NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS
Prevention Beats a Cure
by Robert Britt
Curing disease should be the main focus of the pharmaceutical companies, but preventing disease should be the focus of the consumer. How many people go to their doctor for any reason except illness or injury? We are supposed to go for physicals on a regular basis, but that is something that is easily pushed off.
The joke around work is the prostate exam for men over the age of 50 (younger if there is a history of prostate cancer in your family.) Getting 'the finger' is something that ought to be done, yet for most men there is the issue of embarrassment or outright resistance to the procedure. This sort of exam is paramount to disease prevention. The same issue is involved with breast exams, except there is controversy as to whether these are beneficial or not.
The point to all of this (and there is a point) is, why is there so much emphasis on detection and reactive medicine and not on prevention. Many doctors, and the mainstream medical community, look upon alternative medicines, vitamins and supplements as quackery. Those who do not often find themselves ridiculed or ignored. Why would this be? One reason is tied back to their medical education. How much time is spent during college and medical school on disease prevention and the benefits of vitamins and supplements? Very little.
Doctors receive a lot of training to enable them to diagnose illness, administer drugs and perform surgery, but don't get training in nutrition or supplementation, which are totally necessary for good health. They receive training on pharmacology (drug training) but not nutrition. Do you think there is a chance that is tied to money? Absolutely. Nutrition is an entirely different field than medicine, so really to have better health; you should probably visit a nutritionist.
It has only been within the past few years that the medical community (led by the FDA) has even started recommending daily multi-vitamin supplements. And once you decide to take vitamins and supplements, you need to find ones that a) have the vitamins you need, b) are manufactured to pharmaceutical grade standards, so the label and the ingredients actually match, and c) have a high degree of bio-availability - so you don't just have expensive urine.
Your best bet, in my opinion, is to become self-educated upon the value of different vitamins, the benefits of individual supplements (such as glucosamine, CoQ10, Omega-3 fatty acids, etc) and find a company that manufactures to pharmaceutical grade standards.
Robert Britt is a published author and has a degree in Psychology. Robert is a recognized expert in the field of self-esteem and confidence building. He spent 13 years in the military & 14 years in manufacturing prior to self-employment. Rob's latest book, Someone Else's Tomorrow, A tale of transformation is available at Amazon. More Info: www.RobertBritt.com &
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