n them. However, the following four alternative treatments will be explored:-Chinese medicine-Ayurveda-Homeopathy-Naturopathic medicineOther countries cultures and traditions can teach modern medicine that there are many more ways to treat and cure diseases, and hopefully the realization will lead to a more holistic approach to medicine. The joining of conventional and alternative medical traditions will allow people to have a more balanced quality of life, and will ultimately enhance the total health care system.When a person chooses what form of medical treatment is right for them, they must consider these factors that will influence their decision:1) Family History -the easiest way to decide what treatment is the best is to use the tradition in which a person grew up with.2) Introspective Approach-base the decision on philosophical or religious considerations.3) Personal Relationship with the Practitioner-people may base their choice not on the tradition itself but rather on the relationship to the practitioner.4) Economic Consideration-because the allopathic tradition is so institutionalized in society, people who must rely on insurance coverage or government programs may find a narrow range of freedom of choice.5) Proximity-large population centres have the greatest availability of the full range of medical traditions. Therefore, people outside of these areas are usually limited to allopathy.6) Scientific Support- the government and its regulatory agencies have asserted that scientific evidence should be the basis of evaluation for all forms of medicine.Chinese MedicineChinese Medicine is a nature-based model of medicine. Nature and the laws that govern the natural or outer world are used to help people to understand the inner world the world of the body. The person is seen as a microcosm of a holistic universe. Chinese medicine offers a cosmological perspective, one in which the person is viewed as an ecosystem embedded in, and re...
