Monica that comment from CPJ is so amazing and spot-on that I must share it myself on my own newsletter. It fully encapsulates the pervasive unease I’ve felt about “modern medicine” and our unquestionable and absolute convictions that we are actually becoming healthier because of it - science and data confirming the falsity of those conv…
Monica that comment from CPJ is so amazing and spot-on that I must share it myself on my own newsletter. It fully encapsulates the pervasive unease I’ve felt about “modern medicine” and our unquestionable and absolute convictions that we are actually becoming healthier because of it - science and data confirming the falsity of those convictions be damned. Still, amidst this pandemic, friends ask me if I’ve had my yearly well check or some preventative check (that may or may not prevent anything) and I find myself faltering in how to answer. Because the answer is no. The answer is the distrust I used to have for our medical system has to turned to disdain. I’m happy we have access to life-saving emergency treatments, I am. But health is about so much more than seeing a doctor for a yearly well check (if it’s even about that at all). And the fact that most refuse to acknowledge or except that, confuses me the most.
From one confused, freedom-loving citizen to another, I look forward to following your journey.
Right on. I haven't been to a doctor in seven years, except to go to urgent care for a sinus infection in 2015. Lol.
I don't hate doctors. A very intelligent doctor once determined that no, I didn't have Chron's disease as I was catastrophizing. I just had a small hernia from lifting something too heavy in my 20s, it had been activated by inadvisable stomach exercises, and some lactose intolerance was causing my guts to push out into the space. The colonoscopy that told me I didn't have Chron's cleaned my intestines out enough that it eliminated the lactose intolerance. Problem solved.
Most doctors aren't as smart as that one, and why should I go if nothing is wrong with me? I admit I've been lucky to be remarkably healthy my entire life. When I began to suffer from a compressed disc in 2017 (not knowing then what it was), I tinkered with mineral intake and supplements. Not getting much relief I went to a chiropractor where the problem was diagnosed with an X ray, and I got nearly 90% instant relief from an adjustment. I was given tips on microscope and computer posture and walking. These and a mattress change, along with a few more months of chiro, fixed the problem 80%. What remained was further ameliorated by hormone replacement therapy. (I'm mid-40s.) Estrogen aids in rebuilding connective tissue.
What would have happened if I'd seen a doctor instead? Most likely I'd have been put on muscle relaxers or pain relievers and the problem would have continued to worsen until I needed surgery.
I'm the same. I don't go anywhere near a hospital if I can help it. To me, the issue with "modern medicine" is it would appear "modern" equates to pharmaceuticals. Doctors now treat symptoms, not problems. And it would appear the most pervasive way they treat those symptoms are with drugs. And therefore we don't get healthier. We just mask problems/disease. Don't get me wrong, there's a time and a place for drugs. But in our country (the U.S.) at least we've come to expect the necessity of them. To our greater detriment.
Chiropractors and functional medicine and holistic doctors look for root problems and attempt to solve those. To me, it appears clear that are doing it right. According to much of the civilized world, I am wrong. Worse, many in those industries are referred to as "quacks" or the "conspiracy theorists" of medicine.
Our medical model has gone completely astray. I dare say it's broken.
I aim to keep my stress levels way down and get more than enough sleep. That alone makes up for a lot that is lacking in other departments, in my experience.
Monica that comment from CPJ is so amazing and spot-on that I must share it myself on my own newsletter. It fully encapsulates the pervasive unease I’ve felt about “modern medicine” and our unquestionable and absolute convictions that we are actually becoming healthier because of it - science and data confirming the falsity of those convictions be damned. Still, amidst this pandemic, friends ask me if I’ve had my yearly well check or some preventative check (that may or may not prevent anything) and I find myself faltering in how to answer. Because the answer is no. The answer is the distrust I used to have for our medical system has to turned to disdain. I’m happy we have access to life-saving emergency treatments, I am. But health is about so much more than seeing a doctor for a yearly well check (if it’s even about that at all). And the fact that most refuse to acknowledge or except that, confuses me the most.
From one confused, freedom-loving citizen to another, I look forward to following your journey.
Right on. I haven't been to a doctor in seven years, except to go to urgent care for a sinus infection in 2015. Lol.
I don't hate doctors. A very intelligent doctor once determined that no, I didn't have Chron's disease as I was catastrophizing. I just had a small hernia from lifting something too heavy in my 20s, it had been activated by inadvisable stomach exercises, and some lactose intolerance was causing my guts to push out into the space. The colonoscopy that told me I didn't have Chron's cleaned my intestines out enough that it eliminated the lactose intolerance. Problem solved.
Most doctors aren't as smart as that one, and why should I go if nothing is wrong with me? I admit I've been lucky to be remarkably healthy my entire life. When I began to suffer from a compressed disc in 2017 (not knowing then what it was), I tinkered with mineral intake and supplements. Not getting much relief I went to a chiropractor where the problem was diagnosed with an X ray, and I got nearly 90% instant relief from an adjustment. I was given tips on microscope and computer posture and walking. These and a mattress change, along with a few more months of chiro, fixed the problem 80%. What remained was further ameliorated by hormone replacement therapy. (I'm mid-40s.) Estrogen aids in rebuilding connective tissue.
What would have happened if I'd seen a doctor instead? Most likely I'd have been put on muscle relaxers or pain relievers and the problem would have continued to worsen until I needed surgery.
I'm the same. I don't go anywhere near a hospital if I can help it. To me, the issue with "modern medicine" is it would appear "modern" equates to pharmaceuticals. Doctors now treat symptoms, not problems. And it would appear the most pervasive way they treat those symptoms are with drugs. And therefore we don't get healthier. We just mask problems/disease. Don't get me wrong, there's a time and a place for drugs. But in our country (the U.S.) at least we've come to expect the necessity of them. To our greater detriment.
Chiropractors and functional medicine and holistic doctors look for root problems and attempt to solve those. To me, it appears clear that are doing it right. According to much of the civilized world, I am wrong. Worse, many in those industries are referred to as "quacks" or the "conspiracy theorists" of medicine.
Our medical model has gone completely astray. I dare say it's broken.
I aim to keep my stress levels way down and get more than enough sleep. That alone makes up for a lot that is lacking in other departments, in my experience.