My view on Medicine.

My underlying question is this: does a certain medicineh you? If yes, then use it.  Does it help, more than the side effects hurt?

I believe in using all forms of medicine. I'm not opposed to western (traditional) medicine.  It has helped me and my family greatly.    Life-saving, actually.  In my life experience, I use both. I just think there's often more than simple a pill to cure all weaknesses and woes.   My brother is type-1 diabetic, and I don’t tell him to chew on lettuce, just take supplements to regulate his blood sugar, and forget his insulin.  To me, we have many things to help us at our finger tips: western medicine, functional medicine, nutritional medicine, eastern medicine, ayurvedic medicine etc.  There are many things in the arsenal that we have at our finger tips.

At the same time, using my brother as the analogy--are there other things, other than JUST insulin my brother could do than the western, traditional approach?  Heck, yes.  I embrace all sides of the spectrum; I would argue that  there are things he CAN do, in addition to insulin and testing his blood--like exercise, watching his carb/sugar content, glycemic index, maybe a supplement or two, etc. etc. that can enhance the efficacy of his medication, blood sugar regulation, and over-all health.

I view other health challenges the same way. I don't discount the need for medication at times for certain things. However, I also know from personal experience with my autoimmune condition, that food and alternative supplements, can be very powerful and can often alleviate more annoying symptoms than one might realize possible. 😉 Because, unfortunately, there isn't a cure-all pill for my disease. Rats! But alas, such a pill for CIRS, doesn't exist.  It requires life-style changes for me to function.

Like I said in the first post! Just sharing little alternative tips that might be helpful, perhaps in addition to medication, not necessarily a substitution. Ha. I'm not a doctor. AT ALL.  (Hello world. I am a humanities and music major! )

Could idea  x, y, z help you at all?