There is a tension, much like the yin and the yang, that exists between the established big power medicinal industry and the old time natural ways of healing. No question about it, the balance of power is in favor of the big power house companies. They have lots of cash and lots of political influence too.

Therefore, you have an industry that manufactures drugs. Maybe, as rumour has it, they have wrapped their arms around a certain government regulatory agency. Who knows? With this power, they can spend money on research and get ‘approved’ by this regulatory agency. Then they can market their prescription medications for outrageous prices.

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However, the natural remedies, much to the chagrin of such powerful industries, persist. How could that be? As a matter of fact, these powerful companies often make their medicinals from concentrated, synthetic copies of chemicals that naturally exist in nature.

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As you can imagine, the natural remedies that live and grow in nature, in our forests, jungles, deserts and even in our own backyards, have trouble being recognized or even discussed by certain government agencies.  It could be argued that our government has an obligation to study and validate natural ways of healing to save us health care dollars.  Mother nature existed long before our current human power structure evolved and will be here long after it is gone.  She never needed human kind’s or government’s approval in the first place. On the other hand, humans and even governments need mother nature.  We are on a tiny planet in a vast universe. Mother nature is all that, and we, as humans, are puny in comparison.

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But we spoke of a balance a few moments ago. The power definitely seems to rest on one side of the equation. But what is happening on the other side? Alternative healers, old books, herbal remedies and folk wisdom passed down through the ages are still out there and from them, many people learn to apply natural healing methods (that don’t have that big stamp of approval from an authoritarian agency) to solve their health problems. Because the costs of getting ‘official’ treatment and officially approved prescription meds now make the cost of getting said treatment beyond the reach of many.

On the other hand, there are folks who plain don’t realy care about the current power structure, they just plain believe in the old and natural way of doing things.  Some are extremely well versed in these natural methods. They follow that way because it just makes sense to them!

Disclaimer: This article is definitely not intended to provide advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health problem at all. If you have or think you might have a health problem, you must consult your doctor for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products mentioned in this article. This article is for information purposes only.