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Holistic healthcare - what and who
Baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are the largest population group who need medical care more than ever. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies are focused on which pills, potions or surgeries baby boomer seniors are likely to use in the next 30 to 40 years. Ironically, most people tend to worry about their health after something important happens. The truth is, if we consistently take care of our health, the aging process has little impact. Baby boomers express concern about better health more than previous generations. However, many people don't know where they...
Holistic healthcare - what and who
Baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are the largest population group who need medical care more than ever. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies are focused on which pills, potions or surgeries baby boomer seniors are likely to use in the next 30 to 40 years. Ironically, most people tend to worry about their health after something important happens. The truth is, if we consistently take care of our health, the aging process has little impact.
Baby boomers express concern about better health more than previous generations. However, many do not know where to find information and options other than Traditional Western Medicine (TWM).
Few people research the plethora of side effects for prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications—not to mention that prescription and over-the-counter medications are formulated to take over and hijack your body's biochemistry. Prescription and OTC medications force blood pressure to go lower/higher or force the liver to stop producing healthy cholesterol. In fact, prescription or over-the-counter medications disrupt normal human metabolism, and that is one of the reasons why prescription medications kill people. Yet conventional medical professionals rely on propaganda about the unknown side effects of holistic health care to convince people that only prescription or over-the-counter medications are safe. It's NOT that they're afraid of the side effects of holistic health care - they're afraid of people getting well, and it won't be their job to prescribe lifelong pills and potions. Western medicine is profit-oriented.
If everyone knew they could prevent illness and gain peace of mind with plant extracts, medicinal herbs, natural vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements, the pharmaceutical and medical industries would collapse overnight.
o The World Health Organization estimates that between 65 and 80 percent of the world's population (approximately 3 billion people) rely on naturopathic or homeopathic medicine as their primary form of health care.
o Worldwide only 10 to 30 percent of people use traditional medicine, 70 to 90 percent use naturopathic and homeopathic health care.
o 74 percent of the American population wants a natural approach to healthcare.
o Of the one in three Americans who say they have used natural techniques, 84 percent said they would use them again.
o Traditional Chinese Medicine has been selected by the World Health Organization for worldwide dissemination to meet the health needs of the 21st century.
o The US government promotes the use of acupuncture in drug rehabilitation programs.
o "In a [Mayo Clinic] study of 50 patients, six acupuncture treatments administered over two to three weeks significantly improved their pain and fatigue symptoms." Time, 2005
o “Americans visit more holistic health care providers (about 600 million per year) than doctors and spend more money out of pocket to do so, about $30 billion per year, according to recent estimates.” News Week, 12/2002
o "A recent study by the American Massage Therapy Association found that 28 percent of people have received a massage from a massage therapist in the past five years, up from 17 percent in 1997. Eighteen percent reported receiving a massage in the past 12 months. That's up 10 percent from what was reported in 1997." American Massage Therapy Association, 8/2002.
Holistic health practices include:
o Acupuncture
o Aromatherapy/flower essences
o Ayurvedic medicine
o Bio feedback
o Chelation therapy
o Chiropractic
o Essential oils
o Guided imagery
o Herbalism/herbal remedies
o Homeopathy
o Hydrotherapy
o Hypnosis/self-hypnosis
o Iridology
o Massage
o Meditation/Visualization
o Healing of mind, body and spirit (using the subconscious mind)
o Exercise and exercise therapy
o Naturopathy
o Nutritional therapy
o Osteopathy
o Reiki/Energy Medicine
o Relaxation response
o Reflexology
o Therapeutic touch
o Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Every community has resources: natural food stores, natural vitamin and supplement stores: Hi Health, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods, Wild Oats Market, Trader Joe's, AJ's Fine Foods, the internet directories.
o Holistic Health Care Provider Directory – New directory for holistic health care products. http://www.holisticseek.com/
o Holistic Junction: business directory
Holistic Junction, your path to holistic practitioners, massage therapy http://www.holisticjunction.com
o Holistic Health Care Online: A search directory for reputable practitioners by state, country, city, http://www.holistichealthcare.com
o Florida Health & Fitness Directory ... Holistic Health Care: Naturopathy and Preventive Medicine Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Homeopathy, Shiatsu, ... http://www.floridasmart.com/business/health/index.htm
o Holistic Health Links and New Age Links from Share Guide. ... Healthlinks.net – Healthcare portal and directory with over 70200 unique links. … http://www.shareguide.com/links.html
o American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) – Resource Lists. Members who work in partnership with their patients and promote a holistic approach to wellness. …
o Metaphysical Healing – Mind, Body, Spirit, Genesis Consultants, Inc.
Last, but not least, do not be intimidated by traditional doctors, pharmacists or your family and best friends into thinking that your life is in danger if you use holistic remedies or alternative practitioners.
The Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 284 On July 26, 2000, he published an article documenting the tragedy of the Traditional Western Medicine (TWM) paradigm. The author, Dr. Barbara Starfield, of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, describes how the U.S. health care system can contribute to poor health. Doctors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, causing 250,000 deaths each year.
This information is a continuation of the December 1999 Institute of Medicine report, but it was difficult to reference the data because it was not in a peer-reviewed journal. It now appears in JAMA, the world's largest-circulation medical journal.
DEATHS PER YEAR:
1. 12,000 —– unnecessary operations
2. 7,000 —–medication errors in hospitals
3. 20,000 —-other errors in hospitals
4. 80,000 infections in hospitals
5. 106,000 – error-free, negative effects of medication
250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic - deaths caused in a patient by a doctor's activity, manner or therapy, especially a complication of treatment causes - is outrageous!! Yet the majority of people continue to trust the medical profession to “cure” them, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Out of 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United States ranks 12th (second from bottom) on average for 16 available health indicators. The USA's ranking according to several indicators was:
o 13th (last) for low birth weight percentages
o 13. for neonatal mortality and total infant mortality 14
o 11. for post-neonatal mortality
o 13. for potentially lost years of life (excluding external causes)
o 11th for life expectancy at 1 year for women, 12th for men
o 10th for life expectancy at 15 years for women, 12th for men
o 10th for life expectancy at 40 years for women, 9th for men
o 7th for life expectancy at 65 years for women, 7th for men
o 3. for life expectancy at 80 years for women, 3. for men
o 10. for age-adjusted mortality
The poor performance of U.S. doctors was recently confirmed by a World Health Organization study that used different data and ranked the United States 15th out of 25 developed countries.