I don't really use them currently with the exception of aspirin or decongestant but if I or a family member were to become ill then there is no choice - we use

I don't really use them currently with the exception of aspirin or decongestant but if I or a family member were to become ill then there is no choice - we use the medicine if there's no valid alternative. Where you can safely cut something from your life, do it. It doesn't have to be a binary decision. I'd argue that the average Western lifestyle, chiefly the work component, is a major source of stress, sleep loss, depression, poor diet, lack of exercise and all of those factors interplay to amplify the effects. We work harder to have things in order to increase status, like monkeys with the most bananas. We wan't stuff. Stuff that doesn't make us happy. Stuff that owns us. Stuff we purchased with money we don't have. Stuff produced by the assholes who make secret trade pacts that move power from the individual to the corporation. Medicine is valuable, as are computers and the internet. And corporations aren't evil - they're just pushing what boundaries they can in order to maximise profit. It's an organic process just the way a toddler prods their way through what they can and can't get away with. Doesn't mean they're not little jerks though. It seems the only way we can respond is with our wallets. We need an in depth analysis of who was pushing for certain aspects of the TPP which will affect the individual negatively.