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submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Ideally there should be a partnership between patients and doctors and the Internet has empowered patients to participate more so in their care. The authoritarian role of the MD is changing. HMO medicine is discussed.
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Historically, indigenous healers have relied on the power of belief and on natural remedies to help their patients. However, with the advent of the scientific method, what we did not understand we simply threw out. This returned spirituality to the church and introduced the randomized controlled trial (RCT) as the way to determine the truth of how...
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
Addiction is common and food is a very common addiction. When we are removed from their natural environment it leads to problems. Sugar and high fructose corn fructose are classic examples of how a natural environment is affected by change. We tend to put blame outside of ourselves, this is what victimization is.
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Being the Patient
The importance of patient empowerment
Len Saputo, MD
Introduction
Surely doctors must know what is best for their patients. Right? Don't be so sure! Yet most doctors take the position that because they are trained for a decade or more they have a tremendous advantage over their lesser trained patients. After all, that is why...
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Science and spirituality are at separate ends of the same spectrum. In terms of quantum physics we've learned that the conscious observer influences the outcome of what happens in life. New age thinking has similarities to new age narcissism in the it tends to assign power to the individual rather than thinking in terms of oneness.
submitted by: admin on 10/19/2019
Many pediatricians are firing patients and their families if they refuse vaccines for their children! Two studies on this subject showed that 20-30% of pediatricians have fired patient because of this. Patients are beginning to do their own research about the validity of immunizations and there is clearly room for controversy. Yet our pediatricians simply follow...
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Personal empowerment is all about taking charge of our lives, yet "taking charge" is not really about taking control. Many times it's about letting go, releasing ourselves of the impossible task to control everything. At the core of this process is trust. To build that trust is to learn about where our real power lies. This...
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
If we are going to evolve as a healthy community, it is necessary to start from the grass roots level to be the change you want to see. Social transformation that works must be the way of the peaceful warrior and be an evolutionary process rather than a revolutionary process. Francesco shares the thinking and tools we need to build a healthy community.
Francesco...
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
According to an article in the NY Times in January of 2013, it appears that Johnson and Johnson, the manufacturer of the DePuy metal on metal hip resurfacing prosthesis, knowingly and willingly sold this product even though they had full knowledge that it was defective and would cause widespread disability, suffering, and even deaths. More that 10,000...
submitted by: admin on 04/20/2015
Francesco and Dr. Len have an in depth conversation about the role of spirit in healing. They relate to illness as a physical manifestation of psychospiritual dis-ease and explain its immense value in learning important lessons about life. Gratitute for the opportunity to learn from our suffering is an important first step in the journey that leads to healing...
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Identifying what brings joy helps bring empowerment. Intention for a good purpose often brings the outcome desired. It leads to self-empowerment, self-healing, and confidence in ourself.