Allopathic medicinetreats disease
using remedies that will produce symptoms different from the
disease treated. For example, because there is no cure for
the common cold, allopathic remedies for colds attempt to
relieve congestion, clear nasal blockage, and reduce coughing.
Infections are caused by bacteria and are cured by applying
antibiotics.
Allopathic medicine has come to be known as
orthodox medical treatment, just as the Germ Theory of Medicine
has come to be the most prominent paradigm within Allopathic
medicine, though this wasn't the case when the germ theory was
first introduced. The medical community laughed when Pasteur
postulated his theory of germs, but soon picked up the theory
because it was easy to comprehend: a germ attacks an organism;
apply a medication to remove the germ.
The allopathic community is beginning to consider
this: ten people come into contact with cold germs, but only
two or three come down with a cold. Even Pasteur on his death
bed contradicted his theories saying, ". . . the microbes
are nothing. It is the terrain." In other words, lowered
resistance causes disease, not the germs. Thus, many in the
allopathic community are now beginning to investigate wellness
medicine, incorporating studies in nutrition, life style, and
spirituality.
Allopathy's strength lies in intervention.
When you need a shot of penicillin, you need a shot of penicillin.
When your body needs insulin, no therapy other than insulin
injections will do. If surgery is required, then surgery is
the solution.
Allopathy's weakness lies in the simple fact
that removing the symptoms of a disease does not necessarily
remove the cause of the disease. Its greatest weakness is that
many of its cures are killing people. One reason many people
have left conventional medicine for healthier alternatives is
that death is not an acceptable side effect.
