Hippocrates, the Greek philosopher and scientist taught one underlying principle: to do no harm. It is so important that it became a key part of the Hippocratic Oath taken by people entering the healing profession.
But in this fast-moving age, is it practiced?
Recently I took my son to a podiatrist after the pediatrician told me that's who I would have to see and wrote out a referral. He's 13 and has flat feet that point outwards when he walks.
The day arrived and we were ushered in. I'm sitting across from my boy when the doctor walks in, looks at him for less than a minute, and proceeds to tell me he will have to do a complicated surgery immediately. He won't be able to walk for a year and will have a steel plate for the rest of his life. Right in front of my son!
Do no harm? I was livid.
To cripple a healthy 13 year old boy?
I was angry at that man for scaring my son, but I'm not so easily manipulated. My son is now doing daily exercises to correct the real issues.
I wish this was an isolated case. Being sold by a doctor for a $30,000 procedure (the insurance would pay for that, but not the therapy he is having), using fear tactics made me angry. But many people, who are skeptical of other sales "jobs" are afraid.
Look at the training the medical profession receives: it's all drug intervention and invasive surgeries.
Sometimes this is essential and will save lives, but how many times are other alternatives simply overlooked?
My search for a better way led to the discovery of an amazing place that actually taught that the body is self-healing and amazing.
Rather than traumatic interventions, they teach people to give the body all the nutrition it needs and stop overworking it with processed "foods", and amazingly it will go into high gear in healing itself.
The Hippocrates Health Institute, aptly named after the original Hippocrates. It truly follows the idea of do no harm and teaches people to take charge of their own health.
The experience I had at Hippocrates Institute was so completely different from the usual medical practice, I thought I had landed in paradise.
People call it a miracle when some with cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, various tumors and so many other health conditions bring about their own healing using what they learn. - 15255
But in this fast-moving age, is it practiced?
Recently I took my son to a podiatrist after the pediatrician told me that's who I would have to see and wrote out a referral. He's 13 and has flat feet that point outwards when he walks.
The day arrived and we were ushered in. I'm sitting across from my boy when the doctor walks in, looks at him for less than a minute, and proceeds to tell me he will have to do a complicated surgery immediately. He won't be able to walk for a year and will have a steel plate for the rest of his life. Right in front of my son!
Do no harm? I was livid.
To cripple a healthy 13 year old boy?
I was angry at that man for scaring my son, but I'm not so easily manipulated. My son is now doing daily exercises to correct the real issues.
I wish this was an isolated case. Being sold by a doctor for a $30,000 procedure (the insurance would pay for that, but not the therapy he is having), using fear tactics made me angry. But many people, who are skeptical of other sales "jobs" are afraid.
Look at the training the medical profession receives: it's all drug intervention and invasive surgeries.
Sometimes this is essential and will save lives, but how many times are other alternatives simply overlooked?
My search for a better way led to the discovery of an amazing place that actually taught that the body is self-healing and amazing.
Rather than traumatic interventions, they teach people to give the body all the nutrition it needs and stop overworking it with processed "foods", and amazingly it will go into high gear in healing itself.
The Hippocrates Health Institute, aptly named after the original Hippocrates. It truly follows the idea of do no harm and teaches people to take charge of their own health.
The experience I had at Hippocrates Institute was so completely different from the usual medical practice, I thought I had landed in paradise.
People call it a miracle when some with cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, various tumors and so many other health conditions bring about their own healing using what they learn. - 15255
About the Author:
To learn about my experience at Hippocrates Health Institute The unique Hippocrates Institute Program is described by Cindy Soto, author and herself a guest of the LifeChange event.
