I think a lot of illnesses have been caused by many changes in our NATURAL habits.How much of the fresh fruit, vegetables and salad we buy has been sprayed with chemicals, WE THINK ahh it looks good, so,it must taste good,and so it must be good for us.Organic is better.Most foods in packets jars and tins in supermarkets have additives,preservatives and colouring,we put things in our mouth because we believe what we are told by the officials that it is safe, and many times we find there is corruption involved.We live in environments that have changed, no fresh air (air conditioned, centrally heated with little ventilation).We drive everywhere,and the exercise we get is ,putting shopping into the car,walking to our mailbox, or taking the dog for a walk. Modern day living has changed with many advantages,but through our own ignorance we tend to ignore the disadvantages. Yes we do live longer and the medical sciences have advanced tremendiously.We also (possibly) eat more junk food,smoke more cigs and drink more alcohol.We tend to satisfy self with the latest gadgets to make us feel good rather than do charity work (me included)so we experience pleasure rather than joy,negative news depresses us which we love to voice.
No wonder we get ill and look for cures,better to find and treat the cause(s).
We buy a new car,we lovingly wash it polish it, service it ,then trade it in for a later model,pity we don,t care for ourselves as much cause we cannot trade us in ,we keep going till we get to the scrapper.