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Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on April 15, 2013 at 19:03

Hi Blue! I'm glad that you like our new format. :)

It's interesting that people try alternative medicine after they have tried Western medicine. It is also dangerous that people use some forms of alternative medicine without seeing a qualified medical expert. In the last few years we have made amazing advances in medicine and we should take advantage of this.

I agree with your 3rd answer. I don't think we should use replace scientific medicine with alternative medicine, but we should consider ways we can use them together to benefit the patient.

If you were a hypnotist what would you make your friends do? That could be a lot of fun!

I enjoyed reading your thoughts and opinions Blue. Thank you.

Comment by Blue Peace on April 14, 2013 at 18:17

:) I like this new form of it! I don't know the noun to call it but I mean you edited the page very well, especially I can look up the words immediately when I clicked on it!

Here my anwsers for "Talk about" part:

1) I have never used any type of alternative medicine. :)

2) Alternative medicine is very common in my country, especially in countryside people often use their handed down from generation to generation remedies to treat themselves. And sometimes it leads to the fatal errors because they just guest what kind of disease they had. My university has traditional medicine faculty. The students study about these therapies, besides that they also study about science basic of Western medicine. In my country, many people with cancer or chronic desease after long time treating with Western medicine, in the final stage when they have no way, they often believe in alternative medicine.

3) I don't think so. Who do you trust: someone who only tell you a story without evidence or someone who tell you with many evidences? I think of course your answer is the second, right? I don't denny the effects of alternative medicine but it would be wonderful if the scientists study about these therapies and their medicinal mechanism.

4) I haven't been hypnotised so I don't know what its feelings is. I would love to hypnotise someone more than to be hypnotised by them. :D Hehe! I want to know what they think. :D

5) I never go to the massage center but I used to have a massage at home, my mother did that. :D It was really comfortable! :D

Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on April 14, 2013 at 15:13

Hello Mey!

I don't think I've ever tried tree root medicine. What do people use it for?

Comment by Phalkun Mey on April 14, 2013 at 14:36

This is an interesting topic! I'd like to know more about it.
Teacher Jamie, have you ever used tree rooted medicine?

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Comment by Ann Shepovalova on March 3, 2013 at 11:56

Thank you! It's clear!

Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on March 3, 2013 at 11:27

Hi Ann,

A disease is a problem that can be diagnosed by your doctor. An illness is feeling ill. You feel ill because you have a disease. Does that make sense?

The spinal cord is the nervous tissue attached to the brain. The spinal column is the stack of bones that make up your spine.

A treatment is something that helps you recover from an illness over a period of time. Healing is guiding somebody towards a cure - often by working with their body and mind.

Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on March 3, 2013 at 10:59

I like it Vero! :) Perfect.

Comment by Ann Shepovalova on February 21, 2013 at 11:16

What's the difference between illness and desease; spine and column; treatment and healling? 

Thank you!

Comment by vero (陈 菲玉) on February 14, 2013 at 11:02

Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on January 15, 2013 at 16:42

Hehe. That's a very sensible idea Vero. :)

Teacher Comment by English Teacher Jamie on November 5, 2012 at 14:51

You're welcome Vero.

I've never actually tried foot reflexology. It's something I would definitely like to try.

I agree with your answer to number 3. I think they have a place in medicine alongside each other. In the UK many doctors will advise patients to try some types of alternative medicine, especially for recovery.

Comment by Shamilnazeer Nazeer Ali on November 2, 2012 at 4:38

I like the reading process of medicne.