The Balance of Power Causes Us All to Suffer
There is a balance between industries and common every day folks across all walks and aspects of life.
There is no doubt about it, big corporations have become very powerful.
They have developed influence in the political arena as part of their power structures.
Therefore, you have an industry that manufactures drugs.
Maybe, as rumour has it, they have wrapped their arms around a certain government regulatory agency.
Who knows? With this power, they can spend money on research and get 'approved' by this regulatory agency.
Then they can market their prescription medications for outrageous prices.
Yet, the natural remedies that currently exist have no such champion with big purse strings.
In fact, many of the big prescription drug remedies are nothing more than concentrated, synthetic copies of compounds that naturally exist in nature.
So, therefore, regular remedies that grow in the forest, desert or perhaps even in one's backyard can't get the stamp of approval from this unnamed government agency, as a substance that is proven to have this or that effect on health.
It's rather funny when you think about it.
But then, nature was there before any government and nature will be there after.
Interesting isn't it? Nature doesn't seem to require government approval.
But we spoke of a balance a few moments ago.
The power definitely seems to rest on one side of the equation.
But what is happening on the other side? Alternative healers, old books, herbal remedies and folk wisdom passed down through the ages are still out there and from them, many people learn to apply natural healing methods (that don't have that big stamp of approval from an authoritarian agency) to solve their health problems.
Because the costs of getting 'official' treatment and officially approved prescription meds now make the cost of getting said treatment beyond the reach of many.
In other cases, some people just know about simple things that work and they seem to work better, cost less and cause less trauma to the human body when implemented than the results derived from going through 'official' channels.
If you are a person who doesn't have unlimited wealth, what way are you likely to go?
There is no doubt about it, big corporations have become very powerful.
They have developed influence in the political arena as part of their power structures.
Therefore, you have an industry that manufactures drugs.
Maybe, as rumour has it, they have wrapped their arms around a certain government regulatory agency.
Who knows? With this power, they can spend money on research and get 'approved' by this regulatory agency.
Then they can market their prescription medications for outrageous prices.
Yet, the natural remedies that currently exist have no such champion with big purse strings.
In fact, many of the big prescription drug remedies are nothing more than concentrated, synthetic copies of compounds that naturally exist in nature.
So, therefore, regular remedies that grow in the forest, desert or perhaps even in one's backyard can't get the stamp of approval from this unnamed government agency, as a substance that is proven to have this or that effect on health.
It's rather funny when you think about it.
But then, nature was there before any government and nature will be there after.
Interesting isn't it? Nature doesn't seem to require government approval.
But we spoke of a balance a few moments ago.
The power definitely seems to rest on one side of the equation.
But what is happening on the other side? Alternative healers, old books, herbal remedies and folk wisdom passed down through the ages are still out there and from them, many people learn to apply natural healing methods (that don't have that big stamp of approval from an authoritarian agency) to solve their health problems.
Because the costs of getting 'official' treatment and officially approved prescription meds now make the cost of getting said treatment beyond the reach of many.
In other cases, some people just know about simple things that work and they seem to work better, cost less and cause less trauma to the human body when implemented than the results derived from going through 'official' channels.
If you are a person who doesn't have unlimited wealth, what way are you likely to go?
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