Going to the doctor will seriously undermine your health. The best thing you can earn from medical care is a slow and devitalizing poison and at worst an abrupt death. The bulk of medical school training consists of memorizing what medications correspond to apparent symptoms. The average medical student receives less than 20 hours of nutrition education in over 4 years of schooling. In the past some medical schools accorded only a single course in nutrition.
In other words, people in healthcare don't know jacksh*t about food and nutrition. Meanwhile your diet, and your diet before all else, is the key to health.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” ~Hippocrates
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” ~Proverb
"Nutrition is the only remedy that can bring full recovery and can be used with any treatment. Remember, food is our best medicine!" ~Bernard Jensen
"The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." ~ Ann Wigmore
“Man is What He Eats” ~Lucretius
I come from a German family and my parent's diet consists mainly of deli meats, sausages, cheeses, butter, potatoes, breads and sugars.
My father used to tell me that no man of our bloodline has breached the age of 60 years. My grand-father died at the age of 56 from stomach cancer. My father had bladder cancer, a plethora of emergency visits to the hospital. One harrowing near-death scene was a case of Pericardial effusion (fluid around the heart). High blood pressure, high cholesterol, you name it!
My father lost the function of his kidneys over 10 years ago. I gave him one of mine and that went alright for awhile but eventually ceased to function. He is now on dialysis and thankfully has breached the 60 year age resistance line for the men in my family tree.
More on that story in a previous post of mine.
One of the worst parts about all this was that my father's doctor actively fought against the advice I was giving him about what foods to eat and avoid. They said that my suggestions were dangerous and that he should stick to the conventional food pyramid or that he might die. Damn fools, actually they are worse than fools; I would call them sellout wretches.
I don't think I can ever forgive the healthcare industry. What they've done and continue to do is shameful and reprehensible. 1 out of every 370 people admitted to a hospital dies due to medical errors. In the U.S 100,000 people die every year due to medical errors. But by far the largest number of hospitalizations and deaths occur from drugs that are prescribed "properly" by physicians and taken as directed. About 2,460 people per week die from drugs that were "properly" prescribed. That is over 128,000 a year! Totaling 228,000 healthcare related deaths in the U.S alone; imagine worldwide!
Stay the hell away from these assassins. I would only rely on them for emergency physical trauma injuries alone, serious flesh wounds, broken bones, etc, other than that they are an international scourge.
My mother went in to the hospital a couple of years ago because of shortness of breath. The doctors recommended emergency bypass surgery immediately. I was working nights back then and didn't get in touch with them quickly enough to stop it. My mother and father agreed and the surgery was performed; resulting in a stroke and permanent brain damage. My mother can barely read and use a computer now. Isn't that great? She still has shortness of breath though so that's a relief. The healthcare system now has both my parents on a leash with all the medications they are told to take.
I have a sister also. She went to the doctor because she had bad acne and was prescribed Accutane, a powerful drug treatment for acne. Eating a healthier diet was just too dangerous I suppose. Accutane has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts. Sure enough a couple of years later the acne cleared but my sister spent many sorrowful months with a crippling depression. The doctors have her on other medications for that now.
Visiting a doctor is very much like going to a cheating car mechanic who breaks something else in the engine in order for you to come back for more "repair" work later on.
These are just the personal stories that I've been exposed to. I am certain that anyone reading this has their own share of intimate experiences.
Yearly physicals are an utter waste of time and money. You don't need them. If you have the flu or something just chill out, rest and drink some water. Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and fresh herbs. Go see a homeopathic or holistic specialist if you need to. Get some sunlight and fresh air for God's sake.
It is instinctive for most animals to hide and seek solitude when they get sick or when injured. They hide, fast and wait. That is probably the best thing humans can do too. Much better than risking an even greater catastrophe by paying a trip to your family doctor to prostrate yourself at their feet and kneel at the altar of death.
*If you are a medical person or working inside the system; I wholeheartedly acknowledge the challenges you face. I hope and encourage you to do your part in bringing compassion, common sense, wisdom and sanity to your profession.