More Health, Less Care : How to Take Charge of Your Medical Care and Write Your Own Personal Prescription for Lifelong Health

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781934184240
• ISBN10: 1934184241
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-04-14
• Publisher: LaChance Publishing LLC

Summary

Tackling the problems plaguing the U.S. health care system, this accessible guide explores the pitfalls of contemporary medicine and medical treatments, concentrating on diseases linked to poor lifestyle choices, such as obesity and diabetes. While much of the healthcare industry is centered on a blanket approach that addresses a general disease instead of the person affected by it, this guide suggests that personalization is the key to good health. It asserts that patients who make physical, emotional, and spiritual lifestyle changes to improve their diets, exercise regimens, and stress levels can help alleviate problems caused by lifestyle illnesses.

Author Biography

Peter J. Weiss, MD, is an internist and infectious disease specialist and the president and chief executive officer of Health First Health Plans, Inc. He lives in Melbourne, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
The Shortfalls of Traditional Healthcare	p. 1
Bob's Untimely Demise	p. 1
Why Did Bob Die Early?	p. 5
Now What?	p. 9
An Open Mind and an Action Attitude	p. 9
Get Right by Being Wrong	p. 10
Thoughts Are Not Facts	p. 12
Tame Your Ego	p. 13
Be Your Own Doctor: Preparing to Write Your Personal Prescription	p. 19
Be a Student of Health and Medicine	p. 20
Accept Responsibility and Make a Commitment	p. 20
Be Honest and Courageous	p. 21
Be a Great Patient: Four Must-Have Attributes	p. 25
Responsibility	p. 25
Willingness to Learn	p. 28
Honesty	p. 29
Commitment to Health	p. 30
Summary	p. 33
Make a Diagnosis: What's Wrong with Your Health?	p. 37
Diagnosis: A Fancy Word for "Illness"	p. 37
Unmask Denial	p. 40
Identify Your Problems	p. 42
Peel the Onion to Find the Cause	p. 44
Explanations Are Not Excuses	p. 46
Assemble Your Medical Team	p. 49
Bob's Heart Surgery	p. 49
"Successful" Surgery = Failure of Personal Health	p. 52
Teamwork: Essential for Success	p. 52
Build a Winning Team	p. 54
Find Health Professionals That Fit	p. 55
Consider a Coach	p. 57
Seek a Support Group	p. 59
God As a Team Member	p. 60
Accept All the Help You Can Get	p. 62
More on Thinking: Our Deadly Culture	p. 65
Don't Be Brainwashed	p. 66
Write Your Personal Prescription	p. 71
You're Unique: Personalize Your Prescription	p. 71
Take an Organized Approach to Learning	p. 73
Making Sense of the Information	p. 78
Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 82
New Ideas for Success	p. 83
Be Counter-Cultural	p. 85
Willpower Is Not the Answer	p. 89
Structuring Success	p. 92
Focus on Where You Want to Go	p. 96
Write the Plan to Win	p. 98
Follow Up Care: Stay on Track	p. 103
Adjust and Keep At It for Success	p. 104
Build on Your Success: Upgrade the Plan	p. 106
My Prescription	p. 108
Stay a Student of Health	p. 110
Case Study: The Personal Prescription in Action	p. 115
Bob's Daughter Debbie: A Different Story	p. 115
Small Start, Big Results	p. 124
Total Health: Body, Mind and Spirit	p. 129
Physical Health: Simple but Not Easy	p. 130
Beyond Physical Health	p. 131
My Emotional Health Prescription	p. 144
Spiritual Health: Often Ignored but Vital	p. 145
Afterword	p. 149
Looking Ahead to a Healthier You	p. 149
Resources	p. 153
The United States Department of Health and Human Services	p. 153
Major Universities and Medical Centers	p. 154
Specialty Associations	p. 154
Physical Health	p. 155
Emotional and Spiritual Health	p. 155
Index	p. 159
About the Author	p. 165
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