1. Yes. There are dangers
2. Many years ago I told a friend about the dangers of licorice root tea. He was drinking a thermose full a day and there are some liver problems if you do that (or darn near anything else to excess.)
3. Adverse reaction to prescribed medications: We better have some adverse reactions - these drugs work they change whats happening. Nothing is without risk.
4. Give that GP a break. They try and try again to let the disease run it's course. Diseases usually resolve themselves - that has lead to many obviously false conclusions.
5. Uneccessary medical procedures - Look at bypass surgery and the recidivism. 6 years is the average amount of time that pas...

1. Yes. There are dangers
2. Many years ago I told a friend about the dangers of licorice root tea. He was drinking a thermose full a day and there are some liver problems if you do that (or darn near anything else to excess.)
3. Adverse reaction to prescribed medications: We better have some adverse reactions - these drugs work they change whats happening. Nothing is without risk.
4. Give that GP a break. They try and try again to let the disease run it's course. Diseases usually resolve themselves - that has lead to many obviously false conclusions.
5. Uneccessary medical procedures - Look at bypass surgery and the recidivism. 6 years is the average amount of time that passes before the next one is needed. Diet could obviously take care of all problems.
I think 50K is what the average cost to all of us is for 1 bypass.
6. Frequently medecine is practiced when there is practicaly no hope of viability. This has happened because the family does not feel the cost, If the answer and it is always hard to admit the end when there is love. The lawyers have influenced care and useless care more than anything.
7. Is everyone to receive the highest standard of possible care?
8. If the answer is yes who is going to pay? Please no magic.
9. If no how can we justify treatment.

Currently medicaid expeditures are increasing at 30% per year in my state. Can any sane person not see the end.

Yes it will change. It is not possible for the current medical system to continue.

Unless - there is magic - some politician saying what folks want to hear.