I don’t consider natural medicine systems a scam, so I don’t consider Biogetica a scam. It also seems like Biogetica has a bunch clinical trials conducted on its products and in some cases they out performed allopathic prescription drugs!

1. Natural Health Remedies – Is Holistic medicine a scam or not?
In recent times there has been a lot of debate on the efficacy of natural medicines and the laws that
should govern their sale and use. Some allopathic Doctors consider all medicine systems other than
Allopathy to be a scam and their practioners to be quacks. However, other Dr’s take the extra step to
educate themselves on natural alternatives and present these to their patients as complementary
protocols. You and me as consumers are often left in a situation where we must take matters into our
own hands and choose what is best for us. This often requires a considerable amount of research on
our part as there arenumerous holistic medicine systems like Ayurveda, TCM (Traditional Chinese
Medicine), Homeopathy, western herbology, bioenergetics and homotoxology, and only fewpeople are
educated and trained in all of these systems. An allopath seldom knows about homeopathy and a
homeopath seldom knows much about Ayurveda. Hence we are left in a place where we on our own
must choose what is best for our bodies. To make matters worse, Allopathy is the only system of
medicine that is FDA approved for conditions, and all other natural products within the United States
always say something like:“These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”
The question really becomes, Should one discount all Ayurvedic, Chinese, homeopathic, alternative,
complementary and herbal medicine as scams or should one consider them as a first line of defense on
the road to keeping healthy?
In my research I discovered the following interesting facts that are of major importance to all our health:
• Allopaths call natural medicines a scam as they are seldom approved by the FDA for treatment
of a certain disease.
• Naturopaths, Homeopaths and Ayurvedic Doctors consider Allopathy to be a short sighted
approach that only targets symptoms whilst ignoring root causes.
• Natural medicine proponents say that natural products cannot be patentedand sold for huge
profits like pharmaceuticals exclusively by one firm. Hence no one ever pays for FDA approvals
of natural products. One example I found interesting and relevant was the Valerian Root v/s
Valium case. Valium is essentially a synthetic analogue of the same active ingredient that is
contained in Valerian root. However no one bothered to study Valerian root as a remedy for
anxiety or insomnia. Instead they created valium, patented it and got FDA approval. Valerian
root the natural variant never made it to FDA trials as no one was willing to pay for a natural
substance that cannot be patented and FDA approved for an ailment. If you go to an allopath he
would prescribe valium and a naturopath would prescribe Valerian root. The latter may be a
safer alternative but it hasn’t received nearly as much publicity or sales as Valium has. This lack
of recognition is the reason why we must dig deeper to find ourselves the best alternative.

2. • Natural medicine systems like Ayurveda, TCM and Homeopathy have been around a lot longer
than allopathy has and are supported by numerous detailed texts. Homeopathy is in fact grand
fathered in by the American Medical Association and it is the only form of alternative medicine
that can be called a medicine for a certain disease without clinical trials.
• Homeopathy though often criticized as unscientific, has a scientific basis. Recently material
scientists have proven that water has memory and this memory is what carries the information
from a homeopathic medicine into the patient
• Placebo’s generally work 40% of the time, however in some studies homeopathy and Ayurveda
provided relief upto 80% of the time.
Looking for information on all health systems in one place I came upon a site called
http://www.Biogetica.com. They combine all these complementary natural medicine systems to
present integrated solutions to their customers. Biogetica has Dr’s from all these various holistic
medicine systems available for chat so I found it to be a very useful resource in gathering information
from various medical systems in one place. However when I googled Biogetica, I came upon some sites
calling Biogetica a scam and other blogs stating that there solutions were amazing. Researching further I
came to understand the following:
Biogetica has been pioneering in combining the knowledge of all traditional medicine systems with
modern scientific technology, and aiming to addressdiseases at its root cause. Solutions mentioned by
Biogetica are directly derived from natural medicine systems like Ayurveda, TCM and Homeopathy. As
discussed earlier, medicines and therapies derived from these traditional natural systems cannot be
patented in order to get it approved by FDA. Despite of this, the therapies mentioned at the Biogetica
website claim to synthesize all medicine systems to simultaneously ease disease on physical, mental,
emotional and energetic levels. They pronounce to not only help you with the ailment but also to have a
nutritive and energetically balancing effect on your body. I don’t consider natural medicine systems a
scam even though they are not FDA approved so I don’t consider Biogetica a scam. It also seems like
Biogetica has a bunch clinical trials conducted on its products and in some cases they out performed
allopathic prescription drugs!
After analyzing the Holistic as well as Allopathic approach of medicines, it’s more certain that Allopathy
works against the symptoms of the ailments and tries to provide relief only to the particular symptoms
generally through suppression. Whereas, traditional medicine systems and Holistic healing takes into
account the root imbalances that bring about these ailments and work to correct them. This seems to
be a wiser approach for chronic ailments. However symptom suppression is necessary in acute cases
and one most not ignore prescription medicine and its efficacy in quickly controlling symptoms.
The conclusions of my unbiased research are as follows:
Prescription drugs are generally the best method for immediate relief and acute cases.

3. Herbal and Homeopathic medicines are great for chronic ailments as they address root causes and not
just symptoms.
One must look for Dr’s who are open enough to consider both systems simulataneously.
Natural medicine that isn’t FDA approved is not a Scam. It is Patent Laws and dollars and sense that
makes it unaffordable to seek FDA approval on natural products.
This paper represents personal views of the author and is not to be construed as medical advice to
anyone. Please consult your Dr for medical advice.