Sensible and Limited use of Medicine

A few modern medicines are very important and can save life.But no medicines is needed for most sickness.Our body itself can usually fight off sickness with rest,good food,and perhaps some simple home remedies.If diet is wrong,medicine is of no use.If diet is right,medicine is of no need.
  People depend on medicine they do not need forgetting that,there is no medicine that does not have some risk in its use.
 Three common health problems for which people require medicines they do not need are[a]The common cold,[b]Minor cough and[c]Diarrhea.
 The common cold is best treated by resting,drinking lots of liquids,and at the same,most taking aspirin,tetracycline,and other antibiotics do not help at all.
 For minor coughs or even more severe coughs with think mucus or phlegm,drinking a lot of water will loosen mucus and ease the cough faster and better than cough syrup.Also breathing warm vapour brings greater relief than depending on cough syrup or other medicines that we do not need
 When some medicines are used too often for minor problems,they loose their power to fight dangerous sickness.Medicines are often used too much,both by doctors and ordinary people.This is unfortunate for main reasons.
1.It is wasteful
2.It make people depend on something they do not need and often cannot afford.