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Why Our Health Matters
Andrew Weil
A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future
Hudson Street Press
September 2009
On Sale: September 8, 2009
272 pages
ISBN: 1594630666
EAN: 9781594630668
Hardcover
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Healthcare is no longer just a public issue; for millions of
Americans it is now a crisis on their own doorstep. Cost of
medical care today are a leading cause of personal
bankruptcy. Although policy makers have weighed in on all
sides, in this book, bestselling author Andrew Weil, M.D.,
identifies the root of the problem. He shows us exactly how
we have become embroiled in the present situation and
provides a solution that will not only make healthcare
affordable, but will also put each one of us on the road to
optimum health. Dr. Weil states that we have a right to good healthcare that
is effective, accessible, and affordable. Many Americans
would be surprised to know that our national health is far
from the best in the world, even though we spend more money
on it than any other country. The World Health Organization
recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on
par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the Three Major Myths of
American Medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail
to give future doctors the education they need to care for
patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our
opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical
companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves
nothing less than the creation of a completely new culture
of health and medicine in this country, one that we can each
start building today.
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