An Associated Press research based on ‘dozens of studies and interviews with more than 100 sources’ reveal the existence of ‘an underground medical system operating in plain sight, with a different standard than the rest of medical care, and millions of people using it on blind faith.’
The World Health Organization has even reached the point of issuing a warning against the use of homeopathy since ‘alternative medicine has actually become mainstream,’ and ‘finding wider acceptance by doctors, insurers and hospitals.’
What’s more, some reports disclose that people, in fact, are spending ‘for alternative medicine in such a way that can parallel spending done on traditional health care.’ Such cases as hot flashes, insomnia, even cancer and heart disease are now sought to be cured through unconventional therapies and herbal remedies.
People have been pulled to this point because they have become distrusting of ‘drug companies and the government.’ What they actually want and need are natural and safer remedies. ‘Government actions and powerful interest groups have left consumers vulnerable to flawed products and misleading marketing. Dietary supplements do not have to be proved safe or effective before they can be sold. Some contain natural things you might not want, such as lead and arsenic. Some interfere with other things you may be taking, such as birth control pills. Even therapies that may help certain conditions, such as acupuncture, are being touted for uses beyond their evidence.’
It seems that the war is waged more in the realm of perception. While some mainstream medicine and prescription drugs have been pulled from the market due to their serious side effects, a few herbal supplements can, on the other hand, ‘directly threaten health, do not supply what their labels claim, contain potentially harmful substances like lead, or are laced with hidden versions of prescription drugs.’
Via AP IMPACT
