People are finally catching on—and it only took a few thousand centuries.
Alternative treatments like acupuncture, meditation and yoga have assisted people for ages by providing stress and pain relief and ultimately enhancing their quality of life. A recent USA Today article reports that the Pentagon is now taking a look into holistic healing, which actually credits the area of alternative medicine, as it’s often subjected to scrutiny among the medical community.
Dr. S. Ward Casscells, the Pentagon's assistant secretary for health affairs, told USA Today he pushed hard for the new research as an effort to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an increasing number of suicides among
The research will see whether the alternatives work so the Pentagon can use them more, said Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, head of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Many of the treatments have been used for centuries, Sutton said, "so it just makes sense to bring all potential therapies to bear."
“Whatever it takes” is now the mentality of our government. It’s the government’s responsibility to do everything it can protect veterans, and if the real deal (traditional medicine) isn’t working, that means looking into non-traditional treatments.
The Pentagon’s research into alternative treatment is a last resort, but could be very promising if the research can lessen the number of suicides among veterans. The medical community has given alternative treatments a bad rep, but the fact that our government is now considering such practices opens people’s minds to these types of treatments. If the research does prove effective, it will mean a breakthrough for alternative medicine, which could lead to hospitals and clinics offering alternative treatments in the future.
Hooray for Holistic Healing! Let’s just keep our fingers crossed.
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