As the "father" of the concept of stress, Hans Selye emphasized physical, chemical and emotional reactions to stress. In fact all illness, and ultimately death, is the result of total stress. For more than 50 years, the excess stress of smoking was reported as the number one preventable cause of premature death. Obesity has now passed smoking as the number one measurable cause of death. Two-thirds of Americans are now overweight (Body Mass Index above 24), with one-third officially … [Read more...]
Health Renaissance
Health is the most vital aspect of our lives. Those currently in charge of health are feeling overwhelmed. A recent New York Times editorial quoted one physician, Saeed Siddiqui: "I love being a doctor but I hate practicing medicine." Seemingly, a significant majority of those currently "responsible" for our health feel that the American medical system has become just a sweatshop. How sad and worrisome that medical care is at the point that the emphasis is more on … [Read more...]
Health Freedom
Almost 30 years ago, Stanley Gross brought to my awareness the serious inadequacy of licensure in his groundbreaking book, Of Foxes and Hen Houses. Shortly thereafter along came Paul Starr's The Social Revolution of American Medicine. The bottom line is, unfortunately, that licensure is a system to keep the INS in. It has little to do with quality. Gradually, with the help of the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Medical Association (AMA) achieved dominance in the arena of medical practice-it … [Read more...]
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