Natural Or Pharmaceutical Medicine
Natural Cures That They Don't Want You To Know About
Natural cures have many advantages over pharmaceutical drugs. The next time you reach for a cure, you might want to consider reaching for a cup of herbal tea.
You will find it very enlightening to discover that there are plenty of natural cures that "they" don't want you to know about, that are mostly inexpensive if you make the formulas yourself. Many natural cures can be found in your kitchen or at the grocery store.
Traditional Knowledge
Natural cures are mostly based on plant and animal ingredients. Much of the knowledge behind natural cures has been handed down from generation to generation and some natural cures, remedies and tonics find their origin in pre-historic times, which means that their true origin is lost in time. This type of knowledge has sometimes been categorized as folklore, wives tales and historically, less credible natural cures and remedies have been offered for sale that has later been called "snake oil". Despite the bad press, some of these cures and remedies work.
Pharmaceuticals Are Big Business
So who is this "they"? They are any of the people or companies who make lots of money developing, manufacturing, bottling and selling pharmaceutical drugs to you. In many cases, the pharmaceutical drug is so powerful that it must be taken with precautions and directions because if the drug is taken incorrectly, it could have serious and even fatal effects. Many pharmaceutical drugs contain synthetic chemicals and in some cases, the drugs are based on natural substances that are over processed so that the active ingredient is isolated and the formula is very potent.
Natural Cures Retain Complex Goodness
Natural cures have not been processed so much that they are over potent ,although some natural cures are made from naturally potent ingredients. For example, natural plant medicines retain much of the natural fibres and other substances that have complex nutritional value and these other components naturally dilute the active ingredient and have food value. Other natural cures, remedies and tonics can include whole and natural foods such as garlic, onions or honey.
Natural cures will not go away as long as they continue work and natural drugs are gaining credibility as more doctors and others recognize the value of these time honored treatments. You can find doctors who prescribe holistic and natural cures, and you can find these doctors in the phone book.
Look for naturopaths, homeopaths, doctors who practice integrated medicine or Eastern medicine and herbalists. Once you start learning about natural medicines, you will realize the value in the old-fashioned recipes for cough syrup, cold medicines and other formulas that you can make yourself. You may find out that not only will an apple a day keep the doctor away; the apple cider vinegar can do a good job too.
