Drowning in The American Health Care System

Every country's population has a right to decent, affordable health care. And in my book, less is always more and prevention is the name of the game. Unfortunately this is not the case in the American health care system. 

And therein lies the problem. People go to the doctor or to the hospital because they're not feeling well and want relief.  Yet they drown in the health care system and end up six feet under instead of leaving better than when they entered those doors.

Whether it's from over-medication and mis-diagnosis or no diagnosis with a pithy "go home and die" prescription or an infection caught in a hospital. Yes, it's harsh and unfortunately it's more real than most would like to believe. It is not acceptable that 100,000 people die in hospitals every year from one or more of the 1.7 million illnesses they catch there.  That's just frigging terrifying!

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Mainstream Medicine and the Oprah Factor

Isn't it tiring, this Oprah bashing? Deepak Chopra sets out the facts and figures for your reading leisure to counter the ridiculous claims in CrazyTalk about her - what an appropriate title.

What has the woman done to deserve that by the way? Is it wrong to publicize healthy living, alternative lifestyles and wellness? Certainly not. So why beat up on her?

It can't be about colour, we passed that stage long ago... well, some of us anyway. Is it because she is rich, a woman, and has such a huge influence, and is doing things outside the box?  Absolutely!

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