There is no doubt that natural medicine may hold a lot of benefits in the management of modern lifestyle-related health problems like obesity, diabetes, cancer and hypertension. While some argue that since these conditions can not be treated with orthodox medicine, a return to traditional medicine should be advocated for. This essay shall explain my option that due to the superiority of orthodox medicine, occasioned by the huge investment in its research and study, traditional medicine does not stand a chance against modern medicine in the treatment of the above-mentioned conditions.