Respectfully, I think you must be very cautious when issuing statements like this one. I do believe that the body often and maybe usually has a natural ability to heal itself, and that is ideal, the gold standard.

Unfortunately, people have more serious problems sometimes. These are often due to modern life (although not always). Sometimes, there is no substitute for Western medicine.

Most of my father’s life, he was usually strong. He kept himself physically and mentally active. In his late 50's and early 60's, he had two heart attacks. Prior to these attacks, I was a huge proponent of "all natural medicine."

Well, there was nothing natural medicine could have done for his already blocked arteries. However, a Western surgeon with a stent (two stents) went in and repaired the damage. It is 15 years later. He is 84 and now needs open heart surgery.

I am not a huge fan of Western medicine, but it has given me at least an extra decade and a half with my father, so it makes me think it has its place.

Similarly, my daughter's half-brother was born with a tiny hole in his baby heart. Natural medicine cannot fix that, but an infant cardiologist can.

I believe in the middle way. I take pills for some things, vitamins for others, and I try to make healthy choices. I do agree that sometimes natural solutions such as supplements, diet, and targeted exercise can do more to cure someone than Western medicine. I like to think of them as yin and yang, helping to inform each other, helping us to heal ourselves.

!PIZZA