Describe the types of traditional and alternative medicine that are practiced in the United States. Include details about any practices that you may have been treated with and your opinions about these medical practices.

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Describe the types of traditional and alternative medicine that are practiced in the United States. Include details about any practices that you may have been treated with and your opinions about these medical practices.

Well, the most popular form of medicine in the United States, and probably the only one authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, is Allopathic medicine. Yes, the kind of medicine and traditional pills and antibiotics that doctors give you in hospitals and can be found in any drugstore. It is the kind of medicine used in Western medicine.

The problem with allopathic medicine is that is very invasive, It can cure your disease but always have sequels or collateral damage to other organs. That is exactly the case of antibiotics.

Instead, other alternative medicines are not very well accepted in the United States.

For instance, Homeopathy. It is considered by many experts to be the best medicine because it is not invasive. It only requires a tincture a couple of drops of homeopathy to start the healing of the disease. This tincture allows the immune system to start working on healing the body.

There are other forms of healing like Reiki, which is the transmission of energy through the hands. There is also Aromatherapy, which is the oil extracted from plants. You can also find Herbalism, the use of plants and vegetables to cure people. This was the medicine used by Shamans in Native American Indian tribes.

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