Do you think it's possible in the future for natural healing to be accelerated?

Question

I don't really know how to ask this. You know..when you get a cut and it heals itself..gradually? Do you think future generations will have genes (or whatever it's called) that will make them heal more quickly? Maybe they could discover some vitamin or herb or drug that would cause this. Like ..a broken leg could heal in a week...(Maybe some of you scientists could work on that! lol)

Answer 1

Yes, I believe in theory it is possible now with gene therapy. If we stimulate the genes responsible for healing (not unlike boosting the immune system) then I think one would heal faster. I suspect it would be used for more serious conditions like liver or kidney failure than for a broken leg.

I also think the mind and/or brain is a powerful tool and just like it can heal you via a placebo pill it could also assist you in natural healing if we chose to let it and truly believed it. I do not mean that broken legs would heal in 2 days instead of 6 weeks but perhaps with less complications, stinger than otherwise, and maybe even knock off a day or two (but you would still have to wait for the cast/brace/etc. to come off.

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Answer 2

Believe it or not, a lot of scientist are working on that right now

My x-Doctor, quit most of his practice, to do just that. He and

other doctors, travel the world looking for plants, etc.They do

talk to tribe medicine men also. You could, look it up through

the Internet. American Medical association.

Answer 3

We are not going to evolve to have genes which help us heal more quickly while the current environment allows us to heal slowly and still survive to reproduce.

Of course doctors and scientists are always looking for more effective medicines.

Look what a huge difference penicillin and other antibiotics have made to the world, before that discovery you could easily die from quite a minor infection.

Answer 4

I thinks it's very possible that could be done right now. I have also heard there are cures out there for cancer and AIDS. Maybe I'm a conspiracy theorist, but It's no secret that the health insurance companies and Pharmacutical companies pay billions to our government ( all parties) to get laws passed that are in their favor. Could you imagine how much it would take from their pockets if cancer was cured? AIDS? Magic Johnson claims to not have AIDS anymore. His doctors make this claim also. Did he have enough money to buy a cure that ordinary people can't even know about? How many poor people have been cured of AIDS? I have an optimistic veiw that someday our government will get away from all the money loving corruption and diseases like these will be a thing of the past.But as it stands now , more disease means more money in the pockets of the people that run the country. And their greed won't let them do things like that.

Answer 5

We have increasing environmental problems in this world which decreases health and the ability to heal.   Even sperm count is down 50 percent over the last 50 years.  

In ages past people have effectively used plants and other natural methods for healing.   A large part of the population knew how.  Now they are called "old wives tales."

For example, the herb comfrey was used to heal battle wounds.  It was called "bone-knit."

Answer 6

I think that the govt is keeping the cures for AIDS and certain types of cancer from us. I mean think about it. How do these pharmacies make their money? From us consumers looking for a quick way to relieve temporary pain, or illness. If the govt. released the cure to AIDS or cancers then  what use would there be in drugs or pills? You guessed it NONE. So then that would mean that millions of pharmacists would go out of business b/c they would have nobody to perscribe meds to.

So there for until the govt. stops being so greedy and actually starts to care about the health of its country we will not be getting a quick and fast cure for cancer b/c the govt is making too much money right now off of meds that are only temporary healers.

Answer 7

this reminds me of wolfverine from x-men. Possibly if humans are genetically created in a lab in the future this could come true.