JANUARY 24, 2012 MEDICINE TODAY

"LIVE AS IF YOU WERE TO DIE TOMORROW. LEARN AS IF YOU WERE TO LIVE FORVER." - gandhi

This quote reminds me of the 5 golden virtues - enthusiasm, belief, love, forgiveness and perseverance. The first one Enthusiasm is the virtue that tells you how to act at all a times.

Belief is the virtue that instructs you how to look at yourself; I always believe in myself wholeheartedly no matter how i feel or look. Love is the double virtue; a tricky one this is - love for others and self love. If you live with love you will always find continued delight in your life.

Forgiveness is also a double virtue; by forgiving others you immediately without knowing or wanting to have freed yourself from the burden of carrying on hatred and hurt. If you have the first four virtues, these will add up for the strength, courage and determination for the fifth -

Perseverance. You can persevere in your enthusiasm, belief, love and forgiveness.

Try to never give in to anger, guilt, fear and self doubt. I always meditate to tell my soul and spirit to lead me toward a better life.

I discuss bloating a lot when I discuss Irratible Bowel Disease often called 'Leaky Gut'

Medicine is too bloated, too burdensome and too unrewarding these days. Let's not even talk about the financial burden. Who do we blame? I cannot even begin to discuss who to blame. I blame years of mismanagement by Congress and their Presidential leader at that time. It started with Richard Nixon, peaked with Ronald Reagan, and continues to be a major problem even today in 2012.

Medicine is bankrupt, and will bring this country to its knees if something doesn't happen soon. As I was interviewing 4th year medical students for positions at the hospital today, I felt two emotions. Happy for them to come into the fine institution in which I work at but also sad as by the time he/she finishes medicine will be of another dimension. Even when America was at its worst after the Depression people bonded and got through. People planted gardens with herbs and vegetables to be used all year long. We relied on Earth Mother. I do not think that Earth Mother will help us out of the medicine crisis as we have not helped Earth Mother with her problems - environment, changing weather and its diverse people. The days of doctors and drugs all being paid by Medicare is of no more. There is a financial necessity to change. If not we are doomed.

In preparation for this you can do three simple tasks:

1. Have a better dietary lifestyle with less refined carbohydrates

2. Have a better exercise lifestyle; incorporate it into your existing activites.

3. Take phytonutrients supplementation

Until tomorrow....