How do other people in the health industry feel about?

Question

I dont know anything about the books this guy is selling but statistics are scarey
I myself have worked too many years doling out meds and have had my own discomforts

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FPI7zdGdqo4

Answer 1

Unfortunately, much of it is true. My Doctor told me that with the new computerized prescription forms, every time you have a prescription filled, the info goes to the drug company. Every month the drug Salesman can show the Doctor how much of their drugs he prescribed. The Doctors are now being pressured by Big Pharma to prescribe their drugs, not what is best for the patient. My Doctor said to me, "You would be surprised at how many people don't want to be doctors anymore". Our Health Care System is based on profit, not your health.

Answer 2

I'm not in the medical field, I'm on the other side. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and what made me the most angry was that I begged the doctors to help me find anything that wouldn't harm me and might help. I told the doctors even if there was only a 5% chance of a natural treatment helping I was game to try and that I would do their treatment at the same time.

I was told........diet and nutrition in no way affect your health in regards to RA. I was told that custom orthodics are a waste of money and would never help. I was told there was no way I was causing this disease by my thoughts because there is physical signs of inflammation and damage.

When I went on a nutrional program and recovered quite quickly I was then told, perhaps it is the vitamin C, seen that happen before.......yet only months before I was told there was no proof of nutrition helping in any way.

On the other hand, the prescription meds weren't working so we piled one on top of another and I was told when we do find remission we will change NOTHING because the doctors were worried I would never find remission.

I am better today, living an active life and I don't take any meds. The disease, almost 10 years later has not progressed and what's sad is, I had to do this on my own.

How long will doctors dole out pills that they themselves would not take, and tell us that this is the only hope?

When will doctors start telling everyone that fast food is killing us, that we are prematurely aging our bodies because of the junk that we feed ourselves. In short we are killing ourselves and our youth.

As I understand it the term Doctor comes from the Latin "docere" meaning to teach. A doctor was a teacher, especially a learned or authoritative one, so when will they start teaching us how to maintain our health rather than teach us how to be so toxic we don't have a fighting chance at health.

Answer 3

I am a medical professional and I agree with parts of this. It is definitely true that were the masses to live healthy lifestyles regarding their diet, exercise, and other habits (i.e. smoking, drug intake, alcohol), then there would be much less need for medications. Most people being treated for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, could be taken off of their meds if they were to lose weight and eat more healthily. The problem is, however, it is better to have these diseases treated pharmaceutically rather than not at all, which is what would happen with most patients if they were not prescribed medications. Most patients, even once they are told that their lifestyle is the root cause of their illness(es), will not change their patterns. How many people dying from lung cancer wheel themselves downstairs in order to smoke from their trach? A LOT!
The other thing I agree with is that health care today is more about making money than caring for people and their health. The problem for this is all the lawsuits todays. Doctor's and other health facilities (clinics & hospitals), are paying so much in mal-practice insurance, which you MUST have in order to practice medicine, that they have to focus on making money in order to actually make profit. Also, doctors have astronomically high student loans to pay off, a large overhead (supplies, paying for their buildings/offices, utilities etc), and on top of all of those things, they have to maintain enough profit to actually live nicely and raise their children.
I do agree, though, sometimes it can get discouraging that doctoring is more about making enough money to survive, than it is caring for the health of others.

Answer 4

I think some of the statistics are accurate but they are blown way out of proportion because it is still an advertisement for another company trying to make you believe that health care is so corrupt that you need to suscribe to their company.

Keep in mind when watching any advertisement that they want you to buy their product so they are going to make you think anything.

However i do believe that the health care system is not fool proof and we are an over medicated world and a lot of things could be prevented just by diet and exercise and more sleep as opposed to a pill.

Answer 5

I managed to watch two minutes of that five+ minute rant before I cut it off. I, too, worked too many years (almost 35) doling out meds. I knew what I was doing and I had confidence in what I was doing. This guy's statistics are a crock of.....well, you know. You can make statistics ebb and flow to suit any argument you want them to. He is selling something and he is using hysteria to do it. Needs to be filed under the heading of horse hockey.

Answer 6

They are true, at least believed to be true. Healthcare is doing a lot to work on these issues but overturning old habits especially with powerful and stubborn doctors (as a group) has been difficult.
The numbers are beleived to be no different than what has been the case for years, except more errors are being reported, and that is a good thing because years ago, the mistakes were made and covered up.
Oh yeah, we have a long way to go in healthcare, but its changing and we are still the best around.

Answer 7

Although I think this little infomercial is highly biased it still has a message that hits the nail if not squarely on the head, at least enough to drive the point home. Our medical system is askew and needs correction,ie., a different direction other than the profit motive.

Answer 8

I was in health care also and that video is truth to a fault. His book may be pure puck hockey, but the video is too close to home.