Non-Traditional Treatments for Your Ills

By:  Samantha

            Many people suffer from a wide variety of problems, and many medical professionals use the traditional prescription to treat them.  Most people do not want to take a prescribed medication on a daily basis unless they have no other choice.  These days there are many medical professionals who are starting to use non-traditional methods to treat their patients.  If there is a natural cure for any problem, it would be a much healthier and safer choice than subjecting the body to a synthetic, man-made substance.

            I am sure that most of you have heard of, and probably have seen, the Dr. Oz show.  This happens to be one of my favorites as it is very informative.  Dr. Oz is always telling viewers about different foods and natural supplements that can help with certain issues, and has helped open the door to thinking outside the prescription bottle.  In recent months he has had an array of guests, also in the medical profession, who are promoting the non-traditional practices as well.

            I suppose this is what prompted me to think about my own ailments, many of which my family doctor has no specific explanation for.  I am sure many people tell their doctors about things that are bothering them and still do not have an answer when they leave the office.  I can tell you first hand that this is very frustrating.

            About a year ago, I had been having a recurring high blood pressure reading both at the doctor’s office and at home.  The highest I can remember was 170/105.  Not only is this ridiculously high for anyone, but it was taken when I was relaxed and I am only 27 years old.  This was pretty alarming to me.  My doctor, of course, wanted to put me on blood pressure medication.  After no solution was offered for my other problems, and hearing all the hype about natural treatments I decided to try to fix this on my own.  I had heard before that garlic can help lower blood pressure and started taking a garlic supplement everyday.  Guess what…it worked.  This led me to believe that maybe I could do something about the other ills my traditional physician had not been acknowledging as anything serious.

            My mother had told me about a Nutritional Consultant she knew of and suggested that I make an appointment to see him.  I made an appointment and was subjected to two tests which seemed a bit unusual to me since I had never experienced them before, but both proved to be very interesting.  The first test is called Electro-Acupuncture Testing and the second is called Nutritional Autonomic Response Testing.  I could not believe what I found out, but I am grateful that someone finally validated what I have been suffering from for so long.  Stop by March 7, 2011 to read more about my experience with the Nutritional Consultant and my journey to find a natural answer for my ills.  Please be aware that I am unable to respond to comments until late February 23, 2011 due to my work schedule.  Thanks for reading!

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