Wisdom from Thomas Edison

Remember Thomas Edison from your history books?   He did many things besides invent the light bulb.  I believe most of us can agree that he was a highly intelligent man.   The following is a quote from him that I found most interesting..........

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the causes and prevention of disease."

He is putting the care of our bodies and our health exactly where it should be, in our hands!   Also, in our minds as in what we think, in our mouths, what we eat, and learning about diseases and how to prevent them  instead of depending completely upon our doctors and the pharmaceutical industry for making us well oftentimes only after we have become gravely ill.

Having already had four spinal surgeries, preventative medicine will not do much for me at this point besides keep me from needing a fifth surgery and trust me when I say to you that I see my neurological chiropractor for that very purpose on a regular basis.

I believe it is our job to seek out the holistic things that will cure us as opposed to running into the doctor and asking for the latest pill that has a real good chance of killing us!    Please do not misunderstand me here, I am NOT  completely anti-doctor or even anti-medicine, they have their places in keeping us alive in addition to adding to the quality of our lives.

I do however believe that were we to happen to eat healthy, exercise, drink enough water, take appropriate supplements, and do our own research, we could discover many different and positively wonderful ways of taking care of "the human frame" while working in partnership with our doctors.   Holistic, mind/body/spirit medicine is growing in interest by leaps and bounds because people want to be in charge of their own bodies.   Unfortunately, it is also because of the dangerous side effects or "accidents" that have occurred in hospitals or doctor's offices.   Whatever has led you to seek the holistic path, be careful, there are many, many snake oil salesmen out there who just want your money, so do your research and begin with something as simple as making a small change in your diet.  Eat healthier!  Then go on from there.    You'll be glad you did and I applaud your efforts!   Thomas Edison would be pleased! :-)