Aaron - you forgot that the pharmaceutical companies are getting rich in the meantime. It's perfect economics for those companies.
I read recently that 50% of Americans are on some kind of prescribed medication. (Are so many of us that sick that we need to depend upon a pharmaceuticals to maintain a better quality of life? or is it what we are told ? They have never proven that taking these meds extends your life.)
The majority of prescribed medications is for high blood pressure and cholesterol. They never look to find the sources of these imbalances except to treat them with meds. How irritating and frustrating !
Most times, medicine doesn't address a person's health.
It's used to band-aid the symptom(s).
Cause of symptoms isn't looked into <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/aaarggh.gif" alt="" />
unless you find doctors that are willing to go that extra step.
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