Opinions Welcome
I will start this off with my own opinions. I welcome anybody to submit their opinion. I will review and post it as long as it stays within a few guidelines. -No cussing -Stay focused on the natural health vs. modern medical system -Don't get the FDA on my case. -The more controversial the better. -That's pretty much it!
I was at work last week and a lot of the people I work with were getting sick with what could have been a flu bug. They were missing a day of work. Some of them went to the doctor, knowing if it is a flu there really isn't anything they can do. A few of them told me the doc gave them a medication for nausea. This really got me riled up. I asked one person to tell me why she thought the body needed to throw up and sit on the toilet all day. She really didn't have an answer for me. Are we so dependent on doctors to tell us what is going on with our own bodies that we don't know that the body's natural defense against a bug is to try to get rid of it? I told her (mind you, she really didn't want to hear this) that if you're taking a prescription drug to help with the nausea, the body isn't going to heal as fast. There are some people that just don't want to face the fact that modern medicine is all about the money anymore, not about healing. I happen to believe natural health is the best way to heal. Herbs were put here for us to use. Most of the first prescription drugs were herbs. But you can't patent an herb, so they make man made chemicals to mimic herbs. But in my opinion, why pay with money and your health for an expensive, dangerous fake? Makes me wonder who are the quacks here. The same day this happened, I started feeling kinda ucky too. I went and got some peppermint/green tea. I took a probiotic every hour and drank tea. I also got some ginger tea and drank that too. I never threw up, never had the runs, never missed a day of work, and I'm sure I felt better too. I also never gave any doctor or pharmacy any money. It cost me about $7.00 to nurse myself back to health. This paticular person still felt rotton 4 days later. I get kinda mouthy when it comes to this subject. Doctor caused deaths (that are actually reported) are the #3 cause of death in the US. And that isn't counting the illnesses caused by the drugs they are giving us on a daily basis that we don't need. Take for example cholesterol. It is a proven fact that cholesterol doesn't cause heart attacks. We need to use our own judgement and do our own research (not done by the pharmaceutical companies) on the drugs the doctors try to give us. Or like me, unless I was on my death bed because of an accident or something totally out of my control, I just don't choose to go to a doctor. Every time I have gone they try to give me a prescription for something. I just throw it away and figure out what Mother Nature has given us to use. My mom used to ask me why I don't get mamograms. My sister had breast cancer, which she has survived, thank the Heavens. So of course the popular theory is to rush in and get checked out. My answer to my mother was that if the FDA approved it I will avoid it. She didn't really agree with me then, but she is a smart woman and has done her share of research. Now she agrees with me. I think a lot of that has to do with the doctors wanting her to get a test for this or that at her age. She's 87 and they want to do a mamogram every year on her. She has the opinion that if there was anything there, why worry about it at her age. But the medical system is persistant. They just keep pestering her. I wonder what they want? Money enters my mind. If they can't find anything wrong to prescribe drugs for then they'll just keep running the tests. The tests are mighty expensive too. O.K., that's all my opinion you're gonna get for today. Let me hear yours.
Kathy, wow! What a breath of fresh air! I just signed up for your "Points to Ponder", and I'm looking forward to it. Well, my story is: I have a problem with the "modern" medical system all the way around. Not just doctors. Dentists, too! I've been pretty healthy all of my life. In fact, I had only been to the dentist twice my entire life - 2 cleanings, that was it! And I figured I could do that myself! Well, notice I said "HAD" been to the dentist. Over 3 years ago, I had a major toothache (I'm 34 years old today). I just assumed I ate something spicy and a little speck of pepper or something got down in between this one tooth and my gums. I went to a "conventional" dentist, he takes one look at my mouth, he says "oh, you have Periodontal Disease", he throws a pamphlet in my lap, he gets his "tools" out, and he starts to scrape my teeth! You can imagine how freaked out I was! I started crying - I thought I had a terminal disease! He was so insensitive. He didn't care how scared I was or that I was clueless as to what he had just told me. Well, after he scraped my teeth (after which I was in so much pain), I got rid of him right away and found another dentist. The next one was nicer and more caring, but I still got the same diagnosis. But do you know neither dentist could explain how I got it? I kept asking how could this be when I always flossed and never had a cavity in my life. They said "well, some people either have great teeth and poor gums, or great gums and poor teeth. You have poor gums. So we'll need to do surgery to fix your gums." That's it! 2000 dollars later (and a week after that), I'm laying at home for 2 weeks with sutures sticking out of my mouth and a hungry stomach because I couldn't eat a thing! Oh, and a missing tooth because the dentist said he couldn't "save" it. Can you believe that?! Well, I vowed when I got better, I'd do my own research to figure out why all of that happened. (I probably had a good legal case but at the time, I was so ignorant about it all.) So, I looked at what I was eating, how I was taking care of my teeth...everything. I was doing everything I knew to do and had been taught to do. And then it dawned on me - it had to be the toothpaste. Everybody in the world goes to dentists for different reasons to be sure. But I'm willing to bet that toothpaste ultimately is the source of the problem. Have you ever wondered why toothpaste has a warning label? That's because the FDA has never approved it! I've done my research - toothpaste has dangerous (even deadly) ingredients and toxins. And people use it everyday! Our kids use it! It's scary! And don't count on "conventional" dentists telling you the truth about toothpaste. Because if you knew the truth, you wouldn't need dentists anymore!! And they know that. I found THE most natural product that's made up of 3 natural oils and nothing else. I've used it since gum surgery (over 3 years ago) and I love it! It also takes the place of my mouthwash. And I can swallow it! You can't do that with toothpaste. I won't go back to toothpaste...or back to the dentist ever again! (Kathy, if you're interested in the product I'm using, go to: click here for great info I'm trying to inform as many people as I can. We have to get back to basics...back to natural products and stop giving ourselves over to the "mainstream" industry body, mind and soul! I want to change the system just like you said. Please feel free to use my name and email address - I can answer any questions or talk more in depth about my experience. It'd be my pleasure! Thanks Kathy! First Name: Barbara (I don't put e-mail addresses live on the web) Nothing on this page has been approved by the FDA and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your Healthcare Professional. |
