He is also heavily involved in research and is currently writing his PhD in clinical pharmacology on 'The effect of garlic on cardiovascular risk factors'. Complementary medicine has undergone something of a metamorphosis in recent years. From being the antithesis to medicine as taught in the universities to achieving a grudging acceptance in many quarters and an enthusiastic embracing in others, complementary and natural medicines are inching into the mainstream. The change in mindset that now increasingly accepts the term complementary illustrates this reversal. Degree courses in the subject and continuing research could only serve to improve peer acceptance of graduates, Dr Myers said.
Eastern people understand the reasons why many remedies have been incorporated into their cultures.
We seem to have lost that. In our culture the advent of antibiotics and pharmaceutical drugs has seen us let go of a lot of our more traditional approaches. Some argue there is no evidence to support the use of herbal medicine. Dr Myers disputes this, claiming there is in fact a wealth of evidence. Dr Myers said SCU s course was initially opposed by many medical academics, but that it was increasingly recognised as a source of common sense and scientific information.