ON HEALTH CARE _________        On_Other_Stuff

This is presented as true to the best recollection and is offered for guidance with NO warranty expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary. 
Have you ever wondered why it's called the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE?
That's because there are  NO  guarantees in this life.
The health care in this country has been able to do sooooo much sooooo well,
that we now seem to expect miracles and prefection -- and frequently sue when we don't get it.
   
If you think that you would like more government influence in the
 U.S. health care system, consider that the Veteran's Hospitals are a direct example
 of what happens when the government really gets involved.
Some are considering moving the U.S.A. toward something akin to the Canadian Health Care system.
For a look at the Canadian health care system see at ...
   http://alasandra2003.blogspot.com/2007/10/canadian-on-healthcare.html
   http://inmycorner.blogspot.com/2007/10/health-care-canadian-style-this-was.html
 


== ALTERNATIVES ...  
All too often the medical profession treats the symptom with pain killers rather
  than treating the root cause of problems.
Many of these root causes stem from unhealthy eating habits and can be better addressed
  by what many term "Alternative Medicine".

If any such might interest you, then you might receive help by following thru at these
 WebSites ...
    The Amer.Coll.Adv.Med.(ACAM) -- enter your ZIP code 
       (ask if they would treat your case or recommend someone else local who might)
    Dr. Julian Whitaker, M.D / Whitaker Wellness Center
    Tustin Longevity Center - a.k.a.  TLC
    Allen Green, M.D. / CENTER FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH 
    Heart Therapy / EECP.
    Stewart Edrich, DC.
    Natural Remedies and Practioners by area.

Or try these searches in Google..
    Wellness
    Optimum
    Holistic
    E.E.C.P.
    Arthritis
    Heart
    Menopause
    Hormones
    Gout
    Osteoporosis
    Leaky-Gut
    Cancer


== FOODS ...  
Also of GREAT concern to us all should be the foods which we eat and
 the amounts of salt, sugars, fats, colorings, and preservatives which they contain
   and whether they might tend to swing our pH factor toward acid or alkaline.
As a guide consider ...
    Discussion1
    Discussion2
    FoodChart1
    FoodChart2
    Super_Foods.!.!

Or try these searches in Google..
    Foods1
As with so many things, there are some snake-oil salesmen out there offering
elixirs of life, so do be careful.


== Traditionals ...  
Then, too, there are the high quality traditional avenues ...
    City Of Hope
    Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
    Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
    Cedars Sinai
    Sloan Kettering
    USC-Norris
    UCLA Med Center
    UC-Irvine


== MORE ABOUT ARTHRITIS ...  
Most Dr's seem to treat the symptoms of arthritis rather than the root cause.
A relative had some symptoms over 25 years ago; the Dr's told her to
  "take asprin until your ears rang" to relieve the pain.
  She decided to read about root cause, and changed her eating habits;
  within 8 months she was clear and has remained so ever since.
Don't know the specific particulars of her method,
 but suggest that you check the book rack at your nearest
 health-food store and try their advice about "natural" remedies.
She recommends the those described on the sites at ...
  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0132163756
  http://www.google.com/search?q=%22proven+new+home+cure+for+arthritis%22
  http://www.google.com/search?q=%22there+is+a+cure+for+arthritis%22
Also you might just try one of the (over 300,000) web sites listed at ...
   http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=book+arthritis+diet+foods
There several great books by Gary Null on arthritis and all
  other common aging problems; see more at ...
   http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=book+gary+null+arthritis
Then there's Dr. Whitaker; he has a clinic near the OrangeCounty Airport; see more at ...
   http://www.whitakerwellness.com
   http://www.whitakerwellness.com/html/myownwords.html
   http://www.drwhitaker.com/c/hc_joint.asp
   http://www.drwhitaker.com/
 The above mostly treat the CAUSE rather than the painful SYMPTOM.

 
Best Wishes for a painless recovery.

"Your Mileage may Vary."






Stay Healthy; It SURE Beats the Alternative! 



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