In a recent post, The Myth of Evidence Based Medicine, I explained that conventional medicine is based not on evidence, but on profit.
So how's this working out for us?
The U.S. spends far more than any other country in the world on healthcare - a whopping $2 trillion per year. [1. Park, A. America's Health Check Up. 11/20/2008. Time Magazine Online.]
Considering this enormous expenditure, we should have the best medicine ...
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Note: This is the sixth article in an ongoing series. If you haven't read the first five, I recommend doing that before continuing:
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part I): A Case of Mistaken Identity
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part II): Origins of the Energy Meridian Myth
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part III): The "Energy Meridian" Model Debunked
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part IV): How Acupuncture Works
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part V): A Closer Look At How Acupuncture Relieves Pain
Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part VI): 5 ...
The U.S. spent 16 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - a cool $2 trillion - on health care in 2005.[1. Park, A. America's Health Check Up. 11/20/2008. Time Magazine Online.] Considering this enormous expenditure, we should have the best medicine in the world. We should be reversing disease, preventing disease, and doing minimal harm. However, careful and objective review shows the opposite.
The U.S. ranks just 34th in the world in life ...
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