Complementary therapy and allopathic medicine: a necessary marriage

Allopathic medicine has saved and continues to save millions of lives. Antibiotics, for example, represent an extraordinary advance: they allow us to fight bacterial infections that were once often fatal. But their overuse weakens our immune system. Taken too often or inappropriately, they promote the emergence of resistant bacteria, sometimes called "superbugs," against which neither our immune system nor conventional treatments are sufficient. Excessive antibiotic use can also disrupt our gut microbiota, which is essential for overall balance and immunity.

Generally speaking, if we overuse medical resources, the body eventually becomes exhausted: cells become overactive and uncontrollable, opening the door to cancer; the heart races, potentially leading to a heart attack; the kidneys wear out, sometimes requiring dialysis. Medicine is there for emergencies, but it doesn't replace our personal responsibility in maintaining our health.

This is where complementary therapy comes in. It works on the body's own ground: it strengthens the body's self-regulating abilities, helps release accumulated tension, and maintains overall balance. Unlike medications, which initially act quickly but often require increasing doses, complementary therapies progress slowly, working on a deeper level, sometimes pushing us out of our comfort zone. But over time, they stimulate the body's natural ability to react, so that it becomes increasingly autonomous and less dependent on external help.

In reality, it's not a question of choosing between one or the other. Medicine and complementary therapies complement each other. One provides a rapid response to emergencies; the other builds, over time, the resilience and balance necessary to prevent the same imbalances from recurring.

Taking care of yourself, therefore, means learning to walk on two legs: relying on medicine when necessary, but also investing in knowledge and support for your own body to strengthen your constitution. Because without this, even the most effective medicine eventually reaches its limits.