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Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Importance of Natural Health


The Importance of Natural Health

If an individual is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, most probably that individual will turn to Western medicine for help. Well, medicine is a broad term that includes different medical systems that have different approaches to human health, as well as diseases and disorders.

One of the most sophisticated medical systems in the world is Chinese medicine, which has been enhanced through thousands of years of experience and research. Its unique difference from Western medicine is that it focuses on "natural health" rather than on "healing" because Chinese medicine promotes natural health and overall wellness of an individual, as opposed to the focused approach of Western medicine in treating disease symptoms.

Undoubtedly, modern medicine is advanced in technologies and procedures in diagnosing diseases and disorders, as well as in treating their symptoms. However, modern medicine may not be efficacious in removing the causes of diseases and disorders, specially autoimmune diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. The explanation is that they do not have a natural approach to natural health, as evidenced by the overuse of chemicals in modern medicine.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which has been around for thousands of years, has a more natural approach to health and healing. Unlike Western medicine, which focuses almost exclusively on specific organs, tissues, and body parts, Chinese medicine is holistic in that it focuses on balance and harmony of the body, the mind, and the spirit or soul. Accordingly, it does not treat just the disease symptoms, but also the underlying causes as well. To illustrate, Chinese medicine focuses on natural health, such as correct breathing to enhance and promote heart health and overall wellness.  In Western medicine, doctors will not tell you to breathe correctly unless you have respiratory problems.

As another illustration of the approach to natural health, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, sunlight nourishes the brain because it not only gives you solar energy, but also heals and purifies your brain, as well as balances your whole body system. Western doctors, on the other hand, may probably ask you to pop in a vitamin D pill if you have calcium deficiency due to lack of sunlight.

Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of using diet to promote natural health, in particular, the use of herbs as foods, such as the use of garlic and ginger to control blood pressure and cholesterol, to heal arthritis, to overcome nausea and chest congestion. Herbs are also used in tea, such as dried chamomile flowers to heal insomnia. Furthermore, herbs in the form of sensual herbal remedies, such as aromatherapy or hydrotherapy, can be inhaled through steam, hot baths, and foot soaks to relax the mind. The use of herbs as remedies attests to the holistic approach of Chinese medicine to natural health and healing.

The bottom line: given that there is no cure for autoimmune diseases, including myasthenia gravis, do have an empty mindset that there are natural cures, but they would take time and effort. Remember, nothing is set in stone.

Stephen Lau 
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