Why choose Alternative therapies?

Over the past few decades, we have become overly dependant upon modern medicine for all our health needs. We have grown used to the comfort of having a physician prescribe medication for every symptom of ill-health and we no longer question the cause of those symptoms. There is today virtually a pill for all ills, and we have grown to expect just that.

But some problems can be prevented if we stand back and take more responsibility of our own health to ensure we are still able to do most things well in to 'old' age. To do this we need to recognise the symptoms of ill health and treating minor complaints before they become full blown illnesses.

Our GP's and health services are over stretched and there is little time to analyze patient's problems. The symptoms are resolved with whatever medication best fits the bill and most patients are in and out of their doctors surgeries within 5 minutes and 70% of us come out with a prescription.

Obviously 5 minutes is not enough time to understand that perhaps the real cause of someone's headaches is due to poor posture, causing the neck to be thrown out of alignment, which in turn reduces blood flow to the brain, which results in headaches.

This is where holistic medicine comes in. The foundation of most alternative therapy's is that they take on a holistic approach and look at the whole person exploring all factors including the clients physical &  emotional wellbeing along with their lifestyle and environment to clarify the real problem and then decide how best to treat the cause and the symptoms. Almost all conditions can be treated by alternative medicine, some more successfully than others.

Alternative therapies focus on balancing all your body systems so that they work together in harmony and ensure you keep running at optimal health. Much attention is given to the immune system, which is responsible for fighting infections.

An efficient immune system is crucial to good health and most complementary therapies are aimed at improving or boosting the immune system that may be flagging or is impaired by any one of a number of problems.

The premise that prevention is always better than cure is fundamental to complementary medicine.