Have you noticed that alternative medicine is becoming more popular? (This will have something to do with biblical counseling, just give me a minute.) Acupuncturists are busier than ever. Wretched tasting herbal drinks are the new coffee. Food is no longer just for bodily maintenance—it can now be a treatment.

This trend signals a few different things.

First, it says that traditional medicine doesn’t have as many answers as we thought. While modern drugs can do wonders, there are too many times when the efficacy of our modern pharmacopeia is questionable and its side effects are dangerous.