Why do you think Modern Medicine is NOT Holistic?

In the world of Twitter, people are accustomed to get their answers, build narratives in just 140 characters. From the position of PRO or AGAINST something, you have to build your argument in just few words to win the war of narratives.

Unfortunately, this leaves little room for a complicated and nuances subject like Health. You see all sorts of allegations of conspiracies by health regulators, pharmacies etc. But if I were to engage in discussion with any of these conspiracy theorists — 140 characters would be seriously limiting my ability to explain the nuances of health science.

Why do I say health science — because neither biology, nor physics or chemistry actually represent the science of human health.

I know — by this very sentence — you are armed with your 140 character response to “destroy” me. So I call upon no less that a nobel laurate to say the same thing. This topic itself needs elaboration, but I’ll keep it for another piece.

Stupendous Success of Modern Medicine

Modern medicine has built a narrative for itself — backed by some stupendous results in the recent human history.

The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics has saved many lives and significantly contributed to the control of infectious diseases that were the leading causes of human morbidity and mortality for most of human existence.

However — It is pertinent to note that the knowledge and exposure to antibiotics was not confined to “modern antibiotics era”. At least two evidences were found where the human skeletal remains showed the presence of tetracycline in premodern era. The traces of tetracycline, for example, have been found in human skeletal remains from ancient Sudanese Nubia dating back to 350–550 CE. The postulated intake of tetracycline in these populations possibly had a protective effect because the rate of infectious diseases documented in the Sudanese Nubian population was low.

Modern medicine has made remarkable achievements, from antibiotics and insulin to chemotherapy and advanced surgeries, saving countless lives and controlling infectious diseases.

What’s Wrong Then?

But here comes the most pertinent question — Despite all this advances and achievements, why do you think Modern medicine is NOT holistic?

There is a small segment that believes there are no shortcomings in modern medicine, but I doubt they have firsthand experience of people suffering from chronic conditions, many syndromes or even knowledge about 1000+ syndromes that remain untreated till date.

I ask the rest of you — Why do you think modern medicine is NOT holistic?

They all recognise the inadequacy and agree that something is lacking, but it is difficult to comprehend, far difficult to put up in verbal arguments.

The best response I got is that it is not holistic because it simply provides sympromatic relief. Yet, this is a feeble and unconvincing argument.

I have used every single diagnostic technique available in contemporary medicine when I suffered from the severest form of Fibromyalgia for 2 long years. Hence, criticising a discipline from which I actively seek assistance will come across as hypocritical.

People sense a deficit, but they are unsure of the reason for their complaints about Modern medicine.

They would blabber about holistic therapies like yoga, herbal medicine, and this therapy or that, but as I said, none of those practises have the credentials to cure as many ailments as contemporary medicine.

As a result, a sizable population of people who experience various chronic diseases and disorders fail to voice their opinions on social media.

They are unsure of what they dislike about the current system and what exactly they are complaining about.

I’ve seen many fibromyalgia/ME/CFS people complain — I deserve a diagnosis. (According to statistics, these illnesses take about 6 months to diagnose.)

However, receiving a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia or MECFS merely serves to confirm that you do not have any life-threatening condition. You are still suffering alone even after a diagnosis because there is no cure in medical science.

So What’s the Answer

The goal of this article was not for me to give you an answer. My goal was to provoke you to think. By asking for an answer, you are falling into the same trap of quick culture.

You are dealing with the most complex and intelligent creation of this universe — a Living Human being.

I definitely have the answer that I gathered over years of studies and personal experience. This helped me cure my 2 years long severest form of Fibormyalgia in 20 shorts days of doing a certain treatment.

But the answer is long, really long. I need to break your very framework of understanding. I need to tell you that — health research is very different from amazon product research.

For the time being, keep thinking and come up with your versions of the answer to the question — Why do you think Modern Medicine is NOT holistic?

A probing mind is the first step to find the answer.