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Let me extend the query, is "modern medicine" overrated. Modern technology + western like urban lifestyle changed how we live.. and how much medicine we think we need.

Walking in the woods is probably as effective as the average anti depressant. Good physical activity too.

But we sell that modern life is great and that ailments are normal and that thanks to the medical field we have all these solutions.. that we probably didn't need in the first place.

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Regular exercise, good diet and quality sleep prevent/solve most health problems.

If exercise were in pill form, it'd be the most valuable pill.

That leSs down the dangerous road that many who are against universal healthcare go down (not saying you were implying it). That most health problems are caused by poor decisions.

These are the top 10 causes of death.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

How many of those could be prevented by good diet, quality sleep and exercise?

You can't prevent death, only prolong life.

Most of those causes are accelerated by poor diet, poor sleep and lack of exercise.

Too bad gravity is free

> Walking in the woods is probably as effective as the average anti depressant

citation very fucking needed.

Here is one of the top google scholar links I found.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-200939060...

Sure, for that specific situation maybe physical activity is a good solution.

But what's next? Anti-vaxxer stupidity?

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