“Medicine or commerce?”

Otba
2 min readAug 15, 2024

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“A few weeks ago, I got a rash on my arm some dark spots appeared. Since I am an advocate of nature and returning to roots, I contacted one of my doctor friends who also embraces the concept of alternative medicine. I explained my condition to him, and he asked if I had any allergies to food or specific things. I replied I am a healthy person and have no allergies to any type of food, and I am ready to devour him personally if he doesn’t find me the solution.”

“My doctor friend said to me, ‘If that’s the case, do you have lemon? Do you have natural apple cider vinegar? And finally, do you have extra virgin olive oil?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I have all of that. What should I do?’ He answered, ‘Cut the lemon into slices, soak it in apple cider vinegar, and pour a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Put all of this in a container and close it for 24 hours. After that, you will have the best antibiotic to wipe away the stains, and they will disappear within days! This way, I save your liver and body from any chemical treatment, so you should say thank you to me with gratitude.’

“I did not say a single word of thanks until I was sure of the result, and indeed I did what he asked of me. After a few days, everything disappeared. Here, the word thanks is no longer sufficient; rather, we must think seriously about our health reality and the treatments presented to us by pharmaceutical companies.”

“These companies have begun to intervene in the medical curricula itself by establishing research that they conduct in medical education, and often these studies serve their commercial interests more than they achieve positive results in treating diseases. Thus, the poor doctor is forced to study these curricula and prescribe medications that only treat symptoms and do not address the disease itself. So where are we heading with our health with such companies and such drugs? Please reconsider for your safety.”

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Otba
Otba

Written by Otba

Writer, poet, translator, member of international literary associations and activist

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