A fundamental difference between alternative medicine (acupuncture, herbs, yoga, magnetic health therapy, etc.) and Western medicine (drugs, surgery) is how practitioners view and treat disease or illness. In alternative medicine, disease is seen as something to be avoided. In Western medicine, disease is seen as something we wait for, then attempt to cure.

Undoubtably you have heard of the term ?wellness.? It has two contexts, one as used in alternative medicine and one as used in Western medicine. In the alternative medicine world, wellness means taking care of yourself to prevent disease or illness before it starts. I.E. treat yourself with natural methods to avoid cancer, heart disease, stroke, mental illness, etc. We can do this by eating proper foods, supplementing our diet with natural nutrients, herbs and vitamins, exercising, and changing our energy fields.

In Western medicine, the term wellness means ?early detection? then treatment of the disease or illness. In other words, we wait until we become ill, then we rush faithfully off to the doctor to ?beat the disease.? If you walk into a ?Wellness Center? in a hospital or health clinic, you'll see mammogram screening rooms, MRI machines and other tools to scan for the existence of disease. Is that wellness? No, it's detection. Wellness is about staying healthy, it is about preventing disease or illness before it starts.

Western medicine treats the ?pre-detection? of illness as a glorious accomplishment. It makes everyone feel good that the disease was detected before it was too late. Oh lucky you, now all you have to do is survive the effects of drugs, infection, and mistake prone medical staff to survive. Why put yourself through that?

It really is possible to live a healthy and long life free of disease and illness so long as you practice alternative medicine wellness. Don't wait to become ill, take control of your health now. If you need help, advice, or more information just search the internet. There is an abundant amount of information and of course many natural treatment health related products available to aid you in keeping yourself healthy and out of the doctor's office.