Alternative Medicine...A Hope For Everyone

What if alternative medicine could help you come to know the real cause of your disease and how to overcome it? 

Well, we at alternative-healing-online are here to inform you about the underlying principles and benefits of a medicine that has been around for centuries from an insider's search and point of view.  That's right. Founder of this website, Rakesh Singla, learning and living with Muscular Dystrophy, will be your guide.....sharing each and everything with you for attaining whole health including how he is doing it without drugs.     

Introduction to Alternatives: 

Alternative medicine has been around in different forms, shapes and sizes since the beginning of time. Broadly speaking, alternative or complementary medicine is the collective name given to a number of healing therapies and practices.

These therapies include practices such as Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Homeopathy, Ayurvedic remedies, Reiki and other forms of energy therapies. Natural herbs, acupuncture, pranic healing, hypnosis are just a smattering of therapies that are used with or without conventional medical practices.
  

Differences between allopathic medicine and alternative medicine: 

Alternative medicine is quite different from conventional allopathic medicine in theory and practice. Here are some fundamental theories that are followed by all the practitioners of alternative therapies:  

• Focus on body’s healing ability: 
  Alternative remedies and therapies are more centered and aim to enhance body’s own intrinsic healing ability. We are not just our bodies. In fact we are body, mind and spirit. So while searching for cures of our diseases, it is wise to work upon all aspects of our wellbeing in a holistic way if we really want to have health.
  
  Alternative and complementary medicine focuses on treating the very root of the problem. The approach is not merely symptomatic unlike the conventional medicine; rather the focus is on the emotional, mental and physical well being of the person  .
      
• Nature does it the best: 
  Complementary medicine focuses on natural methods rather than surgery or drugs. Nevertheless, none of these disciplines have anything against these procedures if the need arises .
     
• Prevention: 
  Complementary and alternative procedures do not only focus on remedies but also the prevention of diseases.
     
• Quality of life: 
  Alternative medical remedies are geared more towards enhancing the quality of life of a person through treatment or preventive methods. Thus the knowledge of a holistic practioner encompasses the mental, physical and spiritual aspects of the human body.
  
  It’s a well-known fact that conventional medicine is generally the first choice people make in case of emergencies and trauma, although homeopathy is an equally good option to make in many cases. However, the fact is that for cases of sickness, disease and chronic illnesses, alternative remedies are much more effective, because the treatments focus on the root of the problems as we discussed earlier (emotional, mental and physical) and not just the symptoms that are easily seen.  

Alternative and complementary therapies

There is a difference between alternative and complementary therapies though they both refer to the same procedure. When alternative medicine is used in conjunction with the conventional medicine, then it is known as complementary medicine. However, when it is used in place of the conventional medicine, then it is known as alternative medicine.

Alternative and complementary medicine are now increasingly being used alongside conventional medical methods due to their efficacy and popularity. It has lesser side effects and problems. According to an article in USA Today, acupuncture helps in relieving headaches more effectively than the conventional analgesics. This was stated over a decade ago by the National Institutes of Health, and recent research has just re-enforced this fact.

My journey of finding a cure for my so called incurable disease has convinced me that integrating the uses of alternative medicine is key to finding the answers. I will be your companion in your journey as I have been there - am doing that! 

Be ready and positive as your participation is a must to your healing~