"Is there a process or technology to avoid unnecessary medical treatment?" Yes - exercise and a simple diet. Michael Pollan speaks of it in the 21st century a

"Is there a process or technology to avoid unnecessary medical treatment?" Yes - exercise and a simple diet. Michael Pollan speaks of it in the 21st century and the greek philosophers spoke of it in the negative-fourth century. And every thoughtful person in-between. Go look - every philosopher you've ever heard of has taken some amount of time to pontificate about health and diet and has concluded the same thing.