Then again, this thread wasn’t meant to be a discussion on alt medicine vs anything else
too late
i know quite a bit about the subject
allopathy (“regular medicine”) is quite excellent and the only answer for most acute severe problems, heart attack, trauma, etc.
for the majority of the common chronic problems such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, it is worse than useless (except for advanced stages where it is necessary to control complications)
on the other hand the vast majority of “alternative” medicine is pure quackery and fraud. honeopathy is one of the most ridiculous although there are homeopathic practitioners that use a good deal of herbal and other treatments in addition to the useless homeopathic preparations. although most alternative medicine is at least harmless, as opposed to being in the hands of an allopathic practitioner
there IS something of substance to herbal and other natural remedies, but it tends to get lost among the quackery and hype.
the above consists of general statements. there are, of course, exceptions.
the above is the opinion of moderator 80 and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of anyone else (though it should)