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Two of the most obvious reasons why TCM is on the rise throughout the world is: (1) China’s rise as an economic power means interest in all her other aspects- culture, literature, medicine. (2) More importantly, TCM has proven to be more effective than Western medicine when it comes to ailments where you can’t simply take a pill or undergo surgery easily like allergies, back pain, digestive problems, etc. Moreover, TCM avoids toxicity to the body- caused by Western medicines that often include poisons as part of its “cure” (read:alleviation of symptoms).

There is no reason why Western & Eastern medicine cannot work together except for the foolhardy pride of doctors on both sides of the spectrum in insisting that one is better or cannot work with the other. Most of the aloofness comes from Western doctors who do not believe in the scientific bases of TCM and do not understand the value of letting your body heal itself instead of forcing it to rely on medicines and thereby never healing itself (e.g.- high blood pressure or cholesterol medication that needs to be taken for life!).