Quote:
Originally Posted by Sid Vicious
aside from absolutely no empirical information supporting most of their claims?
|
and what has western medicine done except mask the problem, and drugging people up with side effects? Don't get me wrong, I am not against western medicine as it has done wonders, but aside from vaccination, it is almost all reactive medicine. People would save millions if they learned to prevent diseases instead of helping pharmaceutical companies get richer. Of course that would never happen. The big companies like Pfizer would never let that happen.
It all comes down to money. A lot of natural remedies are not "scientifically proven" because there is no funding from anyone to conduct the independent tests. You can hate all you want, but I would rather go the natural route with respect to acne, stress, blood pressure, etc, than simply taking a pill that causes other side effects while masking the underlying issue.
Just like western medicine drugs, it doesn't work for everyone, nor does everyone suffer from the same side effects. There is enough satisfied patients for homeopathic doctors to make a decent living, and for it to be recognized by many extended health insurers.
You can say it hasn't worked for you, but you cannot generalize and say it doesn't work, period. Have you even tried any alternative medicine?