Avoid doctors to stay healthy & alive!
Have you read the recent Associated Press story about the cost of prescription errors? According to the article, 1.5 million Americans are injured every year because the wrong drug was administered. That figure is actually a conservative one! According to the report, it only takes into account the drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and Medicare out-patients. Drug mistakes in doctors' offices should be added to that figure. Plus, patients also make mistakes and mix up their drugs.
For the most part, we can blame the doctors who prescribe the wrong drugs or the wrong dosages, pharmacists who fill prescriptions with the wrong drugs or dosages, and nurses in hospitals who give the wrong drugs or dosages to the wrong patients. We can also blame the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for allowing acceptable levels of human suffering and death in order to bring drugs to market. But, that's a whole other issue!
Two years ago, a report (Death by Medicine) showed that errors by doctors were the leading cause of death! Over 700,000 deaths were caused by medical caregivers. More than 100,000 less were caused by heart attacks. If you have a heart attack, you must now decide if you want to take a chance that the heart attack will kill your or the doctor. It looks like the doctor is the greatest health threat!
If you think drug errors are limited to the U.S., here's some food for thought.
Non-U.S. doctors kill people, too
In 2000, Israeli physicians went on strike to protest a wage contract the government was trying to impose on them. Emergency rooms and other essential care facilities did not close down. The result? A significant (and expected) decline in deaths. According to the article in the British Medical Journal, the same drop in deaths happened when the doctors went on strike in 1983.
During the 1960s, Canadian physicians went on strike, only to see mortality rates drop. As did the rate of deaths in a South American country when their doctors walked out.
You don't have to be a statistician to see the connection between NOT seeing a doctor and staying healthy!
3 ways to long-term health
We should be looking at long-term cures for our health problems. Our society has become enchanted with the concept of instant cures. Our bodies didn't instantly get the way they are, so we shouldn't look for instant gratification. Here are some things you might want to consider instead of running to the doctor with every complaint.
Change your lifestyle. Don't do things that cause anxiety. That includes friends, co-workers and relatives who drag you down or don't have a positive attitude.
Eat right. Stop eating food found in the center aisles of the supermarket. These aisles are loaded with prepackaged foods that are filled with preservatives, toxins and potentially harmful additives. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store. That's where you'll find fresh foods. Get most of your foods from the produce section. Buy as much organic food as you can afford.
Move. Get a rebounder (small trampoline) and start jumping. We purchased a top-of-the-line folding Needak Soft-Bounce Rebounder with a stabilizer bar. Go to Needak's site to buy one. Compared to other exercise equipment, the rebounder is a real bargain. Our rebounder, soft case and stabilizer bar was only $269.95. I'll tell you more about health benefits of rebounders in a future blog.
Real health comes from within, not from drugs and medical treatments. Read my blogs about ending acid reflux and GERD. The blogs are really about balancing your body's pH level, which also puts an end to acid reflux:
Burp! How to prevent & stop GERD
Acidic foods can stop acid reflux and GERD
More food tips to halt acid reflux
By balancing your pH, you will help create a healthy body for today and the years to come. Start now; it's never too late! If you continue to depend on doctors and drugs, you may live to a ripe old age but be miserable and have many health issues. Which scenario do you prefer?
Additional sources:
BMJ. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1561
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.htm
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I am not a doctor and have no medical training.
The information in this blog is not intended
to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Statements made on this blog
have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Consult a healthcare professional before using any products,
treatments or exercises mentioned on this blog.
"Let food be thy medicine and
medicine be thy food" - Hippocrates
For the most part, we can blame the doctors who prescribe the wrong drugs or the wrong dosages, pharmacists who fill prescriptions with the wrong drugs or dosages, and nurses in hospitals who give the wrong drugs or dosages to the wrong patients. We can also blame the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for allowing acceptable levels of human suffering and death in order to bring drugs to market. But, that's a whole other issue!
Two years ago, a report (Death by Medicine) showed that errors by doctors were the leading cause of death! Over 700,000 deaths were caused by medical caregivers. More than 100,000 less were caused by heart attacks. If you have a heart attack, you must now decide if you want to take a chance that the heart attack will kill your or the doctor. It looks like the doctor is the greatest health threat!
If you think drug errors are limited to the U.S., here's some food for thought.
Non-U.S. doctors kill people, too
In 2000, Israeli physicians went on strike to protest a wage contract the government was trying to impose on them. Emergency rooms and other essential care facilities did not close down. The result? A significant (and expected) decline in deaths. According to the article in the British Medical Journal, the same drop in deaths happened when the doctors went on strike in 1983.
During the 1960s, Canadian physicians went on strike, only to see mortality rates drop. As did the rate of deaths in a South American country when their doctors walked out.
You don't have to be a statistician to see the connection between NOT seeing a doctor and staying healthy!
3 ways to long-term health
We should be looking at long-term cures for our health problems. Our society has become enchanted with the concept of instant cures. Our bodies didn't instantly get the way they are, so we shouldn't look for instant gratification. Here are some things you might want to consider instead of running to the doctor with every complaint.
Change your lifestyle. Don't do things that cause anxiety. That includes friends, co-workers and relatives who drag you down or don't have a positive attitude.
Eat right. Stop eating food found in the center aisles of the supermarket. These aisles are loaded with prepackaged foods that are filled with preservatives, toxins and potentially harmful additives. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store. That's where you'll find fresh foods. Get most of your foods from the produce section. Buy as much organic food as you can afford.
Move. Get a rebounder (small trampoline) and start jumping. We purchased a top-of-the-line folding Needak Soft-Bounce Rebounder with a stabilizer bar. Go to Needak's site to buy one. Compared to other exercise equipment, the rebounder is a real bargain. Our rebounder, soft case and stabilizer bar was only $269.95. I'll tell you more about health benefits of rebounders in a future blog.
Real health comes from within, not from drugs and medical treatments. Read my blogs about ending acid reflux and GERD. The blogs are really about balancing your body's pH level, which also puts an end to acid reflux:
Burp! How to prevent & stop GERD
Acidic foods can stop acid reflux and GERD
More food tips to halt acid reflux
By balancing your pH, you will help create a healthy body for today and the years to come. Start now; it's never too late! If you continue to depend on doctors and drugs, you may live to a ripe old age but be miserable and have many health issues. Which scenario do you prefer?
Additional sources:
BMJ. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1561
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.htm
I am not a doctor and have no medical training.
The information in this blog is not intended
to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Statements made on this blog
have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Consult a healthcare professional before using any products,
treatments or exercises mentioned on this blog.
medicine be thy food" - Hippocrates
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