Do You Always Believe Everything Your Doctor Tells You?

There comes the times when Doctors are the blessing and irreplaceable. These times are when we have accidents, get sick or driven psychologically toward that face lift or tummy tuck. When I was young, a doctor visit was far more mysterious than the predictive present. Today, I feel much like an automobile as we go in now for procedures much like; a brake job or replacement part, troubleshooting or diagnostics.

I always thought it was fascinating that repair jobs at dealer service centers are looked up in the book, numbered and coded, metered for time for labor, cost and even that 'mark up' on parts. Interesting that over the years the system grew more sophisticated and detailed, while automotive pales fairly in its complexities in comparison to the field of medicine. After reading such books as "The China Study" (T. Colin Campbell), you can't help from noticing much of the same reluctance on intuition of the Doctor, as it is all written for them, this symptom, and this pharmaceutical. Most Doctors have been indoctrinated for so long in Medical school that these drugs are the "Healers" of our time, they have lost sight in Faith, that when the body is given what it needs, it can heal itself.

What is further a mystery (only because it's not talked about) is that our third cause of death in this country "IS" death resulting from these drugs and or miss-diagnosis.

Meanwhile, we are spending trillions annually for medical care in this country and we are no better off in health than we were 30 years ago. When we as individuals take responsibility for our health through awareness, education and lifestyle, we will exceed beyond our mile in both wellness and medical technology (More on responsibility in another article).

If you watch television, you can't help but notice the latest pharmaceutical commercials offering a secondary heart or depression pill to accompany the one you are already taking. And, "Side effects from thins medication can include headaches, constipation, dizziness and even sudden death. Talk with your Doctor and find out if our drugs will work for you". I love the new ending that says "If you can't afford your medication, contact us and we will help you", Oh, My god.

Well, if any of this provides significance, let me clear up why it appears this way. IT IS this way!

While Medical Doctors spend 6-10 years behind their books, most of them are the last to know those books contain a flow of Dogma, packed by the AMA and the Pharmaceutical Companies who profit by our American indulgence of quick fixes and lazy lifestyles. The Medical INDUSTRY in itself has to take account that it is A BUSINESS. The entire industry today is riddled in policies, protocols and procedures that have become routine, inflicted upon the human public and then documented. If you are a 53 year old American Male, and the day you have your annual exam, you are a little nervous and the blood pressure is up a bit that day, YOU qualify immediately for blood pressure medication. Doctors are mandated to "Go by the BOOK", so they must at least disclaim before letting you out the door. This is simply to cover their butts because of industry and insurance standards. INSURANCE STANDARDS? YES! I won't even go into it right now.