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Modern medicine is designed to solve a problem, but create many new ones through side effects. That's how they get patients always coming back and more money.

by antux 5y ago

Modern medicine is designed to solve a problem, but create many new ones through side effects. That's how they get patients always coming back and more money. The more meds you take over time, the bigger those other health issues become. Soon you're taking more meds to solve the new issues, while creating newer issues. The cycle never ends. This is why the right way to heal any illness is to take the long-term approach that involves sleep, correct dieting, herbs, stress relief, etc. It takes more time and effort, but you benefit by not creating more health problems.

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
> Modern medicine is designed to solve a problem, but create many new ones through side effects. That's how they get patients always coming back and more money. Come on. No one is designing for side effects to bring in repeat business. The truth is we barely understand how anything works and there is a lot of two steps forward and one step back… or sideways.
ebiester 5y ago
This, of course, works incredibly well for tuberculosis and HIV, for but two example. This comes from a flawed assumption that the human body has evolved to solve for all sicknesses. It turns out that it's remarkably frail. Yes, there are cases where side effect medical chains exist, but in many of those cases, we manage the side effects because the body wasn't able to fix itself. Yes, you can make the case for type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, but those are not every case.
- antux 5y ago
  There are always exceptions to the rule. This much is obvious and shouldn't need to be stated.
manwe150 5y ago
My dad likes to tell this story of building a house: First you start with the a beautiful, pristine plot of land. Then you dig a giant hole in the ground and cause a giant mess. So to fix that, you pour a big concrete foundation. But you are still left with a big hole in the ceiling, and that is no good. So now you hire some contractors to put up framing and a roof. But you are still left with some big holes in the wall, and that is no good. So now you hire more contractors to put up exterior walls and siding. But you are still left with some small door-shaped and window-sized holes in the wall, and that is still no good. And they left lots of little holes behind inside too: The electrician cuts holes to put in outlets. The doors and windows offer no privacy. The shower leaks. The bathroom is just a series of open pipes. So you hire more contractors, to add all of those details... And you still have lots of holes! The windows and doors are drafty without their trim. The drywall seams look unseemly. So you hire more contractors, to fix all of those details... And now the walls have paint, the doors have trim, and the roof keeps you dry. Was it worth it? You spent a lot of money chasing new problems that you created as a side effect of trying to solve the old problems. Was not the original plot of natural land already perfect, and could have simply be tended to? Perhaps with some careful forestry, you could have enmeshed the branches to keep out most of the rain. It may takes more time and effort, but maybe you could have really benefited by not building a house!

by antux 5y ago

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago

> Modern medicine is designed to solve a problem, but create many new ones through side effects. That's how they get patients always coming back and more money. Come on. No one is designing for side effects to bring in repeat business. The truth is we barely understand how anything works and there is a lot of two steps forward and one step back… or sideways.

ebiester 5y ago

This, of course, works incredibly well for tuberculosis and HIV, for but two example. This comes from a flawed assumption that the human body has evolved to solve for all sicknesses. It turns out that it's remarkably frail. Yes, there are cases where side effect medical chains exist, but in many of those cases, we manage the side effects because the body wasn't able to fix itself. Yes, you can make the case for type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, but those are not every case.

antux 5y ago
There are always exceptions to the rule. This much is obvious and shouldn't need to be stated.

manwe150 5y ago

My dad likes to tell this story of building a house: First you start with the a beautiful, pristine plot of land. Then you dig a giant hole in the ground and cause a giant mess. So to fix that, you pour a big concrete foundation. But you are still left with a big hole in the ceiling, and that is no good. So now you hire some contractors to put up framing and a roof. But you are still left with some big holes in the wall, and that is no good. So now you hire more contractors to put up exterior walls and siding. But you are still left with some small door-shaped and window-sized holes in the wall, and that is still no good. And they left lots of little holes behind inside too: The electrician cuts holes to put in outlets. The doors and windows offer no privacy. The shower leaks. The bathroom is just a series of open pipes. So you hire more contractors, to add all of those details... And you still have lots of holes! The windows and doors are drafty without their trim. The drywall seams look unseemly. So you hire more contractors, to fix all of those details... And now the walls have paint, the doors have trim, and the roof keeps you dry. Was it worth it? You spent a lot of money chasing new problems that you created as a side effect of trying to solve the old problems. Was not the original plot of natural land already perfect, and could have simply be tended to? Perhaps with some careful forestry, you could have enmeshed the branches to keep out most of the rain. It may takes more time and effort, but maybe you could have really benefited by not building a house!