There is much debate now about health care reform and the stranglehold grip that Big Pharma has on the United States economy, politicians and the general health and wellbeing of our citizens. Conventional medicine and Western ideology seems doomed to fail as this system makes it so that we only treat illness instead of prevent it. Check out this opinion article from the “Natural News” about our current state of health care.
This is an article about the disease economy. That’s a term I coined because I could find no other existing term to describe what I’m observing in our economy today. I call it the disease economy because such a huge percentage of the economic activity and economic growth I see in this country is based on the manufacturing, marketing and selling of products and services based on disease. That is, products and services that either cause diseases or “treat” those diseases.How do I know we’re in a disease economy today? You can see it for yourself. Just drive around any city or town in the United States and you can see what’s happening. Take a look at the new construction. What’s going to be there? If it’s an office complex, chances are it’s going to be a medical office building.
If it’s on a street corner, it’s probably going to be a pharmacy — maybe a new Walgreens or CVS Pharmacy or a new drive-through Wal-Mart pharmacy. You even see pharmacies in grocery stores now, because they are so profitable. When you go into grocery stores and look at what’s being sold there, you’re getting a good look at the economic activity in this country. You mostly see products that promote disease, thanks to their disease-causing ingredients.