By changing the misrepresented cause, the effect will not change. This principle, or law of cause and effect, is unwavering in its expression. The cause will always produce its effect and the effect will always be produced by its cause. Taking medication with the sole purpose to make the symptom, or effect, go away is like blowing at the smoke to put out the fire. We are numbing the signal for change without acknowledging its purpose or cause.
Every symptom has a purpose.
Fever destroys bacteria, viruses, and toxins, nausea and vomiting remove dangerous substances from our bodies, and pain alerts us to potential danger. If we were to maintain our automobile with this same mentality we would find ourselves quickly stuck on the side of the road. In a vitalistic model of health-care, we ask a different question. Health and disease do not come by accident. They are definite effects of definite causes.