Anon,

On one hand you're admitting some of the problems could be caused by medications, which speaks of your own obvious awareness of health, then referring to people as health fanatics, but then saying that they're not taking vitamins and minerals, but medications.... you are contradicting yourself no end. The criticisms of mainstream medicine are because of over medicating and many deaths have been attributed to this alone! I believe that mainstream medicine most definitely has a place, as does alternative health medicine and taking care of our bodies so that we may avoid needing a medicine answer. Unfortunately so much of us are here in the first place due to these trusted professionals. and now trying to find our own way out of the mess even just to control symptoms sometimes.

The "health fanatics" comment does not even make sense, in the light that people are simply trying to get well one way or another in the hopes of getting on with their life. Unless you feel that eating healthy and taking responsibility for ones health or trying to get well means one is a fanatic....? Then I stand accused. had I been a "health fanatic" in the first place, I may have avoided these outcomes.