Standing in the confusion of the medical field

Ok, so yesterday I went to my beloved chiropractor and naturopathic physician. Dr. H has been straightenening my back and neck for almost 16 years since that first fall in the grocery store right after we moved to Washington State. Today I am a better adjusted grandma!!

Anyway, he has always been happy to give nutritional and exercise advise when I ask him for it, and he's been keeping an eye on my broken ankle too. Since he doesn't have an x-ray machine in his office, it was necessary for me to visit the other side of the fence. So, I told him about the second x-rays and the advise of the M.D. to stay off it, keep the cast on, and settle myself down. His reaction was as it usually is when faced with opposing views. He said you are likely not getting enough protein in your diet... which is the building block that the bone needs to heal from the inside out. Not much you can do from the outside is going to help really, except by taking off the cast and walking around bare-footed in the house you are sending attention signals to the brain that that broken bone is there and the body has to work on healing that area so its not so sore to walk on. Well dogonne!! I love hearing I'm nearly right!!

Of course its difficult to get enough protein because I don't eat beef or pork (not religious, just can't deal with the way farmers treat those animals and the indifference to the consumers health....but that's another rant). So, Dr. H. gives me a sheet outlining various forms of protein and the amounts he recommends I consume daily. The sheet says that eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, wild fish, beans, meat and poultry are excellent sources. I have some other material from the Vegan Diet website too, and I'm re-reading that stuff. There are things on that list I don't like -- like tofu, pork, beef, cow's milk. But peanut butter and brown rice are on there, and I eat those often. So, I'm going to pump up my protein intake and add a slice of ginger root every day to help heal too. I'm going to take this cast off every day too just like I've been doing to help that bone heal.

Now, here comes the soap-box:
I've heard old-timers say "Use it or lose it"... well I agree, if I don't use this leg I'm going to lose use of it, or have problems my whole life with it because I didn't heal it properly. Medical doctors don't want a person to get well, if they got well, what would the doctors do with their time and all those drugs and expensive equipment they have in their offices? How many MD's do you know that tell you if you'd only exercise more and drink more water that you'd feel better, and you wouldn't have to keep coming to see me? Nearly every time they tell you take this pill or consult this other doctor - who will recommend some pill or surgery. And this pill causes some reaction that takes another pill to work on, and soon you have one of those pill boxes with daily slots... more pills than would choke a horse. One book I have--the introduction says "...the water taken with the medication does more good than the medication itself." I have a client with what I consider to be clear signs of dehydration - her feet are swollen, her joints hurt her all the time, she has serious stomach troubles. And what does her MD suggest? That she take a water pill and drink LESS water!!! I'm so mad that I'd love to go find that guy and kick him in his shin-bones. How DARE he tell her to drink less water!! He should tell her what I've been telling her! Drink more water, get off the pork and beef and use sea salt. Of course, I'm only a lowly housekeeper with no credentials, so what do I know?
Well, I'll tell you what I know... Jesus has put this knowledge in my hands to share with people that I come in contact with that need to know that Doctors are only out to sell pills and surgery. They get kickbacks from the drug companies and make commissions for referrals and everyone benefits from a person that needs long-term care, like cancer or diabetis, or heart troubles. They care even less about you than the useless boxboy carrying your groceries to the car or the kid behind the counter at McDonald's. You are only a boat payment or another day at Cabo-San-Lucas for their much needed months vacation.
Here's my suggestion, read something about dehydration, find out if you (or you, or you) really are dehydrated and mal-nourished, and if you'd just get more water into your body how much better you'd feel!! I haven't had a migraine in almost 2 years, my bones don't ache, and I don't have the stomach problems I did for so long!! Take care and God Bless!