@mlurp,
I still worry. No doubt my son was trained in medical school about all the latest and greatest drugs. But he still called last winter with a sore throat and I had to remind him that he should gargle with warm salt water. Which he later jubilantly reported to me worked really well. And we cannot blame young Doctors as medical school is a very tough long haul . One in which they are rushed to learn all they have to know.
They are taught what the powers that be want them to know , and nothing more. Which means they are taught don't give them any drugs if you can help it. But if a patient whines give them drugs. They are not taught that many age old home remedies work just as well. Those ways are being lost in favor of profits to drug companies.
Just like active bacteria found in milk , yogurt, or cottage cheese can and will take care of most stomach problems. But we over pasteurize everything now days and all that Nexum and prilosec would have never been sold if Doctors knew a yogurt a day could keep the doctor away. The medical benefits of apple cider and vinegar are many and wonderful. But you can't find a doctor who will prescribe those now days.
My daughter has been a pharmacist for four years now. She dislikes so much what most drugs are made from and what they do that she is trying to start her studies to be a Holistic Doctor. But finding the classes even to get that degree are difficult. They are not encouraged and offered by most medical colleges.