Today I feel angry with our medical system. A mother shared a story of her young son driving to Mayo for a 10 minute consultation with a specialist……….and was sent a $640 bill.
This makes me feel sick. This young man has insurance but we all know that doesn’t eliminate all the bills.
$640 for 10 minutes………..he makes less than $15/hour.
This medical system is so out of alignment with health and with being of service for all.
I have been served by alternative health practitioners for most of my life. Massage, Reiki, acupuncture, homeopathy, reflexology, orthobionomy, chiropractic, yoga, naturopathic doctors, spiritual teachers and more. I have combined this with nourishing myself with whole, plant based foods and working with healing my emotional body and connecting with my spiritual nature. I have close loving friends and family. I love to dance and laugh and pet my animals. I love to be outside in my gardens, walk and bike.
This is my wellness plan. This is where I spend my dollars.
I have spent a lot on my wellness over the years. But it was in direct correlation with a service that I received immediately. There was no waiting. No being sent here and there from one specialist to another. My body was treated as a whole unit. My knowledge of my own body was always honored.
I hear people complain that $50-$75 for an hour service of body work is expensive.
Maybe. It depends on your perspective and where else you are spending your money.
$75 for one hour of DIRECT service compared to $640 for 10 minutes of a conversation that left him with nothing more than he started with.
It is a no brainer for me.
My intention and goal is to continue to nourish and support all of my organs and immune system. I want to SUPPORT my body so that it can deal in the best way possible with what shows up. When we nourish our bodies well, they respond accordingly
I know that those in the medical world want to do right. They want people to be well. I don’t blame any one person but the whole system has been blinded by the marriage with the pharmaceutical companies.
There is too much money to be made on drugs and surgery.
Cancer is big business.
Self care, good food, walking, yoga, alternative health care is so reasonable in comparison. THESE things are truly our health insurance.
Too often people are dying from the “treatment”. It breaks my heart to see it.
Alternative care does not save everyone, of course. But these therapies are powerful and life affirming and give dignity to life.
Please think about where and how you spend your dollar. What do you support? What does your body really need for greater health? Is your health insurance truly health insurance?
There may be a time and place for Western medicine intervention but it may not need to be the first thing you turn to.
Let food be your medicine, learn to process your emotions, let yourself love and be loved, enjoy nature, release control over what is not………..each of us knows if we are honest with ourselves.
There is not one right way but there are many health promoting paths. I hope that you continue to seek the one that fits your needs and feels right. You know your body better then anyone else.
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