Who’s making the Health decision: You or your Doctor?

Recently someone told me that she needed an operation, at least that’s what the doctor said. In the ten minutes she was in his practice, he received three phone calls. Was there a decent explanation about; Why she needed the operation? – What were the options? – What are the risks?

On the other hand I hear doctors complaining about; “Now a day lots of patients come to the office with some printout from the Internet” – and – A doctor told me; “Those ten minutes per patient aren’t enough, I need more time. This policy brought me in trouble when I treated patients from several colleges when I had the weekend shift.

This raises some questions?
* How many people know enough about health?
* How many people are well educated about (un) healthy food?
* How many people know about Acid Base Balance?
* How many people know about alternative medicine?
* How many people are well informed about different options?
* How many doctors know all the options?
* How many …………… ?

Contrary information.
With the media virtually controlled by big advertisers like the pharmaceutical companies, people don’t know what to do and whom to trust anymore? On doctor advices you to drink milk because you need it as a calcium source while test shows that this isn’t true. This kind of contrary stories you can read almost everyday in the newspapers, magazines hear and see on other media.

You
As you read this anti aging blog – chances are you already have more knowledge – but do you share this information with everybody? You can expect resistance from people who don’t believe you. Do you share you knowledge again in the future or do you keep your mouth shut afraid of rejection?

The Doctor
Is the way doctors work going to change in the upcoming years now that consumers have access to more information on the Internet. With the aging of the baby boom generation more and more people are in search for health solutions that really benefit them. Can you as a doctor, deliver these solutions – or – are these consumers choosing to go to another doctor?
- Henk Mutsaers

Mik & Calcium: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/77/2/504
Acid Base balance http://www.acid-base.com/