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Economy Can’t Recover Without Health Care Reform

Carol Bradley Bursack
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For over twenty years author, columnist and speaker Carol Bradley...

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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As our nation begins a new era with this new president and redefined Congress, most of us are hoping that answers to the problems our nation faces will quickly emerge. Few of us are so naïve as to think there will be easy answers, or even a quick turnaround. But change can bring hope, and I doub...
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    Andy
    Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 04:47 PM

    A respected surgeon told me, on his death bed, that 85% of all health care was unnecessary. The pharmaceutical industry is barraging all of us with ads for

    unproven and unnecessary drugs. 62% of all doctors believe in prescribing placebos

    without informing the parient. Each of us needs to take responsibility for our own

    health. Start with good nutrition and exercise. Stop running for medical care with

    every drip or sniffle - even if it's free.

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    Carol Bradley Bursack
    Friday, January 23, 2009 at 01:22 PM

    I agree that nutrition and exercise are the top choices for prevention, and often even treatment, of disease. My son, who has several genetic illnesses, has improved hugely on a nutritional plan, and I've been able to go off three prescriptions using the same plan tailored to my needs. That's not to say that all prescriptions are unnecessary, but I do agree that many illnesses can be helped by nutrition and exercise.

    Carol

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