Interesting Ponderings
in the terrible book im reading for my english class these people dont like doctors so that heal themselves using herbal... stuff.. so this woman came to our class to teach us stuff. it was super boring and weird and.. just... ugh.. she had some herbal food/drink stuff for us that she made. the first was dandelion vinegar. the most disgusting thing ive ever drank in my life! that she had this lemon/nettle/something tea. not as gross but still pretty up there. next there was this ball of goo. it had nuts and more nettle and honey and things. this was better but it still didnt get the vinegar taste out of my mouth. then she had nettle/rosemary rolls which were so good and finally an elderberry punch thing. okay. so... my point is this woman very much believed that the stuff she was talking about worked. and she very much hates modern medicine (she used to be a nurse but quit after years of fighting with the system). she also said she has 3 kids and none of them have ever really been to a doctor, she's apparently 'healed' every injury.
so ive been thinking about what i believe on this subject. because i totally agree with her about modern medicine and the state of it all. and if i had a choice i would never set foot in a hospital again. but i dont like the idea of herbs healing everything or of me planting my own stuff. yes i understand that all of modern medicine came from herbal treatments and yes some plants really do have healing qualities but... not every injury can be healed by eating a leaf or drinking a disgusting tea. at the same time doctors hardly ever treat the actual problem, just the symptoms.. i plan on having kids. so... wheres the line? do i just do what my mother did and try to deal with every injury myself but make my kids have yearly check ups? do i go to doctors all the time but keep my head on straight and rely on my instincts? do i just stick with herbs and become the crazy person down the block? or should i give doctors another chance to prove that maybe they're worth my time and money?
your thoughts?
so ive been thinking about what i believe on this subject. because i totally agree with her about modern medicine and the state of it all. and if i had a choice i would never set foot in a hospital again. but i dont like the idea of herbs healing everything or of me planting my own stuff. yes i understand that all of modern medicine came from herbal treatments and yes some plants really do have healing qualities but... not every injury can be healed by eating a leaf or drinking a disgusting tea. at the same time doctors hardly ever treat the actual problem, just the symptoms.. i plan on having kids. so... wheres the line? do i just do what my mother did and try to deal with every injury myself but make my kids have yearly check ups? do i go to doctors all the time but keep my head on straight and rely on my instincts? do i just stick with herbs and become the crazy person down the block? or should i give doctors another chance to prove that maybe they're worth my time and money?
your thoughts?