Conventional medicine or allopathic medicine use drugs to treat a disease. These drugs produce the “opposite effect of the disease when given to an afflicted individual.” For example, conventional thyroid medications attempt to either suppress the production of excess hormones or administer additional hormonal to supplement natural low levels.
Alternative therapies are based on an entirely different philosophy and perspective of a disease. And the basic philosophy is the same for all treatments including thyroid treatment.
- Homoeopathy – This line of medicine believes that treatment requires analysis of minute personality traits of the patient along with the prevalent symptoms to arrive at the final diagnosis.
- Ayurveda – The ancient Indian system of medicine considers the body, mind and soul as factors that are responsible for sustaining body health and preventing degeneration and finally death.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): This stream of oriental medicine believes that the source of all health and ailments is the vital energy, Qi. The body remains healthy if Qi is unblocked and can flow freely in the body, But if the Qi is blocked in certain places, various health concerns can surface.
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