I have a huge gripe with the phenomenon being talked about in the article. First comes the idea that you can't make health decisions yourself, or treat yoursel

I have a huge gripe with the phenomenon being talked about in the article. First comes the idea that you can't make health decisions yourself, or treat yourself for health problems. Got a back ache? See (read: pay) a doctor. Got a wart on your toe? Got a sunburn? Go pay a professional for their services, this is the only solution. Adding to this is the lawsuit addled consumer climate of our society. Best not give anyone any sort of information about anything, lest they sue you for it. I actually googled a question and an article I read told me to talk to my healthcare team. Team? Each of us has to have an army of highly paid professionals to figure out why our head itches? You can't google anything health related anymore and actually get information about it. You get a little walkthrough of possible causes of anything followed by a "see your doctor." I just want to know what exercises to do to relieve back pain. Taking care of yourself shouldn't require you to visit a specialist for anything other than extreme circumstances. The information on how to take care of yourself is available online, hidden behind marketing funnels. Used to be I'd find a bunch of crystal healing blogs and the like, and I'd bitch about it, now I'm wishing for them back because in between the bullshit they're more helpful than being told to pay someone to (maybe) tell me.