Ecologically Sustainable Medicine
We hear the word 'green' so much more these days as well as phrases like carbon footprint and ecologically sustainable. There's lots of talk and some action both by individuals and by industry.
There is one part of our awareness though which has been missing: ecologically sustainable medicine.
Have you ever asked yourself the questions - where do medicines come from and where do medicines go ? Worth thinking about this. Many drugs are derived from oil and lots of industrial processes are required to convert them into the medicines which are used. And when those people and animals excrete the breakdown products of those drugs what happens to them ? Some of them end up in the water supply and who knows what the long term health effects of that are.
If we are ever to create a sustainable world in ecological terms, we need 'green medicine'. What is that ?? Well, the Teleosis Institute define the following criteria for Ecologically Sustainable Medicine
- Safe and harmless
- Clean and non-toxic
- Cost-effective
- Non-polluting
- Adaptable and flexible
- Renewable
- Protective of the quality of life on earth, the environment and earth's natural resources
- Synergistic with human health and planetary well-being
- Connected with the web of life
Homeopathy meets these criteria and so is one such type of ecologically sustainable medicine. Only small amounts of natural substances are required to produce homeopathic medicines. Very low impact processes are needed to produce the homeopathic remedies and they can be very effective when used properly.
I'm passionate about people's health and the health of the planet. If you care about your own health and that of the world we live in, try homeopathy - it's green medicine.
Here are some links to other sites if you would like to find out more about Ecologically Sustainable Medicine
