Certain medical problems are typically not treated correctly by the medical profession.  In some cases, the treatment offered actually makes the condition worse.  This is the case when the treatment is focused on eliminating symptoms associated with the problem rather than correcting the actual cause of the disease.  When this happens, the disease process continues unabated, and the patient is given a false sense of security because the pain is gone or the symptoms have subsided.

When the patient enters the medical facility, they are primarily concerned with a symptom that has arisen, and that something may be wrong.  The doctor, on the other hand, has a waiting room full of people and often does not have time for a one hour dissertation of the cause and prevention of disease.  Treatment, then, is focused on symptom reduction.  So, if the patient is constipated, they get a laxative, if the patient is congested, they get a decongestant, if the patient has green mucus, they get an antibiotic.  If the patient cannot sleep, they get a sleeping pill, if they are depressed, they get an antidepressant, and so on.  If blood work was performed, it is much the same story with a different twist.  If T3 levels are low, they get a thyroid medication.  If cholesterol levels are high, they get a cholesterol lowering medication.  If they are anemic, they get a shot of B-12 or an iron pill.  This type of medical care focused on symptomatic relief is dangerous, for it allows the underlying condition to progress to a more advanced stage while remaining undetected, systematically destroying the person's health.  One would have to question whether it ever occurred to anyone why the symptom appeared to begin with, or why the blood work results were out of range.

Proper ways exist to treat certain disorders.  Treating a disorder properly requires extensive time on the part of the health practitioner and patient, and often extensive education and participation of the patient.  In today's health care system, insurance will pay for the drug for palliative relief, but often will not pay for the proper care leading to resolution of the patient's condition.  Proper treatment very often requires certain lifestyle changes, which contributed to the condition to begin with, on the part of the patient.  As a result, many points of resistance to treatment develop.  The health care practitioner does not have the time, the patient does not have a full understanding of the problem, insurance will not pay for the care, and the patient is unwilling to make certain changes.  The patient dedicated to getting well will break through these barriers and ultimately obtain health and wellness.

Examples cited in this chapter are representative of disorders and issues that are often improperly addressed by modern medicine.  The disorders discussed are by no means to be considered a complete list of disorders that fall into this category.

The following subjects are discussed in this chapter:

Acid Reflux Disease
Sleep Disorders
Antibiotics
Body Piercing
A Pharmaceutical Research Failure
Metabolic Syndrome
Fungal Infections
Heat and Ice for Sprain and Strains
TENS Units
Ear Tones
Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Invented Psychological Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorder
Personality Profiles and Employment
Calcium and Osteoporosis
Low Back Pain
Donating Blood