Thanks again to Kathleen Bell, fellow health coach and friend, for walking us through this wonderful book.
DYOH Chapters 3 and 4
Chapter 3 – Selling Sickness
“America’s health
care system is neither healthy, caring nor a system.” ~ Walter Cronkite
3 Eras of Healthcare
1. Development of medicines to prevent or cure
disease by outside invaders (bacteria/viruses)
2. Development of medications for chronic
diseases i.e. heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes
3. Focus on what is in the patients best
interests instead of relying on medicines and surgery
We have two
choices:
1. Take a bunch of expensive medicines and
develop progressive disease
2. Address the problems by eating healthier and
adopting habits of health
Chapter 4 – Does Health Really Matter?
Why is health important?
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Good
health can reverse some of the health issues that we develop
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Good
health can prevent the expense and inconvenience of many doctor’s appointments
and prescription medications
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Questions for comment:
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Do you
have current health issues that are being controlled by medications?
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Could
changing your habits and making healthier choices help your current state of
health?
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What are
you willing to do to affect change in your health?
