U.S. Health Care Costs High, Quality Low | Natural Health Blog
May 12, 2012
The U.S. spends an average of $8,000 annually, per capita, on medical care, compared to $5,000 per capita in runner-up nations Norway and Switzerland. At the bottom of the list, Japan and New Zealand spend a mere fraction of what the U.S. does -- a full two-thirds less. And by most measures of health care, the U.S. ranks below all of them.
Alternative Therapies & Medical Therapies | Natural Health Newsletter
December 12, 2011
When it comes to health, it’s all based on odds, not guarantees. Anyone who tells you that if you take certain supplements you’re not going to get cancer is lying to you. And any doctor who tells you that if you get a flu shot you’re safe from the flu is lying to you.
U.S. Healthcare Expenses | Natural Health Blog
November 3, 2011
According to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average annual premium for family health insurance coverage in the United States was up by nine percent over 2010, reaching a total of $15,073.
Immunity & MRSA Bacteria | Strong Immune System Blog
September 22, 2011
A recent study that took place at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, found that lab coats, scrubs, and other articles of medical clothing were more often than not contaminated by various types of bacteria, including the potentially deadly MRSA. The researchers tested the garments worn by 60 doctors and 75 registered nurses on duty and discovered illness-causing bacteria on more than 60 percent of them.
Medical Care & Cancer | Natural Health Blog
July 23, 2011
According to recent information from the American Cancer Society, cancer-related death rates are 22 percent lower for men and nearly 14 percent lower for women for the time period between 1990 and 2007. It should be noted, however, that there is a big discrepancy between the rates of cancer deaths between well-educated, affluent Americans and those adults with the lowest levels of education.
Belief Systems & The Consistency Principle | Natural Health Newsletter
July 11, 2011
Why is it that in the world of "scientific" medicine, deeply ingrained beliefs (e.g. flu shots, statin drugs, antidepressants, hormone replacement therapy, fluoridated water, and amalgam fillings) are seemingly beyond challenge -- no matter how much evidence you present to the contrary?
Patient Safety | Natural Health Blog
January 29, 2011
A recent study by the US Government has found that medical staff at hospitals contribute to the deaths of approximately 180,000 people each year in the United States. If true, that would make hospitals the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer.
Healthcare & Hospital Errors | Health Podcast
January 6, 2011
Serious errors are taking place in hospitals everywhere because charts are misread and the medical staff you expect to take care of you isn't always paying attention. And some of the mistakes were made because of pre-surgical errors in the physician's office. Listen to this health podcast for more information about protecting your health and your life during your next hospital experience!
Healthcare System | Natural Health Newsletter
November 1, 2010
Make no mistake; whatever happens in these elections will make little difference in the downward spiral we are about to see in regard to healthcare -- not just in the United States, but throughout the entire world.
Natural Alternatives vs Healthcare | Health Blog
August 17, 2010
Healthcare spending in Canada, which accounted for 35% of provincial budgets in 1999, now accounts for 46%.
Natural Alternatives To Health Care | Health Blog
July 17, 2010
Health care costs for people 64 and younger buying their own health insurance increased by an average of 20 percent.
Natural Health Remedies | Jon Barron's Blog
May 8, 2010
Last month, the pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer disclosed that it paid more than $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other medical professionals for consulting and speaking on its behalf in the last six months of 2009. Protect yourself and learn more about off-label prescribing, medical reform and the state of the pharmaceutical industry today.
Health Care Bills | Natural Health Newsletter
January 25, 2010
When it comes to the current healthcare bill, everyone is wrong and heading for a world of hurt. And for those of you living overseas who are not directly affected by the bill, you face the same demographics that undermine things here in the U.S. -- probably even more so.
Medical Studies | Natural Health Newsletter
August 17, 2009
Medical peer-reviewed journals are not the be-all and end-all when it comes to identifying which treatments work, and which ones don't. Learn how you have paid over $1.5 trillion dollars for treatments, drugs, and procedures - all flawed, and all promoted at one time in peer reviewed journals.
Health Insurance | Heart Health Program
July 20, 2009
The costs associated with health care are becoming impossible. The American model is headed for disaster, but so are all the European models, the Canadian model, and all models currently being proposed by Congress. Only a fundamental change in paradigm can allow the world to escape the coming disaster.
Dietary Supplements & Pharmaceuticals | Natural Health Newsletter
May 25, 2009
The FDA, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, GlaxoSmithKlein, Donald Rumsfeld, and the U.S. Senate have all been involved in some very nasty, behind-the-scenes activities that are likely to have profound adverse effects on your health.
Natural Immune Boosters | Alternative Cancer Therapy Newsletter
April 27, 2009
Kudos to the medical establishment in honor of the things they are finally getting right. If only they could go all the way.
Government Regulation | Natural Health Newsletter
April 13, 2009
Until the alternative health community learns to stop focusing exclusively on "big picture" issues such as Codex and Congressional bills and starts paying attention to the smaller things happening under the radar, the rights of everyone interested in optimized health will be steadily eroded.
Natural Health Remedies | Jon Barron's Health Blog
February 7, 2009
Scientists in Australia have designed miniature robots capable of navigating human blood vessels.
Problems With Medical Health Care | Natural Health Newsletter
December 22, 2008
The only way that health care can survive -- the only way you can survive -- is if you take back control of your health and start doing those things that allow your body to stay healthy without the need for health care. Or to put it another way, the only way to save health care is to stop using it.
