I lose arguments about the poor state of health of North Americans when someone trots out the life expectancy figures. They would say we are obviously in better health because we are living to the ripe old age of 79 years now instead of 47 years of age in 1900! Of course most of that discrepancy was due to the very high infant mortality, which would bring down the figures, but they would always walk away thinking they won the argument.
Finally there is a study in the Lancet that vindicates my position: Global Life Expectancy Rises, But People Live Sicker for Longer. The extra years many people gain are spent in illness and disability with the side effects of polypharmacy.
The analysts who ran the study said “The world has made great progress in health, but now the challenge is to invest in finding more effective ways of preventing or treating the major causes of illness and disability.”
What does medicine propose for preventing and treating the major causes of illness and disability? At least we agree that stopping smoking and limiting alcohol are at the top of the list. However, the following interventions have their downside.
Vaccinations: A very sober report by the non profit, non aligned, Cochrane Collaboration found that: “The preventive effect of parenteral inactivated influenza vaccine on healthy adults is small: 71 people would need vaccination to prevent one case of influenza. Vaccination shows no appreciable effect on working days lost or hospitalisation.” Download my Future Health Now Encyclopedia for natural remedies for colds and flus.
Mammograms: Many people feel, as this recent Washington Post article states, that we should: Stop routine breast-cancer screenings: Science has shown they don’t save lives. My recommendation is thermography.
Fluoridation: Spend a few minutes on the Fluoride Action Network website and find out why this is a very bad idea. I dislike fluoride because it irreversibly binds magnesium making it unavailable to the body. While you’re at it, dump your fluoride toothpaste and stop getting fluoride dental treatments!
Cholesterol, Glucose and Blood Pressure Screening: Screening is a code word for finding reasons to put people on medications. If you are one point above 200mg/dL on your total cholesterol, you will be offered statin drugs. The higher your levels the more pressure you will receive to take drugs that have many side effects and do not prolong life. The same for glucose and BP – any elevation is immediately treated with drugs. You all know from reading my blogs that these three conditions may be caused by magnesium deficiency and are treatable with magnesium. The drugs used for all 3 conditions cause more magnesium deficiency and make them all worse.
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