Archive for December, 2010

Is the doctor in, I think not. Private practice has changed over the years. Now, it seems to be at an all time low. The yearly exam which all insurance companies seem to want you to get has become nothing more then a referral system. The doctor has become the pez machine of the pharmaceutical companies.

The Exam

The exam most people go for each year can be done as well at a CVS. To obtain weight, blood pressure, heart rate and temperature reading you may have to wait two hours. The stethoscope is use for all of 2 minutes.

Many people have a scale and blood pressure cuff that also measures heart rate at home. Many know what the numbers mean, and really don’t have to wait hours see them. Some of the time is used on an appointment is for to share any troubling symptoms. From that you will probably get some referrals for additional tests. Then the staff or doctor will suggest you take your yearly flu shot and check if you are up-to-date on some vaccines.

This is not supposed to be urgent care, but preventive. The troubling part is it like being on a merry-go-round that goes in an endless circle. It is a round of tests, vaccines, and medication that keeps you spinning without a safe landing. Treating symptoms by catching a condition early keeps you depending on tablets, capsules or powders. To get healthy is your choice; the optimal ranges of glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol aren’t in a pill.

Lifestyle

What people need a lifestyle make over, which will eliminate most of their troubling symptoms. As we assert control over our lives the doctor will be within us. That is the way to protect your body the leading cause of decline is to keep clear of pharmaceutical mindset.

To protect our health it is urgent that we obtain the latest information on defensive and offensive ways of living. What has happened is the doctor is out and a hands on approach from him is going down the drain. The motto seems to be send the patient on to every specialist, who in turn can use all diagnostic tools at his disposal. Then give the patient an amply supply of drugs to address the possible condition.

What the current breed of doctor don’t seem to realize is the latest pharmaceutical formula doesn’t address the cause, just the symptom. Being compliant will not overhaul your health. It may help manage symptoms until you overhaul your life.

Interesting Take on The Way Many Doctor’s Think