Western medicine now the leading cause of death in America?

An article called Death by Medicine by two PhDs and three MDs sites studies that now give hard evidence proving that the medical industry is the leading killer among Americans. Even heart disease has been left in the dust by this juggernaut of death called Western medicine. The annual total of 783,936 deaths and $282 billion in cost includes adverse drug reactions, medical error, bedsores, infection, malnutrition, outpatients, unnecessary procedures, and surgery-related incidents.

The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year. It is now evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the US. (By contrast, the number of deaths attributable to heart disease in 2001 was 699,697, while the number of deaths attributable to cancer was 553,251.5)

The situation seems even more hopeless when we realize just how large this industry is in proportion to the entire economy.

US health care spending reached $1.6 trillion in 2003, representing 14% of the nation's gross national product.

Here's the good news, when it comes to your own health care it's not too late to write this sick industry off and take responsibility for your own health. All you have to do is be proactive and inquisitive. Don't be afraid to do some research and learn a thing or two about alternative treatments and solutions. Today, with the advent of the internet, we have access to more information on every topic conceivable than ever before. And don't be afraid to read a few books either. If all of us stop relying on the defunct medical industry to solve our health problems and take some responsibility for our own health we might actually discover that many of the most terrifying illnesses already have effective solutions. Fear and ignorance is what ultimately sends people to their doctors (and often their death) so the first cure to what ails you might just be to get educated about what ails you.

Death by Medicine -By Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; and Dorothy Smith, PhD

Source: Life Extension Foundation

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