In a speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the fifth annual Integrated Health Awards, Prince Charles reaffirmed his passionate support for alternative medicine.

Prince Charles with his two sons in 1996

Ladies and gentlemen, over the past fifty years we have witnessed the concerted fragmentation of every aspect of our lives, and of Nature Herself. I happen to believe, for what its worth, that there is an ever more urgent need for re –integration and for the restoration of harmony and balance. In health and medical terms, this is why I believe so strongly in integrated health care – treating the whole person (mind, body and spirit) with the best of the ancient and modern within medical practice.

When you think about it, what on earth is the point of throwing away our lifeline; of abandoning the priceless knowledge and wisdom accumulated over 1,000’s of years relating to the treatment of the human condition by natural means? It is sheer folly it seems to me to forget that we are a part of Nature and to imagine we can survive on this Earth as if we were merely a mechanical process divorced from, and in opposition to, the unity of the world around us.

As exponents of “sideways” treatments, this website endorses his views absolutely.