Alternative Medicine Schools
alternative medicine schools question by Brayden: Idiotic to think ‘Alternative Medicine’ can cure cancer, I say Yes. Do you?
Cancer? You wouldn’t go to Western Doctor? My dad is a surgeon and you do know what happens? People that believe in Alternative Medicines go to their ‘doctors’, never being diagnosed with Cancer and are give useless herbs. Then months, even years go by and the Cancer gets worse and they take more herbs. Then, one night, they end up the the Emergency room of a Western Hospital and there is nothing anyone can do for them because the cancer is too advanced. Effectively dying because of their ignorance and believing that dandelion leaves can cure them of something like cancer.
If you live in Canada/England (Most Other Western Nations -except the USA)- heath care is free. I am privileged enough that my parents could easily afford to pay it even if it wasn’t free. However I realize that am just a Private Boarding School Privilege ‘Brat’.
I think The reason that Alternative Medicines are so popular in the USA is that the people that use Alternative Medicines can’t afford Western Medicine. I don’t mean that in a condescending way either.
Why is it that if people are Seriously ill they still try Alternative Medicines. They try them, then end up coming to a Western Hospital when it is too late, Why? Can’t they see that these herbs can’t cure them of terminal illness?
alternative medicine schools best answer:
Answer by inverse_mushroom_cloud
Some people turn to alternatives because they are told that there is nothing that conventional medicine can do for them. They want to live, and conventional medicine tells them that they are going to die. They grasp at alternatives. I think I might too.
Some people turn to alternatives because they are frightened of conventional medicine. I know that before I was diagnosed, my worst nightmare was the thought of getting cancer and having to go through the treatments. And while chemo, surgery, and radiation are no walk in the park, I found that the anticipation was far worse then the reality. All of these treatments are bearable if you are in reasonably good shape. I doubt that someone who is elderly or debilitated would fare quite as well.
And some people, as you observe, turn to alternatives because they cannot afford conventional treatment.
However, I would estimate that at least half, if not more, of the people who show up on this forum with testimonials about alternative therapies, are basically liars and pretenders, simply here to sell their quack products.
