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Dr. Forgey - a local Chiropractor here in Vancouver made a great observation about the current state of health care. Here is what he says:

The State of Health Care

There is a real problem growing in the so-called health care system. One that is frightening to those of us who are involved in the delivery of health care. The problem is that as much as some people like to attack medicine and its shortcomings and dangers, the fact is that medical practice is becoming more and more effective every year. Now some may be wondering how that is a problem. If drugs are becoming more effective and less harmful, isn’t that good? If the side effects of drugs are being diminished, isn’t that beneficial? If surgical procedures are safer today than they were 10-15 years ago, isn’t that wonderful? If scientific medicine is able to develop new drugs that can relieve peoples’ ills for longer and longer periods of time, isn’t that progress? Shouldn’t we be thankful? Well, in a sense it is helpful but not in the long run. If all we are doing is relieving peoples symptoms but not making them healthier, are we really making a difference?

The greatest danger of medicine is that it works. It relieves symptoms, treats disease and makes you feel better to the point that you think you are better. Unfortunately, it has little to do with health. Mastering bypass surgery will not encourage us to live healthier lives, which may lead to healthier hearts and thus prevent the very need for surgery. Health is the real need. People need to know that true health comes from within. It consist of doing those things necessary to be healthy including eating right, getting the proper rest, exercising, keeping the body from pollutants and maintaining a positive mental attitude.

I found a few other articles on the Internet that are also thought provoking.

Natural Health Alternative for Cholesterol Drugs - A Chinese supplement, red yeast rice, is a natural remedy for lowering cholesterol and preventing heart attacks. Studies have showed that 5000 Chinese heart attack patients who were taking red yeast rice pills cut their risk of getting …

Holistic Health Care - Mind Body interactions - The world is gradually turning towards all natural healing and treatments after following the Western medicine system for ages. The popularity of holistic health care is due to the raised awareness created by environmentalists who have …

To Your Health

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Tags: chiropractor, Cholesterol, Health Care, health care system, natural remedy, positive mental attitude