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The ancient Greeks were instrumental in developing medicine as an organized and ethical practice. A famous doctor of that time, and of all time, was Hippocrates, who lived from 460 B.C. to 377 B.C.

Hospitals epitomize today's state of medicine; individual excellence and systematic incompetence. Hospitals utilize heroic measures to routinely save life and limb, and then end up putting both at risk. Here is a high tech institution urgently in need of demystification.

Thinking about getting back into shape? Well, if you’re ready to throw out all the exercise and diet myths that keep us fat and out of shape… If you’re really serious about losing weight and getting fit…

It's all about the food that finds its way into your house, and then how it's cooked and eaten. All of this provides the foundation for a healthy diet.

Just as doctors have conflicts over being in service to people versus making a living; as consumers, we have our own unique conundrum. The question becomes how much knowledge do we possess, or should we possess, regarding our body. We talk about teaching the three R's, reading, writing, and arithmetic.

It's pretty much common knowledge that our current health care expenditures are rising dangerously high. For most of us, our last doctor bill is proof of that experience. As health care costs increase, a greater portion of our individual and collective resources gets spent. The total cost of our nation's health care is now over 16% of the gross national product.

The best exercise is the one that you do. As children, most of us were full of energy and very active. We spent time exploring our bodies and learned what they could do and how to use them. We possibly became involved in sports or other physical activity in high school and college.

Throughout history, civilizations such as the ancient Romans have had to face the problem of food toxicity. Royalty who ate rich foods in great quantity developed certain diseases that the peasants, eating a simple diet, did not.

The medical profession is not completely dealing with today’s facts of life. Starting in medical school, doctors are instilled with the idea that they are here to cure. In reality however, medicine is largely “therapy supportive” which means the disease will either get better or worse.

In looking at the world around us, it’s readily apparent that we are virtually rethinking everything about ourselves: the way we live, what to do going forward as a society, etc.