Is the healthcare industry a scam just like organized religion?
June 24th, 2009 by Kevin Masterson
With all the debate about healthcare reform going on right now, not
much is being said about what is essential to reform.? 1. A focus on
wellness and prevention by the healthcare provider.? 2. Personal
responsibility and empowerment of the patient.? Without those two
elements, it will just be more of the same.

Recently I had a go round with Western medicine, which happens about
every 10 years and I am always amazed at how little it has advanced.
However, since the focus is on sickness rather than wellness, what
else can be expected?? I sought treatment for back pain as a result of
a car accident. Before going to this MD, I had been receiving
treatments from a chiropractor, an acupuncturist and doing yoga to
heal my back. The doctor suggested trigger point injections. The
first injection gave me some discomfort, then the pain eventually went
away, so I thought maybe this isnt so bad. The second injection
inflamed the injury so much he prescribed muscle relaxants and pain
killers to overcome the pain from his treatment! I have returned to my
chiropractor who is treating the cause (injury) rather than the effect
(pain) and will soon return to yoga.? Little by little the pain is
subsiding and I am mobile again.

What is disturbing is the way we are taught to think about our own
health in this country. The doctor is responsible for our health, just
like the priest or minister is responsible for our spiritual
salvation. Do what they say and everything will be okay. Therefore we
dont have to take care of ourselves or look at our actions, as they
will handle it.? I have a lot of personal experience in both areas.
My father was a doctor and I was raised in a very devout Catholic
family.

Fortunately for me, my Dad was more progressive in that he didnt use
a lot of {*filter*} or invasive treatment. He realized the roles diet and
exercises played in a persons health and shared this information with
his patients. He also didnt blindly follow the teachings of the
Catholic Church and taught me to think for myself.

I recently watched Michael Moores movie Sicko and was struck by the
power that people give their doctors.? Granted, there are some very
good doctors and some people are genuinely sick and need treatment.
However, how they became sick is usually not addressed.? Is it diet??
Environment? Sicko should be shown to everyone as a double feature
alongside Super Size Me. It saddens me when I see loved ones getting
older and relying more on their doctors guidance for their health.
They take so many pills and then take more to counteract the effects
of the first ones.? My mother was a nurse. She doesnt take
medication, has always watched her diet and been very active.

The problem (what problem do you want to say These days or something
before?) is there is little profit to be made in wellness in the
healthcare system in this country. Just as churches keep their
followers coming back because they are sinners, doctors keep their
patients coming back because they are sick. It is the same with the
failing auto industry cars keep breaking down so they have to be
repaired.? They are bigger than necessary and consume too much fuel,
just like a lot of people in this country.

This is not meant as a criticism of people who have health issues. It
is the system that needs to be reformed so that people become more
aware of their options. When catsup is classified as a vegetable in
the school system you know we are in trouble. ?The problem is a lack
of education as well as a resistance to change. Healthcare and often
teach us to ignore our instincts and to trust someone who knows
more.? I remember when I first started reading books on diet,
holistic health, yoga, meditation, self help, etc., some people
considered me either crazy or evil.

My fathers illness and death was an early wake up call for me. He was
sick for many, many years.? He was on so much medication at the end of
his life became so weak that he lost his will to live, slipped into a
coma and died.? It was a horrible experience that can be prevented for
many if they just become more aware of their choices.

The doctor cant make us healthy, just like the priest or minister
cant give us spiritual salvation. Those answers are inside of each of
us and the choices we make each day.

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