Abc Series Analysis

The ABC series of Complementary Medicine gives insight to who uses complementary medicine, and why someone turns to complementary medicine. As well as the risks and concerns that comes with practicing a less researched, less practiced form of treatment. According to ABC series of Complementary Medicine “nutrition” and “science” “has always been a part in conventional medicine, however traditional practitioners are not taught, and therefore do not practice much in the way of nutritional therapeutics.” Complementary medicine is often downplayed because of the lack of education, and training complementary practitioners have. Therefore traditional medicine is always looked at as the “better” treatment.” ABC series of Complementary Medicine …show more content…
I immediately started to feel the effects my stress levels were causing my body. I suffered from a constant headache that would rarely go away with pain killers. I did not sleep well, and I found I was always anxious and depressed. My mom and sisters urged me to see a doctor and get on an antidepressant to help me deal with the events going on in my life. I ended up seeing a doctor and talked to her about my problems. Medication was the only solution she had to offer me. I was reluctant on starting on a “happy pill” but I decided it was worth a shot. I didn’t like the way I felt on the medication. I did not feel like my old self, I felt numb to emotions. I decided to stop taking the pills and start on a mediation routine every night. I started to learn about mindfulness and living in the present, not dwelling on the past and future. It did not take long before I started to see a real change in my life. As I kept going forward, I soon became happy again. I now feel so strongly about the benefits of mediation and mindfulness. I wish so badly that more traditional doctors would practice complementary medicine because I know personally the positive effects it could make for …show more content…
According to the ABC series of Complementary Medicine: “Herbal practitioners take extensive case histories and perform a physical examination. Patients are asked to describe their medical history and current symptoms. Particular attention is paid to the state of everyday processes such as appetite, digestion, urination, defecation, and sleep.” Then patients are prescribed a personalized combination of herbs to best treat their symptoms. According to ABC series of Complementary Medicine plant extracts have shown to have many effects in treating a variety of illnesses with little to no side