The U.S. has the most expensive medical cost in the world and it's also poor quality too. It is not worth the money that we spend on it.

It's reported that our country spends more than twice as much on each person for health care than most other industrialized countries in the world do.

On a more serious note, the U.S.has fallen to last place among those countries in preventing avoidable deaths through the use of timely and effective medical care.

It's a well-known fact that the U.S. health care system is in dire need of a radical overhaul. But it does not need:

* More stringent drug treatment protocols

* More inoculations for every potential disease known to man

* Increased use of "preventative drug treatments such as administering statin drugs to obese pre-teens or handing out antidepressants to pregnant women to ward off potential baby blues.

We must learn that prescription drugs do not prevent or cure disease. This idea must change if Americans want to be healthier, happier, increase their longevity and their standard of living.

The U.S. health system is in a downward spiral and despite the vast amount of money spent your chances of receiving a good health plan is unlikely.

The U.S. now ranks last out of 19 countries for unnecessary deaths. These deaths could have been avoided if our medical care was up to the proper standards of care.

Here's some frustrating statistics:

* Preventable mortality: Other nations improved their rate of preventable deaths by an average of 16 percent. The U.S. improved its rate by a mere 4 percent.

* Chronic Debilitating Disease: More than one of every six American working-age adult (18 percent) were unable to work or carry out everyday activities because of health problems in 2006 – up from 15 percent in 2004.

* Safety risks: Here's how dangerous conventional medicine can be. One-third of adults with health problems reported mistakes in their care in 2007 and rates of visits to physicians or emergency departments for adverse drug effects increased by one-third between 2001 and 2004.

The drug companies and the food industries are the prime reason the U.S. health statistics are the way they are now.

The drug industry has been able to manipulate and control U.S. Congress to pass any key bill that will skyrocket their profits. This involves hundreds of millions of dollars.

This year the U.S. will spend $2.5 trillion dollars on health care, but by 2007, health care spending is projected to exceed $ 4 trillion. Americans need to know that some of the best ways to improve your health is very inexpensive.

The real secret is "take control of your health." Make up your mind to stop all this nonsense about your health. I'm sure nobody has ever held you down and poked pills down your throat.

Stop listening or reading about these lies by Big Pharma. They do not have your interest at heart. The only interest they have is how much money they can suck out of your pocket or purse. If you don't believe that, I feel sorry for you.

Follow these guidelines and you won't need drugs to get you healthy:

* Eat a healthy diet

* Drink plenty of clean water

* Manage your stress

* Exercise

* Get a reasonable amount of sunlight

* Limit toxin exposure

* Consume healthy fat

* Eat plenty of raw food

* Optimize insulin and leptin levels

* Get plenty of sleep.

In addition to these guidelines it's also advised you become more knowledgeable about alternative medicine cures and remedies. These treatments are less harmful and much safer then taking prescription drugs or having surgery.

It's encouraging to know that many people are beginning to become more suspicious of claims made by conventional medicine and about the products of the drug companies.

That is good news and I hope the trend continues. The more skeptical people become; the better chance we will have of convincing them that the alternative medicine way, is the best way to become healthier. Keep being skeptical, folks.

Sonny Julius

Sonnyj@TheSunnySenior.com

www.HealthyIdeas.homestead.com