A new book critiques medicine
I&#x27;ve always looked at western medicine as if it was the best car mechanic you can hire, just for your body. If your problem is mechanical, they can solve it. Surgical techniques are amazing. Breakdowns in known processes can be fixed.<p>But if the problem doesn&#x27;t fit those known processes, isn&#x27;t mechanical, and you are relying on doctor for real troubleshooting of problems, that is where it falls short. You can fall into the weird gap of talking to different specialists, trying to find someone who can pinpoint what is wrong. You try different treatments, you see what works. Sometimes you solve problems, sometimes you end up living your whole life managing symptoms.<p>And that isn&#x27;t all bad - better to manage symptoms than to live in misery, or not to live. But the word &#x27;over-rated&#x27; is quite accurate. It isn&#x27;t useless, it just is over-rated.