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Is being disease-free the same as being truly healthy? Some people seem to think so but let’s take a closer look.

A person can suffer from symptoms like migraine headaches, chronic constipation, one cold after another, digestive problems and feel tired most of the time and still get a clean bill of health from the doctor.

How is that possible? Within the accepted parameters of his profession and according to his training no disease or chronic problem is discernable.

Does that mean the doctor is incompetent? No, he is simply doing as much as his training and education equip him to do. If the tests results say everything is ok and his examination does not prove otherwise then you must be fine.

The truth is that allopathic doctors are trained to detect and fight disease in very specific ways. They are not trained to help you maintain optimal health. Doctors generally do not get involved until a patient’s health has been seriously compromised or tests indicate an impending health risk.

For some reason our culture has confused fighting disease with being healthy. They even call it “health care.” Perhaps it would be more accurate to call it “lack of health care.” Real health care implies that a healthy person is taking steps to maintain or care for their healthy condition. While we’re at it, the term health insurance is also misleading. The real truth is we don’t need it as long as we are healthy.

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