remember my dreams, Ive heard the herb Mugwort can enhance lucid dreaming and help to remember dreams, but is there any other natural herb/medicine that can help remember dreams?? I took antidepressants once and they helped me remember. So Ill ask as well if you know any natural antidepressants??

Answer: Calea zacatechichi or dream herb An unscheduled substance in the United States, meaning that it is legal to grow and sell. However, Louisiana State Act 159 makes the substance illegal to grow, cultivate, harvest or sell in Louisiana if intended for ingestion. The act applies to more than 40 types of plants. Tennessee proposed a bill that would have made many "hallucinogenic" plants, including Calea zacatechichi, illegal when "intended for human consumption," but the law was changed to ban only Salvia divinorum. See also the following herbs, also legal. Mugwort Kava-Kava Valerian root Fireweed Fireweed flowers Fireweed seed Try also equal parts kava kava, Mugwort and valerian root, steeped in vodka. Hope this helps you have some interesting and lucid dreams.

Question: What are some cons for Natural medicine? This question is for people who don't believe in "Natural" medicine. Why don't you believe in it, and what problems do you think it has?

Answer: I wouldn't say I don't believe in natural or alternative medicine- but I do think you must be as careful and cautious as you are in choosing the kinds of standard treatment. In some cases, medicines are derived from natural sources to begin with, and the pharmaceutical company mostly refines the active chemical. Or it produces it. Aspirin derives from willow bark. And while willow bark tea was the only source for a long time, it's effectiveness varied depending on the tree, the time of year, etc. The active ingredient in it, salicylic acid- is a chemical in the strictest sense, regardless of where you get it. And aspirin tablets are a more dependable and convenient way to enusre dosage and availability. Not everyone lives near a willow tree, after all. Some of the other herbal cures could possibly be of use, but again- you have the dosage variations that happen from plant to plant, and year to year. Some natural remedies are actually pretty good, though. Sennacot is based on a very gentle, natural source, senna, which is natural and probably better for you than harsher types. Flax seed is another one. Ayurvedic treatments are also worth considering by all means. I don't think it should be a matter of considering one type of treatment as superior to another, but rather to consider the strengths each brings with it in the effort to help a person. The art of medicine is based on a lot of science, but treating people is more complicated than mixing things in test tubes or harvesting leaves from a plant, or even things like acupuncture. You are dealing with an entire person, not just a malfunctioning part- and people come with some pretty complicated brains. So you also must consider the mental effect of your treatment. None of the treatment paradigms is exlusively superior, or innately ineffective. I currently tend to avoid a good many of the natural cures primarily because of the problems with assuring purity and concentration of active ingredient. I can't tell where an herb or whatever originated, nor if it's been tested for purity of ingredients, or even if it contains what it claims to contain. I'm sure there are honest companies out there, but unfortunately they are mixed in with too many that aren't. The industry should be better controlled and regulated, but the industry by and large resists the idea. When I consider that many of our modern medicines actually do have roots in the old herbology, and considering the many unknowns with non-traditional health store remedies- I tend to err toward modern medicine. The adulterant scares out of China and the far east don't tend to reassure me, either. So what I really wish would happen is that all the sides would put down their suspicions of one another, and work towards some sensible arrangement where all the forms of alternative medicine and modern medicine could work together towards the same goal. They each bring different strengths to the table that would compliment one another, and we might actually be better off for it.

Question: Do you think natural medicine can cure cancer? A couple people I know just left for Mexico to do some kind of natural healing thing and both of them tried natural healing the first time they got cancer, and it helped a little, but now, at least for one (i don't know about the other one) It's even worse for her and she's terminal as far as medicine is concerned. Do you think there is a possibility that she and the other lad could survive it? Please pray for them both. Thanks!

Answer: Yes, I believe it can, but it depends on the person and the cancer. Cancer treatments Centers of America use both natural and allopathic means to cure cancers. I know a naturopath who works with MDs and has GREAT success treating nealy 100% terminal cancers. We used to smuggle some of the Mexican cancer treatment to my cousin in Canada and it healed him. Each case is different, and the best option is to treat with respect to the individual cancer and patient and not limit choices for treatment.

Question: who are the natural medicine doctoers and how do you find them in my area? For virus, flue, allergy, needs.... Forget about Chiropractic because they want to lock you in and want you keep on coming back. Acupuncture the same, and my insurance wont take these guys anyway. But I prefer natural medicine doctor over conventional doctors who give you a quick diagnostic name and prescribe you expensive drugs for pharmaceutical company to make billions ?? and these chemical are harmful t our body?

Answer: look for an osteopathic doc. they deal more with the whole person. instead of just treating the sympyom, they treat the person. they are m.d.'s but with a bit different outlook

Question: Which is the best natural medicine for dandruff? I am 20/Male and had used several costly shampoos for curing my dandruff but it returns after seizing it and due to those chemical shampoos my hairs are getting grey.Please suggest me some herbal/natural shampoo or medicine to cure my dandruff.

Answer: Dear Aditya, Like you many many people do not know the scientific fact that dandruff is not a skin disease but a deficiency of selenium a vital mineral which is anti ageing and anti wrinkle too, it binds tissues in a healthy way so that from fifth layer of you skin remain healthy and when it mature from 5th to first dead layer remains healthy. The greatest source of selenium is onion and the greatest loss of selenium & zinc is in semen. So, gentlemen all modern doctors give you go ahead to masturbate as much as you can. I wish to ask them are they scientists or have they got their semen tested that what they lost, no. Then why they ask you for 5-7 days abstinence before you go for semen analyses test. Next time you visit your doctor you have a right to ask every question pertaining to your health and you have a right to know true scientific facts. 1. Slow frequency of masturbation 2. Increase intake of onions (even after cooking onion loses vitamin c but not minerals) 3. Increase intake of vitamin c i.e. amla as it help us to absorb and retain selenium. 4. Dandruff is axacty a 28 days process if you can increase intake of zinc, selenium, vitamin c and take care of your scalp you will be cured forever unless you do not cause deficiency again. 5. Every day grate one average size onion (if you can find white onion, it is pure white like milk), strain and take out juice, mix it with shikakai powder, hibiscuss leaves and apply as paste (as you apply henna) then wash with normal warm water. 6. Apply Jatyadi tail thrice a week and wash with ritha (soap nut) powder mixed in water. You will find eextremelygood quality, silky, smooth hair in just one month. I hope you will believe me.

Question: Do anybody knows if there is any natural medicine to treat Epilepsy? My roommate was diagnosted with epilepsy and since he started taking his prescription he is having more seizures; and the side effects of the medication are very strong. Is this normal? Should he stop taking the medication? Should we look for natural medicine that won't hurt him? Thanks...

Answer: No. He must raise these concerns with his doctor. Do not stop the medication, or start taking some herbal drug without consulting the doctor.