A recent talk with a friend who is a doctor gave me insight into how they truly operate. Most Doctors aren't incentivized by preventative care. In reality they make money based on how many diagnostic tools, procedures, treatments, and prescribed drugs that they provide. It's about how many patients they can see in a given time, giving them a diagnosis, helping them feel better as soon as possible, and referring them out to specialists if it calls for it.
This equals pills, steroids, surgery, and other direct interventions. This doesn't get rid of the same habits that got you to the hospital in the first place. You haven't addressed the root of the problem!
Here are some questions to get you thinking a little deeper about what affects your health. How often is the doctor that you are seeing more out of shape and stressed out than you are? They then follow up with make sure you exercise more and eat more vegetables. Well what the hell does that even mean right? And then these pills are supposed to make me feel better...what about these side effects? Take a second to think about what the answers to these questions would really mean for you. The fact that I ask you these questions points to a higher truth when it comes to your health. IT'S YOU! You have to be your own health advocate. So it's time you started doing so.
My invitation to people is to take responsibility for your own health first! If you are going to the doctor because you have high blood pressure, low testosterone, high triglycerides, your liver enzymes are elevated, you have colon issues, you haven't had a bowel movement in days, you are constantly low on energy, then you are most likely abusing your body (These are just a FEW common examples I commonly see). You basically waited till shit went wrong and now you have to deal with the consequences. You can either get to the root of the problem, or mask it with drugs until you realize you HAVE to get to the root of the problem. You choose.
Much love,
Sumair
