Guest post by Michael Bauerschmidt, M.D.; Director, Full Potential Health, Fort Lauderdale, FL:
Our current model of healthcare is based on Pasteur’s germ theory. His remarkable achievements in identifying causative microorganisms as the basis for infectious disease form the bedrock upon which modern Western allopathic medicine was built.
But what is allopathic medicine? According to Webster’s dictionary, allopathic medicine is defined as “a method of medical practice which seeks to cure disease by the production of a condition of the system either different from or opposite to the condition produced by the disease.” In other words, we wait until it’s broken and then we try to fix it. And while this approach may work for our legal system where you cannot be arrested, tried and jailed until you commit a crime, it is not very efficient in the true prevention of disease.
At this point there are two important distinctions to be made. What we call preventive medicine now is merely early detection. It prevents nothing. It merely recognizes a disease state a little earlier in hopes of providing a better outcome. Secondly, we live in an age where according to the CDC, more than 70% of all deaths in the U.S. are accounted for by chronic, degenerative diseases and not acute infections. So we need a new approach to medicine, one that lends itself to:
- Discovering and correcting the multi-factorial underlying causes of chronic disease states.
- Recognizing that controlling the symptoms does not cure the disease.
- Helping the public realize that health is not found in the prescription bottle and that poly-pharmacy oftentimes creates more problems than it cures.
- Strengthening our organs by nourishing our cells to assist them in resisting disease both chronic and acute.
Fortunately, such an approach is currently available and has been for the last 50 or so years. The approach looks at inflammation as the “resident evil” of chronic illness. By tending to inflammation in its early stages, we can avoid if not eliminate many “diseases of aging” that are causing the slow dwindling of our health in our later years. Our human genome was actually designed to last us 150 years.
It is a sure thing that none of us are getting out of here alive. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could consistently get 100 years of a 100% vibrant life instead of the 100 years of 50% to 60% vibrancy that many of our age now experience? Who wants to spend 40% of their life incapable of enjoyment, play, wonder and awareness? Here are a few quick ways of how to do it:
- Recognize that food is your first and best medicine.
- Eat whole, richly colored fruits and vegetables.
- Avoid simple starches, sugars, trans fats and processed foods.
- Add a high quality daily multivitamin and mineral complex.
- Sleep is a great anti-inflammatory, and it helps the body recover. Get 7 to 9 hours nightly.
- Take a cat nap during the day.
- Make time to rest and play.
- Remember to exercise.
No doubt, you’ll reduce your inflammatory load and feel better with these few simple steps.
I also recognize that you may need a little bit more help in uncovering the reasons for your disease. For that, I recommend seeing a healthcare professional that is amenable to assisting in nourishing your cells through the use of:
- Bio-identical hormones
- Chelation therapy
- IV nutritional supplements.
It’s been said that the definition of idiocy is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results each time. We’ve been practicing medicine the same way for more than 100 years despite the fact that the nature of disease has changed from that of an acute infectious nature to that of a chronic inflammatory nature. Is it not time we changed our approach lest we too be labeled?
Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt is medical director at Full Potential Health in Fort Lauderdale, FL, treating the “whole” patient in hopes of eliminating chronic disease and giving his patients the best quality of life possible. Dr. Bauerschmidt specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy; IV antioxidants such as Glutathione, Vitamin C and the Myers Cocktail; whole food education; and as a certified life coach, helping patients improve their attitude and find their purpose in life by improving the mind, body and spirit. You can contact him by email at mbauerschmidtmd@gmail.com or by phone at (954) 306-6497.
Posted in general health Tagged: chronic illness, healthcare reform, healthy lifestyles, inflammation, integrative medicine, Michael Bauerschmidt, preventive medicine
Guest post by Michael Bauerschmidt, M.D.; Director, Full Potential Health, Fort Lauderdale, FL:
Our current model of healthcare is based on Pasteur’s germ theory. His remarkable achievements in identifying causative microorganisms as the basis for infectious disease form the bedrock upon which modern Western allopathic medicine was built.
But what is allopathic medicine? According to Webster’s dictionary, allopathic medicine is defined as “a method of medical practice which seeks to cure disease by the production of a condition of the system either different from or opposite to the condition produced by the disease.” In other words, we wait until it’s broken and then we try to fix it. And while this approach may work for our legal system where you cannot be arrested, tried and jailed until you commit a crime, it is not very efficient in the true prevention of disease.
At this point there are two important distinctions to be made. What we call preventive medicine now is merely early detection. It prevents nothing. It merely recognizes a disease state a little earlier in hopes of providing a better outcome. Secondly, we live in an age where according to the CDC, more than 70% of all deaths in the U.S. are accounted for by chronic, degenerative diseases and not acute infections. So we need a new approach to medicine, one that lends itself to:
Fortunately, such an approach is currently available and has been for the last 50 or so years. The approach looks at inflammation as the “resident evil” of chronic illness. By tending to inflammation in its early stages, we can avoid if not eliminate many “diseases of aging” that are causing the slow dwindling of our health in our later years. Our human genome was actually designed to last us 150 years.
It is a sure thing that none of us are getting out of here alive. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could consistently get 100 years of a 100% vibrant life instead of the 100 years of 50% to 60% vibrancy that many of our age now experience? Who wants to spend 40% of their life incapable of enjoyment, play, wonder and awareness? Here are a few quick ways of how to do it:
No doubt, you’ll reduce your inflammatory load and feel better with these few simple steps.
I also recognize that you may need a little bit more help in uncovering the reasons for your disease. For that, I recommend seeing a healthcare professional that is amenable to assisting in nourishing your cells through the use of:
It’s been said that the definition of idiocy is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results each time. We’ve been practicing medicine the same way for more than 100 years despite the fact that the nature of disease has changed from that of an acute infectious nature to that of a chronic inflammatory nature. Is it not time we changed our approach lest we too be labeled?
Posted in general health Tagged: chronic illness, healthcare reform, healthy lifestyles, inflammation, integrative medicine, Michael Bauerschmidt, preventive medicine