Problems of Modern Life and Healthcare

 
 

The scientific literature is full of conclusions based on hypotheses that have turned out to be false. Observational studies are not appropriate for identifying causality. Still, too often, they are used widely for that.

 
 
old food pyramid

The old food pyramid continues to have a negative effect on our health.

 

Relying on this bad science, health policy-makers have created food guidelines that continue to make the world sicker.

 

Not just healthcare, but dietetics, education, industries, politics, news, media, even the policies of social networks are built on these flawed assumptions. These beliefs have become so ingrained that it is hard to believe for most people that what they have learned to be healthy is often very unhealthy. Improvements are extremely difficult and slow because of the status quo cemented by the big players interested in keeping it.

 
 
 

Conventional medicine focuses too often on improving symptoms and markers of chronic issues rather than finding and treating the root causes.

 

 Chronic diseases are on the rise in the world. For example, 6 out of 10 people in the US have chronic diseases.

 
 
 

Health practitioners are usually biased, have limited knowledge, and slow response times

This paper is not know to most health practitioners. Statins, prescribed too often for high LDL, have no beneficial effects, just side-effects.

 

  • Nobody is able to follow science in all areas.

  • We are too quick to make assumptions based on our belief systems and individual experiences.

  • Teaching materials and scientific literature are full of unfounded assumptions that are the basis of harmful health advice and interventions.

 

Average waiting times are high compared to the valuable time spent with the practitioner.