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Alternative Healing
By: Cindy – LightWorks Medical Intuition and Healing
Once upon a time in our western culture, illness meant there was only one path to follow as a means to health, and that was a visit to an allopathic doctor. Usually, the doctor matched the symptoms of the illness to a drug in hopes of alleviating the issue, but drugs have side effects. Listen to any prescription drug commercial, and death may be mentioned as a side effect.
Now, there are many paths to wellness. Allopathic medicine now recognizes the benefits of alternative or complimentary healing methods. For instance, The Cleveland Clinic has a Center for Integrative Medicine and offers some mainstream alternative healing methods such as: acupuncture, massotherapy, Reiki, hypnotherapy, and guided imagery. The National Center for Health Statistics found that 38% of adults and 12% of children used some form of alternative healing method in 2007. Four years later, the percentages are likely even higher.
Why is there a movement to incorporate alternative healing methods in our culture? One reason may be that alternative methods usually have no side effects, and another reason may be that alternative methods work with the body as opposed to against the body.
Take a look at a common medication prescribed, that has often been overprescribed in our country. Antibiotics. By definition, the word, antibiotic, means “against or to kill life.” Not only do antibiotics work against the invading bacteria, but against the healthy bacteria as well. For instance, I’ve noticed in clients that after a course of antibiotics, new issues crop up with gastroenterological issues. Balance has been upset. Herbal remedies could aid and possibly completely correct the situation without creating new issues. Herbs work with the body, but I would suggest finding a practitioner who is well versed in this area, such as a naturopath. This is not to say by any means that antibiotics do not serve well – sometimes antibiotics are the only course of action, especially if there is a case of raging infection. Know that there are other means, if you feel comfortable, to solve bacterial and other issues.
Another community that is embracing alternative or complementary methods is those who have been affected by cancer. The Gathering Place, a support center for cancer patients, offers Reiki, massage, reflexology, and polarity therapy. These methods are all non-invasive and have no side effects. These methods, along with many others, are gentle. In fact, Reiki can easily be applied to the terminally ill without causing any discomfort.
Alternative and complementary therapists make a point not to use the word, “fight” when working with a catastrophic illness. There is no fight, there is only working toward the cure – working with the body.
After all, what we resist, persists.
In Light,
Cindy
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