Parents are always deeply concerned about their children’s health and happiness. Our modern age is particularly worrying to parents as no generation ever before has been under constant aggressive influence from chemicals used in nearly all modern products, in food and water, from electro-magnetic waves, pollution and from much more. Our generation will certainly never find out the impact this will have on our children. It may even take hundreds of years until we can identify possible side effects in our children’s biometric makeup.

What is more, our modern standards make it difficult for children to be what they are. Parents often feel pressured to drive them to and from school, and to keep them safe at home. If both parents are working, it must be a struggle to get home in time to prepare a healthy meal!

Our modern lifestyle does not meet our physical, emotional and psychological needs. As a result, we feel constantly stressed and have no space to breathe. The effects of our modern age will be worse for our children as they have to learn to adapt to this unnatural way of living.

When baby shows signs of a cold we see the doctor and are most often given antibiotics in order to fight the bacteria. However, parents are slowly discovering that there are other, less harmful and intrusive ways to get rid of a cold. It is important to find long-term solutions that help the individual rather than becoming dependent on drugs. Many childhood diseases can be fought naturally. All your child really needs is tender loving care, relaxation and time to rest.

Traditional Methods

Traditional medical approaches are evidence-based. With the help of scientific methods, this approach focuses on the diagnosis of the disease. As a result, scientific medicine aims at destroying the disease through the use of drugs, surgery and other more invasive means. It becomes evident that the traditional medical approach does not focus on the cause of the disease, just the symptoms.

Moreover, this practice of medicine requires doctors to specialize in a certain field. Specialisation tends to disregard the patient as a whole.

Modern medicine has been criticised to medicalise diseases which forces the human to become a lifelong patient and destroy general health and wellbeing. In addition, conventional medicine often fails to properly address some common complaints and thus drives more and more people to seek support from alternative medicine. As traditional medicine is slowly changing towards more understanding of the individual cause, an increasing number of doctors are willing to integrate alternative medicine into their conventional practices.

Traditional methods are important when immediate lifesaving action must be undertaken. Serious conditions such as cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular disease can only be cured by conventional methods, however, alternative medicine can play an active supportive role.

The complementary approach

When once new scientific achievements were celebrated, alternative medicine was regarded as not effective enough. Fortunately, this view has changed dramatically over the past decades.

Complementary medicine is commonly understood as complementing traditional medicine. It focuses on the patient as a whole, which is why it is based on holistic principles. In order for the therapist to understand the individual’s health needs, he builds up a picture by asking about lifestyle, diet, medical history and general wellbeing. It is important to involve the patient in their personal health care. By doing this, the patient develops more understanding of his physical needs which will help bring balance and wellbeing into his life.

A core aim of alternative medicine is to help strengthen the body’s immune system and to discover the root cause of an illness. The holistic approach believes that the body can heal itself. Many practitioners believe that drugs are primarily toxic and harmful to the body’s natural functioning. However, as some diseases can only be treated successfully with conventional medicine, complementary medicine can help with relaxation, rest and help re-establish general well-being after for example surgery.

How can alternative medicine help my child?

By embracing natural methods, you and your child can learn about his body and his needs. The conventional method treats symptoms of an illness with drugs. However, these symptoms give vital clues about the child’s immune system and should not be numbed radically. The body should have the chance to heal itself with the help of non-invasive and gentle methods. After all, a healthy immune system is the key to a healthy child who can fight infections and allergies successfully.