I Respect Doctors

But I have no respect for the business of doctoring.
Since when did we need a prescription for fish oil?
Apparently the makers of Lovaza felt that they could get a patent on a readily available (and relatively cheap) source of Omega-3 Acid and market it as being better than a more natural source.
But this should be expected.

I have a young cousin who was diagnosed with ADHD.
After I noticed him being nauseous and lethargic I took him off of his medications.
Instead I changed his diet
http://healingwithnutrition.com/index.html
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-12-2004-57761.asp
and forced him to live a more structured life.
After he knew his routine by rote, he had no need for medications in order to focus on any given task.
Even as a young adult he still has to manage his diet, sleep cycle and daily routine.
But which is better - medications or a healthy life?


One of the elderly blind women I check on was suffering from headaches caused by her high blood pressure.
Instead of remaining on her newly prescribed medications, I taught her family how to cook with less salt and to eat less processed foods.
Since these foods can raise ones blood pressure, the elimination of such foods should have helped her maintain more healthy levels.
Should her doctor also have known this?
Sure.
But he never bothered to ask her family members about any contributing factors which have been causing her headaches.
Instead, he just wrote out another prescription.


Do I go to the doctor?
Yep.
But only for advice on what to do (eat) and for help when I seem to have done it wrong.