Alternatives...

Hi readers,

        Hope  you had a nice and healthy week-end! A week-end sans health issues! Okay, when you have a health issue, what do you do? Say, a cold or a head-ache! Do you pop in some medicines on your own? Do you immediately fix  an appointment with the doctor? 

     Well, I would advise neither. A cold or a head-ache usually doesn't last long. A head-ache is usually an indication of some other problem - indigestion or mounting tension or lack of sleep. So just take rest and relax.  Or opt for some home-remedies. 

     A cold can be countered with so many small home remedies. Take a steam inhalation twice a day. Take hot water with  honey a few times a day. Take lots of fluids and avoid  milk. And take lots of rest. The cold disappears in a day or two.

     Now, if the issue is of a larger magnitude, say, a chronic  illness and you're taking medications, do stop and check what medications you're taking. Sometimes, the medications  can be so strong (steroids, hormonal tablets etc.) that the side effects are harmful in the long  run. Try not to take any medicine for a long period of time. And what else can you do?

     This is the time when alternative medicines come to your aid. Some of you may not believe in alternative therapies. I've heard  people refer to alternative therapies as placebo effect. I don't blame them. I used to  hold the same opinion several years back. Our knowledge of science makes us distrust traditional wisdom.  Our knowledge is limited and what  is not obvious or what cannot be explained easily is very difficult to believe in. It takes a personal experience to start believing that alternative medicines can do wonders. Just like any field of healing, find a good practitioner and try out therapies like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Acupressure/Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy or Reiki. You never know who can produce a miracle. 

    I need  to personally vouch for Naturopathy and Homeopathy for the healing that they  caused in me in two different instances of two different illnesses spaced more than ten years apart. In fact, my recent experience with Homeopathy has caused a miraculous cure. I shall write a detailed post on it just for the benefit of our readers.

    What I want to say is that, you don't have to take in strong, potentially harmful medicine without exploring alternatives. If alternatives do not work for you, then you may resign yourself to these medicines. But, more often that not, something works. Do explore with an open mind! Usually, it is the mind that is resistant to healing by alternative therapy.

So, dear readers, explore and get rid  of your illnesses...