I am not a fan of Western Medicine, this is well known, but
on the same token, I do not believe that there is a conspiracy to make everyone
addicted to prescription drugs and reliant on the system. I cannot believe that an entire system is
filled with people full of “a greed lust for power and money”1 as
put in one article. I am sure that there are horrible people out there in the
medical industry just as there are horrible people everywhere, but when you are
talking about the doctors, the nurses, and the people who deal with sick human
beings every day, I do not think that the majority are “drug pushers” and
willing pawns of a conspiracy. They
truly believe what they are telling you based on the knowledge that they have
acquired. None of us fully understands how
the body works. People accomplish physical
miracles because of sheer will, determination, or something along those
lines. Our knowledge does not included
the whole system.
According to dictionary.com a miracle is “an
effect or extraordinary event in
the physical world that surpasses
all known human or natural
powers and is ascribed to a
supernatural cause.”
Doctors cannot bet on miracles and can only prescribe
what they have physical proof will work.
To be honest, because of these limitations, their ability to heal is imperfect. The amazing thing about the country we live
in, is that we have a choice on who we get to listen to, even if this choice
has been threatened as of late with poorly thought out “health” legislation. I am sending a call out there, to all the
people writing alternative health articles, to stop the mudslinging. Stop playing politics and just inform the
populace. People need facts not emotions. Trust me, if they are sick or trying to stay
healthy, they have plenty of emotions already.
I read an article earlier this week from
Keeper of the Home2, about being ashamed because her child had some
dental issues and needed substantial work done.
I have to admit that when my daughter needed surgery, and I could find
no reasonable alternative, I was ashamed as well. Some of this is because I truly believe in
the body’s ability to heal and thrive without intervention, and I was thumbing
my nose at this belief by turning to surgery, but another part of it, is
because the crunchy community treats western medicine like Satan incarnate. I acknowledge the existence of both science
and spirit. I will not close my eyes to
one in favor of the other. I think people should throw their hatred and judgment
out the window, and put out an open, helping hand.
Thank you,
Sarah McTernen
www.anardentlife.com
www.anardentlife.com
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