Pros and Cons for Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine treat the root causes of illness, not just the symptoms on the surface. Naturopathic medicine is really herbal food blended together, in vegetable capsules, or left as powder. Some naturopathic medicines are simple teas that have been drained from boiling and or cooking down herbs, roots, and leaves come from trees and plants that contain rehmannia, bamboo leaves, mulberry fruit, red sage root etc. that form a natural healing tonic for the body. Naturopathic medicines begin the healing process in the body, and nourish the body back to normal health. Taken properly and frequently, naturopathic medicines encourage restoration of normal body functions. They are also gentle and soothing to your being, giving you exactly what you need internally to heal yourself.

Conventional Medicine is the opposite of naturopathic medication. It does not treat the root cause of illness. It temporarily helps and/or masks the symptoms. As time passes, the conventional medication slowly damages the liver which controls over 150 functions of the body. In turn, the liver must work harder to process man made medication, because our bodies were not designed to break down conventional medicine. The kidney, the heart, along with other major organs all are affected negatively and can start to fail as well.

Conventional medication is dehydrating to the body they strip the body of its nutrients. Conventional medicines do not influence the body to heal itself. The body begins to heal and repair itself, after you stop taking certain medications.

There are many over the counter aspirins, ibuprofen etc. to stop a headache. You get something to drink swallow the pills and soon the headache vanishes. You don't feel any real pain. The pain is masked. Doing this method does not allow your body to let you know what is wrong. A headache is a signal or warning that something is not right within the body. The pain or problem is still there you just masked it with pain medication. When I get a headache it may be that I am dehydrated, I could simply be missing vital nutrients that should be added to my diet, like vitamin B or I could need more rest. Naturopathic medicines allow you to pick up on built in internal signals, you are able to pay more attention to the body and what it needs. Natural medication for headaches naturally stops the headache soothing the part of the brain causing the headache.

Pros of Natural Medicine

1. cure many ailments

2. nourish body and internal organs

3. purge the body of deadly diseases

4. disease prevention

5. removes toxins

The Cons of Natural Medicine

1. the wrong combination can cause dizziness, or faint reactions

2. you must take on a daily basis to improve condition

3. if you are already very sick natural medications take a long period of time to take effect.

4. you cannot get herbs with most medical insurance

5. the cost to purchase them can be very expensive