Think about it - eating toxic food takes away your energy, taking medications robs your body, mind and spirit. Your personality changes.
For example, when someone in pain takes medication instead of assisting the body, if need be, in repairing and rejuvenation, their tolerance, patience and resilience are lowered. It's amazing that the body is still capable of repairing itself when the whole signaling is numbed. Yet, I wonder, how well the body is repaired, as there are so many processes going inside all the time - it may not do a good job after all.
When I see inflammation in my body, I do not stop it, as I know my body is burning toxins. Instead, I try to figure out what caused it and how to assist myself. Sometimes, I even do nothing - let my body do what it knows best.
In not so distant past, I used to eat or drink without fully appreciating the taste of what I had. Now, I have become like a wine taster - I concentrate on what I'm consuming, one small sip or bine at a time. Time extends again! :)