Modern organized medicine is so ineffective at preventing disease and
improving peoples' health that the public is increasingly turning to
alternative and complementary medicine. In the largest study of its kind
ever conducted, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has determined
that nearly 2/3rds of Americans rely on methods of healing that fall
completely outside traditional "Western" medicine. In other words, the
vast majority of Americans are currently engaging in healing therapies
that the vast majority of
doctors still won't even acknowledge as being
legitimate in the first place.
Clearly, there's a tremendous gap
between the medical advice doctors think their patients are listening to
and what the people are actually doing to improve their health, because
an increasing number of patients are ditching their doctors and turning
to naturopaths, herbalists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, spiritual
healers and other professionals for help.
In particular, the study
shows that 36% of adults turn to so-called CAM (complementary and
alternative medicine), and that number rises to 62% if you include
prayer, a popular healing modality sometimes called spiritual healing,
energy healing or vibrational healing. Nearly 20% of adults use herbal
medicine, nutritional supplements or functional foods (superfoods) to
address their health concerns.
Here's perhaps the most startling
number of all: 28% of the people using alternatives believe that
Western medicine won't help them. This is a shocking number that
should serve as a wakeup call to organized medicine: the public isn't
buying the medical racket any longer. With the faked clinical trials,
the monopolistic control of drug supplies, the FDA's insidious attacks
on nutritional supplements, the lack of medical justification for most
surgical procedures, the rampant hospital overbilling, the prescription
drug discount card sham, the terrible service offered at doctors'
offices, and the outrageous prices charged for it all, the public is
finally getting fed up with the whole silly game. They're turning to
healing that really works -- healing with thousands of years of safe,
effective use to back it up -- and they're doing it in droves.
Western medicine is on the way out. In its place will be a system of
health and healing based on nature, not profits. In this new system (an
ancient system, actually), we'll turn to plants, superfoods, physical
exercise, avoidance of metabolic disruptors, daily meditation, and
holistic health practitioners for our healing. We'll finally come to
accept the reality of mind/body medicine, and we'll realize that there's
more to a human being than an assembly of neatly-labeled organs and
cells. It's happening right now, and frankly, the only people still
going to Western doctors these days are those who just don't know any
better. Truly healthy people -- those who are young, vibrant, lucid,
flexible and strong, regardless of their age -- don't visit MDs. They
don't take prescription drugs, they don't eat processed foods, and they
wouldn't be caught dead in any hospital (actually, you might be caught
dead in a hospital, since hospitals are by far the most dangerous place
you can be, thanks to rampant antibiotics abuse and resistant
superbugs).
By the way, what's most remarkable about all this is
that alternative medicine continues to succeed even while the FDA, the
American Medical Association, medical schools and most doctors
relentlessly work to discredit it. To organized medicine, alternative
medicine is a threat: a threat to their power, their control, and their
profits. Old-school doctors don't make money when people seek out a
master herbalist. Pharmaceutical companies don't earn revenues when
people turn to herbs that cost mere pennies and yet are far more
effective than hundred-dollar drugs. Not surprisingly, there's a
tremendous campaign underway to discredit alternative medicine in any
way possible. (The AMA has actually been twice convicted of conspiracy
to destroy alternative medicine practices by the U.S. federal courts.)
This campaign has been operating for decades and was, for many years,
quite effective. Today, however, its foundation is crumbling. The
illusion that modern medicine makes people healthier is finally starting
to vanish. It's about time. Western medicine is a scourge on society. It
is corporate greed at its worst, and it does virtually nothing to
improve the lives of everyday people. The Emperor has no clothes.
About the author: Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate and award-winning journalist with a mission to teach personal and planetary health to the public He has authored and published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guides, and books on topics like health and the environment, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In mid 2010, Adams produced NaturalNews.TV, a natural health video sharing website offering user-generated videos on nutrition, green living, fitness and more. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and enjoys outdoor activities, nature photography, Pilates and martial arts training.
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