What Is The Third Leading Cause Of Death?

When Dr. Barbara Starfield finished a landmark study of the third leading cause of death in the U.S. for the well-respected Journal of the American Medical Association, she thought she would receive warm accolades. According to a recent email interview with her, she has not received any interest from the government organizations in addressing the problem.

The problem is the Starfield study revealed 10 years ago that our modern medical system is producing approximately 225,000 deaths each year. What’s more shocking is about half were from correctly prescribed medications. The study did not take into account improperly prescribed medications. One of the major reason there is no action is because of the well-documented tie in between the FDA, medical schools and pharmaceutical companies.

Now just to be fair, many primary care physicians have good hearts and desire the best for their patients. Much of the blame for this is not the FDA, but the public demand for these drugs. Patients scour doctor’s offices and if the doctor doesn’t prescribe the drug, the patient will not see the doctor again. The doctor business is just like any other business. The physicians are in a quandary because they want to provide good service and meet the market demand. Doctors need encouragement from their patients that by using more natural treatments, they will maintain good patients. In China, doctors don’t get paid if a patient gets sick, only if they are well. Treating symptoms does not mean wellness.

So, once again, we are back to you. What can you do? Do not underestimate your power to shift our society into favoring more cost effective strategies for health without the 225,000-death risk per year. Oh and I’ve mentioned this before. The current Poison Control Center statistics- Zero Death’s from supplements, herbs, superfoods, and the like. Zero, zip, nil, nacho! One study indicates up to 40% of the control population consumed at least one dietary supplement. If this were applied to the U.S. population at large, this would be an enormous case study in favor of dietary supplement safety.

What are your experiences with health and the medical establishment?

Sources:

Interview with Dr. Barbara Starfield

Harvard Medical Students Expose Truth About Professor

Poison Control Center Annual Report

Study of Dietary Supplement Use in Pain Management

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