By the way, a recent, large scale population study found that the more access people have to modern medical "care" the worse off they are. Sorry, don't have exact reference, but heard on NPR radio yesterday.
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While I absolutely believe that each individual has the highest of all responsibilities to take great care of their bodies with proper diet, exercise, weight control, prevention, and treatment of any risk factors, the above statement heard on radio is the silliest, most ludicrous, insane statement you could ever hear, and flys in the face of common sense.
If you have an infectious disease or sepsis, where would you be without appropriate medical care and antibiotics? In most cases, very ill, permanently crippled or dead. This could easy be an infant or child.
If you have cancer, where would you be without appropriate medical care? In most cases, very ill, permanently crippled or dead. This could easy be an infant or child.
If you have major trauma, broken bones, internal bleeding, burns, drowning, freezing, or shock, where would you be without appropriate medical care? In most cases, very ill, permanently crippled or dead. This could easy be an infant or child.
If you have kidney failure, where would you be without appropriate medical care and dialysis? Dead. This could sometimes even be an infant or child.
If you have liver or intractable heart/lung failure, where would you be without a transplant? Dead. This could sometimes even be an infant or child.
If you had a heart attack, where would you be without medication or balloon angioplasty to open up the clogged artery quicker? With much worsened heart function, morbidity and mortality.
If you have anything more than mild high blood pressure or diabetes where would you be without medication to properly control it? In most cases, very ill, permanently crippled or dead much sooner than with medication.
Just some obvious examples.
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