I gather from something I read yesterday that the US CDC has begun to recognise that the over reliance on medication has proved to be such a threat to the US economy and security that it has announced a dramatic change in emphasis. I’ve been able to validate the source of the report and looking at the CDC website there is some evidence of a change. However, I remember the UK Cancer Charity said much the same 3 or 4 years ago but I’ve not seen any change in approach yet. So I’m sceptical that the pharmaceutical lobby will not resist such a change.
However, if its true then it could herald the best dawn we’ve seen in years. Yes we all agree that wellness (the absence of disease) must be our focus and for the US CDC to come out and say so is huge. Our approach has to be to keep people as well as possible for as long as possible and when disease does rear its head then treat by the best means we have.Presently only about 5% of healthcare money goes on prevention - what would happen if that multiplied by a factor of 5 times. Would that make a dent in the problem - yes of course it would. Imagine what that would accomplish! However, and it isa serious thought where are the food companies in all of this discussion - because unless they change their approach too then the change is rather idealistic.
What would happen if we spent money, serious money, on studying the causes of illness and disease. I wonder how the pharmaceutical companies would feel if and when, together with the food industry, they had to face the music that they were not only part of the problem but also were exposed as the arch protagonists.
So then, health authorities see what is happening and are calling for a major shift to true health care. That’s a paradigm change — a radical change in thinking. And when such changes happen, they always occur suddenly, like a dam bursting.
So lets wait and see if the actions match the intent or for that matter what the food industry and pharmaceutical industry’s response will be. I guess they may try to stop it all by CODEX.
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