We have all heard about the healthcare agenda. Obesity is rising among the American population. Cancer is widespread than ever with 1 in 3 people. Cardiovascular diseases are going up. Lets not leave out all the political healthcare debate. The rising costs of healthcare. Medicare and Medicaid. The healthcare expanding our budget deficit. And finally the president’s plans to cut costs of healthcare by ensuring less frequent patient admissions. The list goes on and on with all the healthcare agenda and issues. So what happened to all the fuss about ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’? Right now the future looks grim for healthcare with an elderly population that outweighs the middle age income groups. My friends! We have got it all wrong! What we call the healthcare industry is the exact opposite. ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ are the two most crucial elements we need right now. And I can be honest with you, you will see plenty of it as you keep on following my blog. Let me show you how the rapidly emerging ‘Wellness Revolution’ plans on paving the way. The trick is to look for it in the right place.
Before we move on lets take a look with whats wrong with the current healthcare system? The purpose of a well functioning healthcare system is to make sure that the population of the country is healthy as a whole. So far our system has failed to do that. In fact it has done the exact opposite: set up a system that ensures frequent doctor visits and drug prescriptions. This is one of the highest in the United States.
The biggest reason for our healthcare problem lies in our mindset. What we call the ‘healthcare industry’ is actually the ‘sickness industry’ but we have failed to notice this because we have been conditioned by the media and society to fail to notice the obvious. No one wants to be a part of this industry. No one wants to visit doctors and hospitals unless we are sick. Yet we go to these institutions looking for a healthier life. It is ironic that we have placed the longevity and vitality of our lives in the medical community. It is about time we start looking elsewhere.
Few of us have been told that drugs just mask the symptoms of our disease and does nothing to treat our condition as a whole. Doctors just expect our body to recover. Our body heals through nutrition, rest and sleep. These are the natural processes by which we get back to shape. Surprisingly none of the doctors are trained in nutrition and completely fail to advice the patients on recovery. No wonder we have so many repeat visits to the doctor. The current trend has been a shift of patients to alternative medicine visiting Naturopathic Doctors who prescribe natural, herbal and homeopathic remedies. These treatments don’t compromise our overall health and speeds up the process of healing. Naturopathic treatments will be one of the growing fields of the ‘Wellness Revolution’. As a matter of fact a new health insurance system has been established that favors individuals who prefer holistic healing and a healthier lifestyle. Check it out at http://www.herbanwisdom.com/?p=76 . My first appointment with a naturopath took two hours to go over everything about my health. I mean everything! Just to show you how comprehensive and holistic the naturopathic approach is.
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ReplyDeleteI actually really like this. Cheers.
There are a few little things ("Before we move on lets take a look... healthcare system?" shouldn't end with a question mark, for instance), but by and large I like it.
I'd shoot for a bit more clarity on some bits. You make some pretty massive assertions, like that it's the "Sickness Industry," but there's not a whole lot of evidence besides lots of "doctor visits and drug prescriptions." I mean, I'd like to see fewer of those myself, but you gotta build a case about explicitly why "sickness industry" applies.
It's important to make your argument, for sure, but not all issues can be solved by rest. Antibiotics, chemo, etc are integral to modern CURES, not just treatments. It's a frightening industry, to be sure, but the whole thing isn't necessarily a sham.
Also, the claim that "the media and society train us not to see the obvious" is pretty controversial. That could be its own post, really... I'd say that direct-drug advertising is scary as all hell and institutionalizes the commercialization of health, but the assertion that all media and society conspires to keep us in the dark is pretty contentious.
...anyway, I'm late for our class! Despite the stuff up there, I like this and look forward to reading more of your stuff! Cheers!
I really understand where you're coming from, and it makes me very excited and happy to see that there are others out there who realize that popping pills for every suspicious symptom is NOT the way to cure our bodies of illness.
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked this point you made, that:
"No one wants to visit doctors and hospitals unless we are sick. Yet we go to these institutions looking for a healthier life. It is ironic that we have placed the longevity and vitality of our lives in the medical community."
I felt that your post was a wake-up call for all those people out there who rely way too much on modern medicine and doctor's visits for the simplest things.
My family is very into natural healing and relying on the body's natural resilience and strength. One of the very few times I visited a doctor, it was one who followed the naturopathic philosophy of treating the whole body, not just the sick part, because it is all inter-linked.
Natural healing alternatives are very much gaining momentum and people are gathering at such events like the Body, Mind and Spirit Expo (http://www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com/) to share their various methods of alternative healing.
As for the quality of writing, I think your strength lies in your ability to make strong, bold statements. The weakness of that ability is, as the previous comment points out, the risk of over-generalizing. But on the whole, I am very much interested in what you have to say.