Our culture needs to instill in schools, in ads, everywhere that there are TRADEOFFS. Rarely is there a FREE LUNCH.
Here in early August Football players are hurting...getting in shape for the season. A tradeoff.
When we catch a contagious disease our body fights off the disease and our body fighting is what makes us feel sick. Like the football player... no pain, no gain.
When we take meds that suppress the disease without our body having to strengthen its own defenses the short term benefit is long term problem.
Our society needs to recognize there is no such thing as a free lunch. There is a cost. Sometimes the cost is worth the benefit, sometimes not.
I’m with you. Lots of symptoms of illness or allergies are what my body is doing to get itself healthy again. Taking something to mask symptoms is just interfering with my recovery, IMO.