Natural Cures: Hoax or Real Science?

Western medicine has made significant advances in the prevention and treatment of human disease and health afflictions. However, there is a growing community of people and scientist (naturopath) who contend that much of western medicine's reliance on the use of drugs in may instances only realizes mediocre results and that the long -term risks associated with the use of these drugs outweighs the benefits. In turn, many people are turning to more natural alternatives to manage diseases and moderate health. Still, secular scientists contend that these so-called naturopath doctors do not use standard scientific protocol in their selection of treatments and that much of what is said and used in natural medicine is hearsay evidence and unproven. We discuss the validity of the approach of using natural alternatives for managing health afflictions and the potential dangers for snack oil quackery.