Why aren't we 'More Focused On Prevention' in Healthcare?
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We Must Make a Paradigm Switch...
In the year 2008, health care primarily has a REACTIVE approach meaning we respond primarily to disease and illness after it is present. PREVENTION means becoming more PROACTIVE with health care. It means educating others on the risk factors of disease, such as cardiovascular heart disease and what can be done to prevent the onset of such conditions.
Urgency in Becoming More Prevention Focused...
- By the year 2020, Chronic conditions are predicted to be one of the leading causes of disability
- Chronic conditions if not prevented may become one of the most expensive problems in health care
- Many chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer ARE linked by common preventable risk factors
Do I have to be in healthcare to make a difference?
Absolutely Not! We can all contribute to making the shift to PREVENTION...
You can start by taking charge of your own health! It seems it's easier to just not take care of ourselves in this century of 'hurry up' that we live in.Are you getting enough sleep?
What are you putting into your body?
Are you getting regular physical activity?
Making the Shift in Healthcare?
- EARLY DISEASE DETECTION
- INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- LIMITING PROLONGED, UNHEALTHY NUTRITION
- REDUCED TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL USE
- EDUCATION
The Most Important Thing...
It Starts With YOU! Whether Small or Large, We Must Initiate CHANGE. What is One thing You Can Do TODAY to Contribute to the Paradigm Shift?
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Meet Your LensMaster
Leslie Kremer, MS, PT
Thank you for your interest in health and nutrition. As a physical therapist, I'm an advocate for health and prevention through healthy living including the use of 'customized nutritional supplements'.Leslie Kremer
info@LesKremer.com
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- jessicashalyn jessicashalyn Sep 10, 2008 @ 5:39 am
- Generally for potential therapies in human life to treat the degenerative diseases of aging such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, Cancer, Stroke, Macular degeneration, etc. An important development in the Life Extension is needed with help of high quality & natural vitamin supplements. Here in this lens I found good information about usage of Natural supplements. Great work.
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- AliceSchewene AliceSchewene Aug 19, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
- Great lens on prevention!
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- WritingforYourWealth WritingforYourWealth Aug 17, 2008 @ 4:42 am
- Because doctors make more money selling drugs than addressing the root of the problem... our system is truly sick. It took me three different doctors and a whole bunch of drugs for several different problems before someone with a brain had me tested for food allergies. We don't think prevention and we don't think about *why* we are having problems. We just address the problems after they happen, usually poorly.
Erm, sorry for the rant ;)
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- momsherbs momsherbs Aug 16, 2008 @ 12:31 pm
- Nice lens,
Keep up the good work in getting the word out about prevention!
Marguerite
http://www.squidoo.com/momsherbs
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- TheCandleGal TheCandleGal Aug 15, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
- You are SO right. The healthcare system is so messed up. I work for a health insurance company by day and it is really sad sometimes. Members don't understand why XYZ Preventive measure (sometimes considered "experimental") isn't covered when it can save THOUSANDS, maybe TENS of THOUSANDs in expenses later on. While what they are saying makes sense, sadly, healthcare just doesn't yet.
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- QuadsPlus1 QuadsPlus1 Aug 12, 2008 @ 12:52 am
- I have to agree that prevention is the key!!
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- SewWithSarah SewWithSarah Aug 10, 2008 @ 9:30 pm
- Leslie, you are 100% correct about prevention. Great information!
Sarah J Doyle
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- JennLawlor-GenewizeLeader JennLawlor-GenewizeLeader Aug 7, 2008 @ 2:22 am
- Leslie, I too am all about prevention. I don't want to wake up 20 years from now and WISH I had of done something.
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- DonnaAbreu DonnaAbreu Aug 6, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
- Leslie, you are so focused. I truly believe in preventative medicine.
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- Kristin Medved Kristin Medved Aug 6, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
- That was great Leslie! Really good content.
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