I posted a story the other day on one of my blogs - the headline reads:
"Antidepressant drugs quadruple risk of suicides, research shows".
Sigh
I mean, c'mon. isn't the whole reason we take anti-depressant drugs
centered around NOT wanting to give up, check out, commit suicide, stop
living, etc.? So, we take a drug that makes us more bummed? To the
point of suicide?
When are we going to stop running to a doctor every time we (or our
children) have sniffle or pang to get that 'magic pill' that somehow
ALWAYS manages to have a side effect worse than the original symptom??
Don't tell me about the marvels of modern medicine, I know about an
awful lot of them. And, in case you're getting the wrong idea, I have
immense respect for scientists and researchers who have devoted
lifetimes to try and find ways to overcome modern man's illnesses.
I have immense respect for most medical doctors and practitioners who
have devoted their lives to trying to help and heal their fellow man.
However, the insurance companies, the pharmaceutical companies, the
'big business' of medicine - they can go away any day now. When the
almighty dollar supercedes the importance of life, it's time to do
something.
Also, why in the heck can't we learn to stop throwing the baby out with
the bathwater??? With the advent of 'science', all of a sudden
everything our ancestors did and believed in the realm of healing was
all of a sudden labeled 'superstition' and ineffective 'folk medicine.'
Isn't it funny that now we're realizing how right much of that folk
medicine was. Mistletoe is being researched for its effect on Cancer -
with astounding results. St John's Wort is now known to be a very
effective anti-depressant (without making you want to kill yourself!),
light - that's right, light - is being used to treat ulcers,
infections, carpal tunnel syndrome, and a host of other ailments -
successfully.
Therapeutic touch is being used in hospitals for surgery and heart
patients, successfully. The power of prayer - dubbed ineffective by the
so-called scientific experts for decades upon decades - has now been
proven to have a measurable positive effect on the ill.
So, is the pendulum finally swinging back to center? I sure as heck
hope so. But, more than that, I hope it doesn't completely swing in the
opposite direction.
If I feel my children need medical attention, I do NOT HESITATE to get
it for them. But, if I can keep my children healthy in the first place
with natural therapies, herbs, vitamins, good nutrition and treat them
at home in the same manner successfully, I do that.
We need that ever-elusive balance. Science, allopathic and
'alternative' medicine working TOGETHER for the good of the people. In
my humble opinion, THAT is what 'holistic' should mean. Everything
working together as a whole to help the whole of the person. The new
buzz term for this is 'Integrative Medicine'.
But, no matter what you call it, it makes sense. Use everything at your
disposal to heal - and first, do no harm. (I wish the pharmaceutical
companies and many doctors would follow that!)
About the Author
Dee is a Certified Aromatherapist, Certified
Reflexologist, and Reiki Master. Her site is AkobiAromas.com
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