Don’t get me wrong. The hospital is a great place if you break your arm, get shot, or crash your car into a tree. But it’s not the place we should go for help every time we feel bad or sick. Did you know that being treated at a hospital may be the third leading cause of death? Medical intervention can cause death from things like adverse drug reactions, surgery-related complications, infections, or medical error.
When we go to the doctor for fever, cough, diarrhea, or other less serious symptoms, often, all they have to offer is, “Go home, get rest, drink fluids, take Tylenol, come back if it gets worse.” Even for more severe issues like atherosclerosis (plaque in arteries), all doctors have are temporary fixes such as blood thinners with numerous side effects or heart surgeries like stents or bypasses. And if your lifestyle doesn’t change, you will eventually go back to the hospital with another clogged artery.
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