Health Care Alternatives: Taking Charge

I don't have a well thought out speech or article today.  I am just thinking about how we need to really take being healthy into our own hands, now more than ever.  This is a good time to learn about natural healing and alternative medical practices.  Educate yourselves.  Buy books.  Take classes.  Learn about and buy homeopathic medicines, and herbal medicines, or find a practitioner that already knows how and learn the basics from them.  Research how people did things effectively in the old days, using what they had available.

Our medical physicians are great people, but we do not know what the future is going to bring with this new government health care plan.  I really just do not see how we will be receiving any better care than we are now.  Fining people for not having health insurance does not guarantee that we will have better health care provided to us.  I think that a lot of doctors are going to quit because they are not going to be paid enough.  Fewer young people will even want to venture into medicine, because they will not even make enough to even pay off their student loans. 

Be aware of what corn syrup does to the body. It is in so many processed foods right now because it is cheaper than sugar.  Corn syrup is one food that bypasses the liver, and probably has a lot to do with so many little kids being obese in America.  I haven't really researched this yet, but have heard some things about it.  Hmmm, I am feeling a "term paper" coming on right now.

Take a look at the prescription medicines you are taking, and learn if there are other ways to address your medical conditions.  In many instances, you have no choice.  If you are diabetic, you have to have insulin.  But, are there other ways to lower your cholesterol?  Your high blood pressure?   Your depression and anxiety?  I don't know if there are or not.  I'm just asking you to think about it.  

Another thing to look at is food allergies.  The main ones are cows milk, gluton and peanuts.  Does your baby get ear infections all the time?  Most likely he or she is allergic to cows milk.  Before getting tubes put in the baby's ears, check out your options.  No more cows milk and homeopathic medications fixed my baby right up.  Be careful of Tylenol; too much damages the liver.  Baby liquid Tylenol is easy to overdose.

I appreciate our doctors and hospitals, and am so glad they are there.  I am just trying to encourage people to be proactive and learn about their other options.  Knowledge is power, and while we still have a free internet, spend some time on it learning about alternative medicine.