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A new perspective on medicine
Society is increasingly turning to pharmaceuticals as a means to relieve pain, treat infections and disease, but many of these synthetic drugs come with a long list of side effects. What the world doesn't know is the effectiveness of natural remedies. Therefore, medical coverage is not universal and this necessitates holistic treatments. Middle Eastern medicine has been largely dismissed in favor of pharmaceuticals, discarding millennia of medical knowledge in the process. What can be cured with crushed clover is now replaced with ibuprofen. This is one of the biggest flaws in our “universal” healthcare system. During spring break last year I...
A new perspective on medicine
Society is increasingly turning to pharmaceuticals as a means to relieve pain, treat infections and disease, but many of these synthetic drugs come with a long list of side effects. What the world doesn't know is the effectiveness of natural remedies. Therefore, medical coverage is not universal and this necessitates holistic treatments. Middle Eastern medicine has been largely dismissed in favor of pharmaceuticals, discarding millennia of medical knowledge in the process. What can be cured with crushed clover is now replaced with ibuprofen. This is one of the biggest flaws in our “universal” healthcare system. I developed a medical journal over spring break last year and have since expanded it to include holistic remedies used in place of synthetic medications to treat a variety of illnesses. This would not only restore almost forgotten medical knowledge, but also promote a peaceful relationship between Muslims and other Middle Eastern communities at a time when such peaceful relationships are vital.
How long are we not supposed to know these things? Yes, perhaps medications and OTC medications are much more efficient and work faster, but what happens to our appreciation for medical literature and the equivalent of a millennium of medical knowledge? Should they be thrown away? Thrown away?
We as a society have to work towards this step by step.
Recently I used this. A few days ago, on January 6, 2018, around 9 p.m., my father stated that he was experiencing discomfort in his right eye. Curious, I took a high-resolution photo of the eye in question in a slightly supine position. I analyzed the image and discovered an irregular growth/inflammation in the right upper eyelid. I remember reading and reading in some of my school classes about various eye infections and irregular growth, such as conjunctivitis (“pink eye”), myasthenia gravis, and blepharitis. I concluded that the symptoms my father was experiencing were characteristic of what is commonly referred to as “stye.” In stye, the eyelid is usually slightly red and almost looks like it is trying to develop into a minor due to blepharitis. I asked myself and my father, "Perhaps this stye was the cause of lack of sleep? I asked this because some blood vessels in his right eye were slightly bulging. "No," he answered. I read and researched about styes online. Just before my mom got up to go to the pharmacy to get him some OTCs, I read that styes could be cured with ONE SIMPLE TECHNIQUE: HEAT.
I told my dad to apply heat (best option) so that the inflammation in the idea and the bacteria in it can dissolve (if that's the right word). He held a wet, hot towel over his right eye (note: he didn't necessarily have to TOUCH his eye with the towel). He held it for 6-8 minutes and repeated until the pain subsided. The next day he performed the same procedure. After just two days of routinely practicing the same procedure (WITHOUT MEDICATION), my father's eyelid returned to its normal color and shape.
So there you have it.
Certain things can be easily cured through holistic, natural remedies. We like to think that doctors, physicians, pharmacists, etc. are “responsible” for medicine. Not necessarily. Medicine can start at home. One step at a time.