I pretty much agree. However, you said, “Then, when you need something...”. I would change it to “IF you need something”. And often, I don’t need what they are selling. e.g. if I get cancer, I’m not going for Chemo. I’ll go for something like the Gerson method, which is just a few thousand dollars. And since I have friends that have been cured of stage four cancer using that, I’m good with it.
Chiropractors have been medical marvels for me as well. And I had high blood pressure so the doctor prescribed pills. I took two and threw the rest away. That was seven years ago. I changed my diet and my blood pressure is completely normal.
Fact is, most of the expensive stuff the “AMA approved” community wants to do is not something I’m interested in. Not all, but most. It would be dumb for me to get insurance to cover stuff I wouldn’t even want if they thought I needed it.
At 63, the only pills my wife and I take are over the counter pain killers. Meanwhile, our insured peers and contemporaries are ALL complaining and concerned about the cost of their prescription drugs. It’s like we live in two worlds and their world is trying to force itself on us.
That is not how it works in a free country. This isn’t the old USSR. Yet...
What diet do you use for Normal Blood Pressure??
Glad to hear you’ve not been ensnared into the pill popping culture. I believe most of our ailments can be managed by lifestyle changes.
Over the last 2 years I’ve quit smoking, changed my diet, lost 50+ lbs, and gained muscle. I feel so much better. My back pain is gone, I have energy, I feel better mentally, and my stress level is lower. It was not without significant effort, most would rather take a pill. Until we understand biology from the atom to the genome to the behavior of every cell in our bodies, there will be snake oil products. Even today, drugs get to market by measuring the statistical differences in outcome compared to a placebo. The underlying science as to “why” is still not close to being understood.