The Doctor of the Future Will Give No Medicine

The rest reads as follows..."But will interest his patients in diet and nutrition, exercise and the care of the human frame. He will teach them about the cause of all disease."

This statement was by Thomas Edison, back in the day when there wasn't a pill for every "disorder" under the sun. Realize it was different era and there has been great advancement in so many areas of the medical field, but somehow, his words still ring true today.

A caring doctor will prescribe nutrient foods and perhaps supplements if needed. A good doctor will only want to see you once a year, and recommend you stay out of hospitals. It is wise to get annual checkups, but lets touch on the subject of prescription's for just about everything and how not to get caught in that trap.

It first starts with us taking care of ourselves, having self worth and wanting to live a long, healthy, productive life. A healthy lifestyle can be started at any age, the younger the better. All you teenagers out there need to realize what a pivotal and exciting time it is. Being a teen may be awkward...acne breakout, puberty, esteem issues, but one thing you can do is take control of your diet and exercise.

Creating great habits of a healthy lifestyle will benefit for the rest of one's life. An active teenager can eat practically anything and not get fat, but if that "anything" is a steady diet of fast foods and empty calories, it will catch up down the road. You will find out that if you exercise on a regular basis, having a burger, fries and a coke doesn't give the body what it needs. Don't believe it? Go and get a double whopper and some of those salty fried up fries prior to a workout and see how you feel.

A lot has changed since the days of Edison, mostly good, but not all. One of the not so good things is the amount of additives and preservatives that is added to the foods we buy at the local grocery store. I won't get on a soapbox about it but my goodness, some products have an ingredient list longer than a car rental agreement. Still have not figured out what "red#7" is. We are all aware that our society in the States wants convenience so being able to pop a meal into the microwave and have it done in a couple of minutes is very appealing, but not healthy.

It will take more than an apple a day to keep the doctor away. It takes change where change needs to be made. For instance, instead of getting canned vegetables and fruit which have lost all their nutrients in the process, go get the real stuff, preferably organic. Parents, try giving your kids real spinach, i.e. spinach salad, instead of that salty, soggy form of spinach that comes from the can and see how they will actually like spinach.

We are the most obese country in the world and all the junk that is added to a lot of the foods has to have a part to play in correlation to the high cancer rate we have in the States. Raw apricot seeds are one of the healthiest food sources on the planet and yet, the FDA bans them. Hoping the day will not come when all apricot orchards will be done away with.

Usually the less expensive the food or drink, the more it is full garbage. Take some time while shopping and look at what is in the stuff your choosing. The kids may love Sugar Pops for breakfast, but how about fixing them a couple of eggs, some regular oatmeal or some other hot cereal to start their day. Put a little honey in it and they will like it, trust me. Mix in some fruit and maybe some whole wheat pancakes. You get the picture?

We have to change our stinking thinking because most doctors will not mention about nutrition. Not knocking doctors but they make a nice living off people being sick. Think about it.