Prevention is better than cure
Posted on 06/10/2009 by Cathe in Articles |
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Since ancient times in Chinese medicine is said that a good doctor is not one who cared for the sick but the one that avoids and prevents disease.
Through the observation of small changes in the normal physiology, the study of the wrists, the tongue, iris and other signs that the body shows, the eye doctor should be available that can capture the onset of disease.
Nowadays it is increasingly popular idea of treating the healthy, but unfortunately it seems to me that behind this attitude there is more than the business of pharmaceutical interressi a real desire to prevent disease.
This is very high economic interressi, think about what it means if all people use one or more drugs and maybe for all the days of his life!
Vaccinations for diseases now extinct or very aggressive, treatment of contraception to the bitter end, the replacement hormone therapy in menopause, osteoporosis prevention, cardiovascular prevention through the treatment of hypertension in normotensive individuals are concrete examples of how we are already partially succeeded. The reduction in blood pressure certainly reduces the stress heart and great vessels, it can be said to protect the center, but may be less traffic at the extremities, or it may suffer from the periphery. Also in summer, the risk of lowering an excessive blood pressure can cause hypotensive crisis as important or even ill-defined illness characterized by extreme fatigue, nausea and palpitations.
Beyond the possible effects of more or less visible and observable by the patient, the idea of using a drug for a very long time to avoid a possible pathological event, it seems excessive, since each molecule is not responsible for systemic effects of various nature.
The concept of care before they become ill is not a bad idea, if we want to carefully take care of ourselves through the choice of healthier food for our constitution and the climate in which we find ourselves, the physical activities more suitable to our nature and our physical, mental hygiene and a refining of our emotions.
He uses the real importance of time to dedicate to ourselves to do something that we like to buy something new to take care of our appearance, with a good book, a walk, a phone call ... that is the pleasure should be sought.
Among the real therapy massage therapy and acupuncture are absolutely right to suggest what all those so-called "healthy." Of course, massage is more pleasant but also acupuncture, though well-made leads to a deep and true relaxation and the patient will tell you that getting out of bed as if he had slept all night.
In addition, acupuncture and massage therapy can solve several small problems that might occur in a casual but having an inner meaning and depth.
It 's a natural way to harmonize the body-mind-emotions and then act as a true prevention.
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Tags: Acupuncture , Chinese medicine , prevention
