Alternative medicine is a
term which not only underrates the medical practice, but it is also a misnomer.
Dr. Sergey Kalitenko knows this as he has been incorporating anti-aging,
functional and holistic treatments in his traditional practices for years.
According to him, he calls alternative medicine “responsible and good
medicine.”
The
reasons why he brought alternative methodologies in his medical practices stem
from his own personal health scare which he had during his 40s. When Dr.Kalitenko was doing two jobs at the same time, he started experiencing chest
pains, shortness of breath and other various signs which are symptoms of heart
problems. In his case, the traditional medicines treated the signs, but he
could not stop feeling ill. This indicates that the root causes of the problem
were not being addressed through the medicines he was taking. After being
introduced to holistic medicine by a friend, he started applying the concepts
and teaching to manage his own health – which made him incorporate them in his
medical practices as well.
It is a
known fact that the traditional medicines are successful in treating different
acute conditions like appendicitis, broken bones, heart attacks and other
conditions where they root cause is pretty evident. However, the mainstream
medicines struggle with “gray-area” and chronic conditions – which make the
physicians, manage just the trending symptoms instead of digging deeper to
ferret out the root cause(s) of the problem.
Let’s
take diabetes as our example. Diabetes is a chronic and lifelong condition
which manifests as either Type I or Type II. The traditional medicines in the
case of diabetes treat the abnormal blood sugar symptoms by the help of insulin
or change in diet. But have you ever looked into the cause of diabetes in the
first place? Did an unacceptable lifestyle behavior or poor nutrition diagnose
a person with diabetes? Was it hereditary? Considering the entire body along
with the environment and other factors which contribute in this issue makes a
patient and a good doctor understand what can lead to better results, rather
than just focusing on the current condition.
The
good news here is that that both, alternative and traditional medicine is a
perfect fit for different medical conditions. It is recommended that patients
have their say in both of these disciplines in order to receive maximum health
benefits. For example, if a person diagnosed with asthma is looking for
immediate help from the traditional doctor in order to treat a severe attack of
asthma can also get treated by an alternative medicine doctor who may take care
of the chronic condition. A patient may also consult with one type of a doctor
and get anther opinion from a second type of doctor. The bottom line: the
doctors should not be mutually exclusive. However, one can always be mutually
benefited from different types of doctors if the practices are performed in the
rightful manners.
Dr.
Kalitenko is an alternative medicine practitioner who focuses on functional
treatments. However, he believes that holistic treatments play a vital role in
getting and addressing to the hidden root cases of any medical conditions.
If you
are living in New York and are looking for an alternative medicine doctor for
second opinion or care, Dr. Kalitenko would willingly offer his consultations
to you. Contact at the following numbers to make appointments or further
information:
Functional,
alternative or holistic – you can call it anything you want. However, what it
really comes down to is responsible and good medicine.
