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Feature ArticleHolistic Health Care—What and Whom by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD Every magazine, newspaper, TV and radio programs are reporting the beginning of baby boomers becoming 60-years-old. So what? You might ask. The so what is that the Baby boomers—those born 1946 through 1964—are the largest population to be near retirement than any time in history. They are the largest group to require senior health care than ever before. Medical practitioners and pharmaceutical companies are focusing on what pills, potions or surgeries the baby boomers-turned seniors will be the most likely to use in the next 30 – 40 years. As Traditional Western Medicine and pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to provide more pills, potions and surgeries the use of holistic health care is more prevalent than ever before. In my practice, baby boomers are voicing their concerns about better health, more than prior generations. However, many do not know where to find information, services and options. A study published in April 2005 revealed that more than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older are now using some form of holistic health care. This includes medicinal herbs, meditation and chiropractic care. The fact that these people are embracing holistic health care is fascinating in and of itself, but what is really fascinating about this research is the response it has been getting from the conventional medical community. It is fascinating that, when talking about drugs and herbs in the same person's body, the doctors phrase it as if the herbs are interfering with the drugs. I have noticed it is never the other way around. Maybe it is the drugs interfering with the herbs, because the herbs are supporting healthy immune function, detoxification of the body and a healthy nervous system with mental awareness and lucidity. Have you read the side effects of any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs? No, not only the side effects you hear on the TV commercials or on printed labels—all the side effects—the ones that pharmaceutical companies are required to submit to the FDA. At least, the law requires the side effects to be reported, but we know from many lawsuits; study results are frequently falsified. Prescription or OTC drugs are formulated to take over and hijack your body's biochemistry. They force blood pressure to be lower/higher or force the liver to stop manufacturing healthy cholesterol. In fact, prescription or OTC drugs interfere with normal human metabolism, and that is one reason why prescription drugs are killing people. Yet, conventional medical doctors rely on propaganda about the unknown side effects of holistic health care to convince people that only prescription or OTC drugs are safe. It is NOT that they are terrified about the side effects of holistic health care—they are terrified of people being well and they won’t have their business of prescribing life-long pills and potions. Western Medicine is profit driven. If people really knew how readily they could prevent any disease with plant extracts, medicinal herbs, vitamins, minerals, and supplements, the pharmaceutical and medical doctor industry would collapse overnight. The World Health Organization, estimates that between 65 to 80 percent of the world's population (about 3 billion people) rely on naturopathic or homeopathic medicine as their primary form of health care. Worldwide, only 10 to 30 percent of people use traditional medicine, 70 to 90 percent use naturopathic and homeopathic health care. Mutual of Omaha reports it saves about $6.50 in covering holistic health care treatments. American Western Life Insurance Company – Foster City, CA, provides the most comprehensive plan for holistic health care treatment. 74 percent of the American population desires a natural approach to health care. Of the one out of three Americans who say they have used natural techniques, 84 percent said they would use it again. Traditional Chinese Medicine has been chosen by the World Health Organization for worldwide propagation to meet the health care needs of the twenty-first century. The U.S. government sponsors the use of acupuncture in drug rehabilitation programs. "In a [Mayo Clinic] study of 50 patients, six acupuncture treatments given over two to three weeks significantly improved their symptoms of pain and fatigue." Time, 2005 "Americans make more visits to holistic health care providers (some 600 million a year) than to M.D.s and spend more money out-of-pocket to do so about $30 billion a year by recent estimates." Newsweek, 12/2002 "A recent study performed by the American Massage Therapy Association revealed that 28 percent of people received a massage from a massage therapist in the past five years, up from 17 percent in 1997. Eighteen percent said they had a massage in the past 12 months. That’s 10 percent higher than was reported in 1997." American Massage Therapy Association, 8/2002. The following is a list of holistic health care practices. • Acupuncture There are a plethora of magazines, newspapers and resources on holistic health care in many communities. Check at natural food stores, natural vitamin and supplement stores such as: Hi Health, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods, Wild Oats Market, Trader Joe’s, AJ’s Fine Foods where you will find these publications filled with articles and ads for holistic health care providers near you. Wal-Mart recently announced it will begin offering organic food in many of their stores/superstores nationwide. Wal-Mart’s decision to offer organic food is a strong indication organic food consumption is increasing nationwide. Organic food consumption has reached critical mass. There are also many online directories: Holistic Health Care provider directory - New Holistic Health Care Products Directory. Find Alternative Medicine. http://www.holisticseek.com/ Holistic Junction: Business Directory Holistic Healthcare online offers a search directory for reputable practitioners by state, country, city, http://www.holistichealthcare.com Florida Health & Fitness Directory ... Holistic Health Care: Natural Healing and Preventative Medicine Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Homeopathy, Shiatsu, ... http://www.floridasmart.com/business/health/index.htm Holistic health links and new age links from Share Guide. ... Healthlinks.net - Healthcare portal and directory with over 70200 unique links. ... http://www.shareguide.com/links.html American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) - Resource Lists. Are you looking for a healthcare practitioner? ... Members who work in partnership with their patients, and encourage a holistic approach to wellness. ... http://ahha.org/ahre.htm Last, but not least do not allow traditional medical doctors, pharmacists or your family and best friends to intimidate you into believing your life is in jeopardy if you use holistic health care or practitioners. The Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 284 July 26, 2000, published an article documenting the tragedy of Traditional Western Medicine (TWM) paradigm. The author, Dr. Barbara Starfield of Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health describes how the U.S. health care system may contribute to poor health. Doctors, she stated, are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., causing 250,000 deaths every year. This information is a follow-up to the Institute of Medicine report December, 1999, but the data was hard to reference as it was not in peer-reviewed journal. Now it is published in JAMA which is the most widely circulated medical periodical in the world. DEATHS PER YEAR: 1. 12,000 -----unnecessary surgery 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic--death induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy, especially of a complication of treatment causes--is outrageous!! Yet, the majority of people continue to trust the medical profession to 'cure' them, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. Of 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United States ranks an average of 12th (second from the bottom) for 16 available health indicators. The ranking of the U.S. on several indicators was: • 13th (last) for low-birth-weight percentages The poor performance of the U.S. medical system was recently confirmed by a World Health Organization study, which used different data and ranked the United States as 15th among 25 industrialized countries. Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, author, international speaker and inspirational leader specializes in: Mind, Body, Spirit healing and Physical/Sexual Abuse Prevention and Recovery. Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life's challenges as an opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.drdorothy.net |
Thoughts to PonderWhen you know that what you're doing is right, nothing will be able to stop you. When you are absolutely convinced of the true value of your efforts, you'll have the courage and the persistence to see them through. To believe in what you're doing is not just important. It is everything. Anything less cannot possibly succeed. For any accomplishments you reach while living a lie will ultimately be of no value. It is not always easy to live true to your highest values, true to your authentic self, true to what you know is right. Yet it is always your best choice. When you deny what you know is right in order to follow the expediency of the moment, the benefits you gain are trivial and fleeting. Choose instead to live each moment true to the highest values you know. Then, who you become will be the fulfillment of who you truly are. Why would you ever want to be anything less? —Ralph Marston
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