Today, my mom sent me an article from Dr. Oz. pointing out that we should all be asking for the NECK guard portion of the CHEST Guard that is used when we go for Dental Exams and Mammograms. That this important guard protects the Thyroid Gland, however practitioners only use the chest part of the guard and often do not use the neck guard portion that is detachable. I had actually seen this episode and getting the email this morning was a good reminder that our health care is really our own responsibility.
We have to remember that the current health care system has always been, and is more-so than ever, an chronic care institution. That it exsists pretty much only to perscribe (often just covering the problem, not dealing with it) and to fix something that is already broken! Lets not break it in the first place!
It is SO important for us to be not only our own advicators, but more so, it is important for us to take care of ourselves in the first place. To be responsible for taking care our ourselves FIRST, rather than getting FIXED later! More and more people are taking care of their health to AVOID disease care.
I feel like not a day goes by that I don't have a conversation with someone that revolves around health & wellness in some form. Either they are a practioner of disease-care or preventative care, or the conversation is around someone who is an advocate for one or the other, or a normal coffee talk conversation leads to someone who is sick, or a sharing of stories of maintaining our health.
I love that so many of these conversations are just about the good old basics, the old wives tales to drink your warm glass of milk before bed, a little tea and honey for a sore throat and maybe a little vitamin c or "good for you" supplementation rather than taking a "poision with a desirable side effect". (How many times do we laugh at drug advertising that concludes with the laundry list of side effects... yes, POISON with a desirable side effect!)
I think we are all starting to become more aware, more educated and we challenge something that just doesn't seem right. We know better than to believe everything we hear, or just "trust" someone has your best interest at heart. We are open to suggestions, and follow our intuition as to what is right for us, with guidance of caring therapists and choosing more and more, alternative & natural care to give back to our bodies!
I'm proud to say that I think that this generation is listening to their moms, taking care of themselves, advocating for better health and teaching it to our children. That we demand better food stuffs by supporting local markets and organic farming, and understand why supplementing is now so important. I think the pharmacitical companies should panic as we all educate ourselves a little better!
It is your life, and it is in your hands. Stay educated, stay in tune with your body and take care of you! You are your best care-giver! Support your preventative care practitioners and develop that old fashioned open and comfortable relationship with your good old family doctor! Let them get to know you and be comfortable to ask questions!
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