Apologies in advance to any Freeper MDs out there, but I don’t trust most medical doctors. I trust psychologists and psychiatrists even less. This is based on personal experience with various MDs, dentists and one family psychologist over the years.
Regardless of what oath they take, they are people in the end interested in making $$. Sick people generate more revenue than healthy ones. I am in my mid-50s. When doctors find out I am taking NO prescription meds, they are always surprised. Even though I am healthy, they still try to recommend some. I kid you not. Its an industry like any other.
My guess is that you can do research and make informed decisions. That’s a great.
Most medical treatment, aside from accidents, can be affected by eating right, moving around, and not taking poisons into your system. A trip to the ER at any hospital will confirm that.
However, when your condition is a little more complicated—including things like PTSD, Alzheimer’s, and other acute brain issues these doctors are key to research and treatment.
Just as most folks can do a brake job or change their oil...a valve job or transmission work requires different tools.
No apologies required
Medicine, like any of the Sciences
is a moving target, seeing through darkened glasses dimly