our medical system treats symptoms

[zenmaster]

I think the lack of opportunity for "alternative" healthcare choices is a matter for deeper consideration than what has been provided. The buried-by-big-pharma, or any finger pointing just can't cut it. It's either finger-pointing at repression, or hand-waving about some vague idea of effective treatment, intuited to be more effective than conventional treatment and which must be fanatically exaggerated to compensate for its perceived lack of attention.

Just because mostly cherry-picked, anecdotal evidence of effective alternative treatments have been demonstrated, in some circumstances, doesn't make it a reliable alternative for something so important as addressing one's health.

We are operating under different paradigms. I don't really believe in the concept of treatment at all.

Ah yes, insert whatever notional word you want which means "doing something to aid in healing".