The Growing War Between Modern Medicine and Your Health
If Americans become healthier, there will be fewer jobs.
Maybe this is why modern medicine drags its feet when it comes to preventive medicine.
Across the country, trust in institutions that were established to guard our health has fallen to an all-time low. According to an article in 2004 in the Harvard Public Health Review, this country is having a "crisis of confidence".
Patients don't trust insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, or their physicians. Physicians, in turn, are skeptical of clinic and hospital administrators. The situation has not improved in past years and has probably further deteriorated.
Modern medicine is an industry that wants more, not less, disease to treat. Most doctors aren't interested in disease prevention -- conventional medicine is quick to dismiss any truly preventive therapies saying they are unproven and requiring more study.
Still, an estimated 38 percent of U.S. adults, along with 12 percent of children, use some type of complementary and alternative medicine, according to a new U.S. government survey.
Complementary and alternative medicine refers to a wide-ranging collection of medical and health care systems, practices and products that aren't generally considered conventional medicine. They include vitamin and herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic treatment and acupuncture.
For the survey, more than 23,300 adults were interviewed about their use of complementary and alternative medicine. More than 9,400 were also asked about their children's use of complementary and alternative medicine.
The survey found that the use of techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, massage therapy, and yoga increased significantly. The most common supplements used by adults are omega 3 fats, glucosamine, and ginseng.
Other findings from the survey showed that more women than men use complementary and alternative medicine (42.8 percent versus 33.5 percent). Older, more educated and wealthier adults also used complementary and alternative medicine in greater numbers.
It's no wonder that 38 percent of American adults have opted for alternative medicine. Where else can the public turn? Many patients are belittled when they tell their doctors they are taking dietary supplements instead of prescription drugs.
Americans are increasingly distrustful of prescription medicines. According to a 2005 poll, 35 percent of Americans who were prescribed drugs didn't take them because they wanted to save money, and another 28 percent didn't take them because of "frightening" side effects.
It is becoming increasingly clear that conventional medicine is working against the public welfare. Americans are embracing alternative medicine for its focus on health versus illness, prevention versus cure. People are hungry for a holistic alternative in which they feel treated like people, rather than diseases.
Does this new paradigm really mean that modern medicine has to be at war with the public? Do you have to sacrifice your relationship with your physician in order to embrace new forms of health care? As the public demand for complementary and alternative medicine grows, a new and different type of provider will emerge. It is your job as a proactive individual to evaluate what is moving you toward better health, and what isn't -- and that includes your relationship with your doctor.
If you have found that rare doctor who is getting involved in prevention or nutrition, you have found a jewel.
Hang on to that one!
Sources:
U.S. News December 10, 2008
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/12/10/38-of-us-adults-use-alternative-treatments.html
National Health Federation
http://www.thenhf.com/
LewRockwell.com December 13, 2008
http://www.lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi99.html
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