Is natural medicine a reliable alternative for the treatment of diseases?
Of course it is.
Obviously there are many versions of what people call "natural medicine" but, currently, the one that is coming to the forefront as the biggest and most critical factor in human biological health is Mitochondrial (the bacteria that give us all of our cellular energy are called Mitochondria (plural) or Mitochondrion (singlular) and there are anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand in each cell.
If your Mitochondria are not getting the NATURAL products that they need to produce ATP (Adenonsine Triphosphate - a quad atom molecule that we use to power our every cellular activity from the movement of the micro-machines such as kinesin that moves along the microtubules of the cell and "drags" other larger cellular objects with them --> (This is a video of how that works using...ATP!)
The natural "medicines" we need are:
Sunlight - Ir-A light charges our ECF (extra cellular fluid) that surrounds the cells and also makes our arteries come to the surface by activating Nitric-Oxide, a vasodilator, and thus allows our red blood cells to collect more UV light (photons) and "ferry" them to the mitochondria for use in the electron transport chain which is the mechanism within each Mitochondrion that produces the ATP we learned about above!
The newest form of "natural medicine" is known as "biohacking" which is the use of scientific method to change ones biology using onesself as the N of 1 subject.
There are of course, different definitions of "biohacking" but, as a 30 year veteran of this practice, it is obvious that one does not need anything except natural products and environmental change to facilitate optimal health.
There are of course those that suffer a true "genetic disease" but these people fall within less than 10% of the population and the most recent research shows that more than 90% of "Disease" is caused by Mitochondrial dysfunction caused by environment and our use of modern technology.
A return to nature, is indeed, the cure for most of what ails us.
How can this be proven to each individual?
Start your own n-1 experiment.
This site which is actually a blog is free and a click on the "getting started guide" will begin your journey to "fixing" yourself using natural methods. And it has nothing to do with pill and potions, but rather, environmental and habit change.
Dr Jack Kruse - As always, I have no $$ affiliation with the good Doctor/Neurosurgeon/Biohacker
Here is the Intro Video from the "getting started guide" -
Thats about as natural as you can get!
E-GO 2018