Effectiveness of alternative medicines against cancer
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Re: Effectiveness of alternative medicines against cancer
It sounds like an interesting exploration, your dissertation. I wonder what modalities you studied and would be interested in that.tjportugal wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 06:09 alternative medicine does not treat the root of the disease but rather tackles the symptoms;
dealing with the symptoms and the side effects of chemotherapy may have a huge impact on how patients deal with the therapy;
having an impact on the patient's psychology, alternative medicine may actually have a huge impact on the outcome of the therapy;
I agree that there is an important use for holistic medicine in treating symptoms. Alternative/Integrative/non-traditional/holistic medicine is more about an orientation to treatment than a rule about treating symptoms or causes. The intention is to affect the core cause of illness. In the process, symptoms can be targeted. Chinese medicine (acupuncture, etc) works with balancing the energetic meridians that are at the core of health. It may be used to alleviate pain or nausea and it works well for those conditions. So yes, symptoms will be affected. The difference is, these treatments have the implicit added bonus of targeting the origin of the symptom. Meditation might be suggested to treat anxiety or insomnia. There is a definite cause-effect relationship because it is often successful. Due to the chemical and energetic changes in the body when practicing meditation, underlying the symptom treatment, there is a deeper transformation that will affect the health of other systems.
Certainly non-traditional treatments may be called on to treat pain or other symptoms. But to say "alternative medicine does not treat the root of the disease but rather tackles the symptoms," is missing the forest for the trees and is a leap that is not based in fact or research. Thanks for the dialogue.
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My conclusions were based on research, that's for sure. It may be the case that the articles I came across were incorrect, but I seriously doubt that. The articles were written by specialists in alternative/integrative/non-traditional/holistic medicine, not by skeptics.
My dissertation consisted of literature review; meaning that, instead of testing a substance and writing a report about the experiment, I read the articles written about experiments carried out by other scientists and tried to summarize it all. The number of articles I dealt with were in the thousands, then summarized into about 90 pages.
Being successful only shows a positive correlation. It does not confirm a cause-effect relationship. To confirm such a relationship, in experimental sciences, it takes a ridiculously more detailed research.
There are chemical changes in the body, that's true. As for energetic changes, experimental sciences have a different concept of "energy" than western medicine. One challenge I came across, during my dissertation, was the "translation" of concepts and terminology from one type of medical approach to the other.
This is a very interesting topic and I guess we could go on an endless dialogue about it.
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Yes, I agree with you. Chemotherapy has a lot of side effects. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer she went through all those treatments, and the side effects was massive. By the time we realised there were other natural treatments it was too late.kandscreeley wrote: ↑02 Jan 2019, 11:23 I am using alternative treatments to treat myself. However, I do not have cancer. Traditional medicine has failed me. I tried everything that they offered with no relief. In desperation, I turned to natural medicines, and my life got 1000% better. However, I have seen lies about the herbs that I use. Flat out lies. Big pharma doesn't want you to know that there are natural cures out there that are MORE effective than theirs with LESS side effects. Why? Because they make BILLIONS of dollars. They can't patent natural medicine. They can't make money off of it. So, are there other treatments that will cure cancer? Yes! I'm positive of it.
But that taught us something, we mostly use natural treatments now for other illness.
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I think a better approach would be to stop looking for a cure and rather look for a management system that supports quality of life.
Conventional treatments such as radiation and chemo cause a lot of collateral damage. This is where the "alternative" medicines can be a big help. Restoring your micronutrient balance, clearing up free radicals and strengthening your liver function. All this helps your body heal itself and puts you back on track. At the very least, it canmake you feel a bit better. I think a better approach would be to stop looking for a cure and rather look for a management system that supports quality of life.
Best wishes to everyone in this unfortunate position. It's not easy, but you can do it with a holistic approach.
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I think so toAyat paarsa wrote: ↑02 Jan 2019, 02:38 I think the botanical research of the author's father is an amazing addition. It would definitely be beneficial for people like your mom.
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I so much agree with you my dear.briellejee wrote: ↑02 Jan 2019, 00:16 I am very sorry for the diagnosis for your mom. It is indeed painful to see them go through it. I have lost loved ones to cancer, and I have ones who survived. You and your mom are in my prayers. As to answer your question, I think for now we cannot say it is fully effective compared to the traditional one, like chemo. It could be a helping hand, that, I know for sure, but being more effective is something I cannot say it. However, I have read papers and learned about people doing it like Dr. Beljanski and his daughter, and the results are somehow promising; but it still yet to be known.
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