Modern medicine is good. But it also has a lot of bad mixed up with it. We have too much faith in it. Here are a few of it’s the negative aspects.

1. Why Pharmaceuticals?

Pharmaceuticals definitely have a place in effective medicine. But why are doctors overwhelmingly using it when compared to other means? There are lifestyle changes. There are nutraceuticals. There are other means of administering medicine beyond just swallowing a pill. The fact that our society is overwhelmed with the use of pharmaceutical drugs is evidence to the fact that the medical community is not set up to promote effective treatments, but is actually set up to promote profitable treatments. If pharmaceuticals were the most effective component in medicine, then one would expect to see them used in a disproportionate amount compared to other treatments. But we don’t just use them that much. We use them almost exclusively.

2. Profitable Over Effective Treatments

Say you are a big company that is trying to make a profit (as all companies are of course). Do you want to market a product that will cure millions of some illness, and do it at a great price? You would not make much money that way. As a better option, you may prefer to market a product that cures millions, but brings in quite a pretty penny.

But we aren’t even that nice. We go a step lower.

We are predominantly making drugs that far from cure anything. They simply manage symptoms. And of course, they are expensive. Why would any company want to cure their customers of their illness? Do you know what you call a person who has to manage their symptoms lifelong?

Pharmaceutical companies call such people “renewable income”.

Honestly, I can’t think of a satisfactory number of illnesses that our society has widely accepted cures for. I refuse to believe that it is simply that difficult. We in truth are not trying to cure disease with any reasonable efficiency.

3. Undervaluing Clinical Experience

Take for example prolotherapy, which in clinical practice is fairly curative of chronic pain. But there isn’t much research. Does that mean it’s not valid? Definitely not! To depend only on research, and ignore clinical experience is not rational. This is where the individual patient comes in. When we have a health problem, it is our individual responsibility to become aware of the clinical experience of doctors using various treatments. This is because there is no party which is going to gather this information for us.

4. Modern Medicine is the Third Leading Cause of Death

We are certainly an illogical bunch if we achieve this statistic, even when the Hippocratic Oath says to do no harm! This one fact should be sufficient to rouse people to take interest in their own proactive health care.

5. Biased Sources of Information

Doctor’s are only human. He or she may even make strong statements about the worth or worthlessness about various medical treatments, even without actually knowing. It is not impossible to get mislead by a doctor.

Also consider where certain doctors get their information. They are probably reading a decent percentage of pharmaceutical company research, and went to school that taught primarily a pharmaceutical approach to medicine. And of course, pharmaceutical companies are trying to sell their products. Their information is bound to have anywhere from a little to a tremendous amount of bias.

Have you ever known of someone who seemed to always be taking newly invented pharmaceuticals. Why in the world should doctors be always giving what’s new? Why are we constantly trying to invent new things? If we found effective treatments, “new” would not be needed! Why are we giving almost no effort to evaluating old things under the light of modern science? Why not take stock of the past?

Disclaimer: This article is not medical advice. This is opinion and is for informational purposes only. If seeking medical advice, consult a licensed physician.

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