Unfortunately, millions of people find out each year that the hasty remedy is not always the best. It’s pretty well known now that antibiotic treatments can be over-used due to their easy accessibility. They have their place, but improper dosage, stopping medication as soon as we feel better, and hasty prescriptions for ailments that could be otherwise treated, has resulted in the growth of new bacteria that is resistant to most medicines known to man!

Not only that, but you may cure one thing only to be left with lingering side effects from the medicine in some other area of your body. This is quite common with anti-inflammatory drugs as well as antibiotics.

The dilemma is - do we go all the way back to grandma’s salves and potions or the herbs of the jungles?

I admit; I was a person who would run to the doctor for the littlest thing. To get out of that habit, I started letting myself get too sick before going, just to prove I wasn't a hypochondriac! Either w

So I went, expecting to see crystals and little pyramids abounding on the shelves! But when I walked in it looked like a normal store. The nutritionist whose name was on the card happened to be there. To make a long story short, through the vitamins and herbal remedies she gave me, I felt continuous improvement over the next few days and, following a regimen with a little patience, was permanently relieved of all chronic symptoms in about 5 weeks! Big difference from the six months it had already lasted! In my case, powdered-form Vitamin C and licorice root tea did the trick. It made me interested enough to research more about this industry.

There can be vast differences between many terms which are mistakenly crossed over with each other - “holistic” and “homeopathic”, for example. “Homeopathy” means to treat diseases with small doses of drugs or viral vaccines which might otherwise cause symptoms of illness in a healthy person. “Holistic” can simply mean health treatment emphasizing vitamins, nutrients and herbs which prevent and heal ailments, but can also mean that the practitioner will “treat the whole person, not just the disease”.

- For adult or children's ear infections - Mullein and Garlic ear drops.

But there are now whole sets of comprehensive examinations done by licensed doctors who practice alternative medicine (we're not talking witch doctors here) that get down to the minutest details of what's going on inside you. However, since the advent of “prescription drugs” and their success, most doctors are trained on that and only that – and indeed so are many patients. And what about your neighborhood pharmacist? I've yet to hear one say “Did you know you can clear up this condition with such-n-such herb?”

- For sinus infections - Grapefruit seed extract spray and odor-free garlic tablets.

On the other hand, be on the alert for new breakout phrases by the traditional medical community, too – they may just be “dump” terms for ailments that doctors don’t really have an explanation for.

“Do yourself a favor first”, my manager at work said to me, “Go to this health food store. It's right near where you live.” She slipped me a card.

Many professionals in what we consider to be traditional medical practice and its related fields today - unless they've taken an interest in herbal sciences - may basically still be using the same testing information we used thirty to fifty years ago. Th

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