Disease Care is not Health Care

The point is that disease care is not health care. In health care, quality of life is of paramount importance. Not so with disease care, where the focus is only on eliminating or controlling the disease. In the latter stages this may entail using very invasive measures that can be extremely costly. More than half of a hospital bill is accrued in the last five days of a patient’s life. The allopathic training is focused along these lines. If a patient complains of a headache, the first thing thought of might be a brain tumor. In reality, the patient may be under too much stress or is eating foods they are allergic to. It could be the the best treatment would be rest and massage and perhaps some dietary modifications.

At Harvard Medical School, 98% of the time is spent on 2% of the rarest diseases. Statistics show that our results with this approach are questionable since the United States leads the world in chronic degenerative disease and we spend twice as much money on "health care" as the number two country. Obviously there is not a correlation between the amount of money spent and positive results. While it seems obvious changes need to be made, I believe the most logical place to start is in empowering the public with good health information so they can make better choices if they so desire. Interestingly, there is much opposition to this approach. Unfortunately, people are on their own to educate themselves and figure out what makes sense and what doesn’t. The good news is there are a lot of good books available if one wants to sift through them. There are also audiotapes, health newsletters, etc., that are available. These types of resources can save a person a lot of time by condensing information.

So, step one is to start thinking health and health education. View your symptoms as warning signs that something is wrong and make a commitment to strive to make improvements. Be patient with yourself and don’t try huge changes overnight. Small improvements continuously is a better approach. There will be additional information on this web site to assist you with your efforts.

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