Health and Wellness information:
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According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, July
26, 2000 Vol. 284. No. 4, 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die every year
due to medical errors. Of 13 countries, the United States ranks
12th of 16 major indicators (second from the bottom!). The World
Health Organization ranked the US 15th of 25 industrialized countries
in terms of the overall health of our country. Just consider some
of these statistics:
JAMA, July 26, 2000 Vol. 284. No. 4
| 12,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to unnecessary
surgery |
| 7,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to medication
errors in hospitals |
| 20,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to other
hospital errors |
| 80,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to nosocomial
(hospital acquired) infections |
| 106,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to adverse
rxn, nonerror. The physician prescribed the drugs
correctly, they just killed the patient. |
| 225,000 |
deaths/yr |
- due to iatrogenic
causes (physician induced!) |
Bottom line: Despite spending more for healthcare than all the
other countries in the world combined, our society is sick. Sadly
over 60% of our population is obese and death due to obesity related
ailments is now the third leading cause of death in the US, behind
only heart disease and cancer.
I remain convinced that our current healthcare and insurance
crisis will never end until people adopt a health and wellness mindset!
We will only gain control of spiraling medical costs, when healthy
people proactively engage in activity to remain healthy, thereby
avoiding that high cost, high diagnostic, high drug, and dangerous
symptom model of thinking.
Our office promotes a well-rounded program to regain your health.
Regaining and then staying healthy is the best form, and least expensive
form, of healthcare you can buy.
General rules for health:
1. Keep spinal subluxations under control and call your Chiropractor
today.
2. Exercise---both aerobic and weight resistive exercise
are important.
3. Eat healthy! Only in America do we consider eating right.a
diet!
4. Sleep 7-8 hours per night.
5. Protect your mind by feeding it positive information.
6. Seek spiritual guidance in your life.
7. Take quality vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants daily.
As always, check with your doctor and get a good check-up before
embarking on a program to regain your health.
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