messed-up medicine

there are many myths on the dangers of modern medicine, like they reduce bone mass, or have several severe side effects when taken or applied. A common drug that we take, Panadol, consists of paracetamol, which can be said to have bone mass reducing 'capabilities' according to 'ancient folklore from housewives'. Aspirin, a painkiller, as diagnosed by modern medicine can cause a build up of stomach acid, and must be taken with another medicine to reduce its devastating impacts it has on the stomach.

In my life, I have always been ill-advised not to take too much medicine of any kind. either way, I was told that taking medicines of any form is bad for health, somehow, due to the various side effects it has.

But then again, if taking it damages my health a little but i still get to live, why not? why choose to die when i can choose to damage my health a little for living longer??

these folklore and thinking, totally makes no sense.