[AT] Spam> Re: now Heart concerns

Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Mon Feb 23 05:32:56 PST 2015


Dan, I stand corrected.   I tend to agree with you.  Now, if I may, I'd
like to revise my opening statement to read "Doctors exist to treat broken
people indefinitely..." and the rest of my comments still work.

SO


On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:

> I am not sure I agree with that.  I have always heard doctors are there
> to treat you, not to cure you.  And that mostly seems to be the case.  I
> know most medical researchers are looking for treatments instead of
> cures.  I was told that if someone found a cure for the common cold it
> would destroy a multi billion dollar business.  Next time you go to
> Walmart see how many cold treatments they have versus cures.
> On 2/22/2015 9:30 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> > Doctors exist to fix broken people.  Until you are broken, they sit back
> > and watch you break yourself with bad choices such as smoking, drinking,
> > bad diet, insufficient fresh air and sunlight and exercise.  Doctors get
> > close to zero nutrition training in school.  They are not oriented
> towards
> > coaching you to do the right things to preserve health while you've got
> it;
> > they fix problems once they arise.  Their actions are largely controlled
> by
> > the insurance companies.  Doctors live in mortal fear of malpractice
> suits
> > and everything they do is intended to make sure they appease the
> insurance
> > companies so they don't lose their malpractice coverage.  And the rest of
> > what they do is dictated by those other insurance companies, health
> > insurance.  Doctors do what they will be reimbursed for.
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> >
>
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