So true. Too often instead of finding out what is causing the health issue, doctors quickly prescribe xyz pill, which causes a side effect and in turn must be treated with yet another prescription drug which causes yet another side effect, and it become a vicious cycle. Big pharma benefits while the patient suffers.
You have that exactly right.
First I saw it as my parents and their contemporaries aged.
Then I began to see it as I and my contemporaries aged.
Personally had a couple of bad experiences with prescribed meds. Saw almost all of my friends and family members stuck on the multiple prescriptions and weekly doctor visits bandwagons... as we approached our late 50s and early 60s... (And I am not talking about 2 or 3 meds, most guys I knew at the time were already at 10+ prescriptions daily.)
Then they passed the ACA. (Only the blind couldn't see what was coming.)
At that point in my life I said that I am getting
off of this train. Never saw a doctor or had a prescription since.
Eat a healthy diet, get regular exercise, and take some supplements.
I don't plan on getting back on the train, ever.