Grammer & Vocabulary Test 7
 

Most people have heard of acupuncture and know that it has something to do with sticking needles into people. But what about iridology (assessing your general state of health by looking at your eyes)?

There are of different therapies which broadly be classified as alternative medicine. range from the well established branches scientific medicine, such as osteopathy, to which appear to be based on almost religious faith. What they have common is that they activate the healing powers of the body as opposed to surgery and drugs. They concentrate preventing illnesses, rather than curing them, traditional medicine the latter.

of the more respectable practitioners in any branch of alternative medicine join own professional body. Its members are to be struck off, or expelled the organisation, if they behave irresponsibly. number of therapists who have joined professional bodies is estimated to be at a rate of over 10% annum. That is more than five as fast as the annual growth the number of traditional doctors.

There to be two reasons for this in the demand for new forms medicine over the last five years. , there has been growing concern about side effects of drugs. People are about taking things like tranquillisers as can be addictive and therefore difficult stop taking. The second reason is traditional medicine has not been able help the very many people suffering problems with bones and joints, from ailments as arthritis and back pain various kinds.

While it is becoming fashionable some young doctors to train in or more branches of alternative medicine, believe it should be banned altogether. the right answer may be, the remains that increasing numbers of people choose to go to a practitioner of alternative medicine. They do so even though they usually have to pay for it, and they are often satisfied with the treatment they receive.

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