bcouncil herbs and alternative medicine

I actually trust these alternative approaches more than modern medicine, I mean they have been around a long time and are tried and tested.

I think they are great, as they take a holistic look at your body, so they make sense to me. I suppose some of them are good, for example, I have done acupuncture and it worked for me. Maybe they are a good complement to modern medicine.

I think they tend to be more popular with the older generation, but younger people tend to favour more modern approaches to medicine

To be honest, I am a bit sceptical, they don’t seem to be science-based to me, so I don’t know if they really work

I think they are mumbo jumbo (=nonsense), I mean they is no scientific evidence that they work

I am in two minds about it, some people swear by homeopathy, but I wonder if it just works like a placebo

The only evidence that they work is anecdotal, I don’t think they are very scientific

Dowody są niepotwierdzone, więc podejrzany nie może zostać skazany na ich podstawie.

The doctor gave me a clean bill of health

The doctor said she was a picture of health.

Lekarz stwierdził, że ona jest okazem zdrowia.

if ever we do feel under the weather that to take some kind of medicine to try and sort yourself out, so that you will be as fit as a fiddle

I think, as with a lot of alternative medicines, it takes a long time for the body to regain balance and so you don’t have an immediate impact, but long term, yes it can help so.

So, of course if you fall sick, I do sometimes take medicine

I’ve been treated by a ‘Chiro practitioner’ (we should say “chiropractor”) who did manipulation of my bones to help me when I had back problems

I have also had acupuncture and that was interesting because it’s quite strange having needles put into your body on different pressure points and then waiting for the impact, and of course, you don’t feel the direct impact.

I am a real advocate of (=I am a fan of) using a holistic approach to staying healthy

Alternative medicines and treatments are often not backed by scientific evidence.

Patients who opt for such treatments risk their health and well-being by avoiding treatments that are proven to work

the use of alternative medicines and treatments may seem like an appealing option for some and its popularity is increasing,

Alternative medicine often focuses on treating the root cause of ailments rather than merely addressing symptoms

Addressing symptoms" means taking action to manage, alleviate, or relieve the signs and sensations that indicate an illness or problem, rather than necessarily fixing the underlying cause

Herbs are an inherent part of Polish tradition and folklore,

we use lovage to make rosół (

meats are laced with juniper.