Taking responsibility for your health through a safer, alternative route other than the normal fatally flawed conventional paradigm, as you know, is a simple concept that can often produce dynamic results.

The concept comes down to "self-ownership," or, in other words, who owns you. The evil marketing geniuses who run the multi-national pharmaceutical drug cartel believe they do, and it's hard to blame them. They certainly spend enough to buy your attention as well as bend the ear of your physician.

The health care field has evolved into a facade for the business of selling drugs. The pharmaceutical industry spends more than $4 billion a year to market drugs to consumers in the United States and another16 billion to market them to U.S. physicians. Moreover, they have come up with some of the most effective and creative marketing schemes in history.

Top U.S. drug makers spend 2.5 times as much on marketing and administration as they do on research; at least a third of the drugs marketed by industry leaders were discovered not by the drug makers, but by universities or small biotech companies.

Self-health responsibility, more than any other possible option, is the best way to stay healthy and fit. Evidence for the truth of this fact is coming at us from everywhere. Research has shown that diet, exercise and stress management are powerful tools for maintaining health.

Coming to this site and reviewing the many thousands of articles posted here clearly means you've taken the first important step: Searching for answers. That's a good thing. And, studies have shown patients who take better ownership for their own health typically have better outcomes too.

On Vital Votes, Dr. Christopher Gussa from Benson, Arizona shares a story from the front lines:

"As a Clinical Herbalist I get calls every day from people that went the medical systems way with chemo, radiation, etc, and then on there last dying breaths, call me about using Bloodroot and other herbs against their cancer! 'It's probably just too late!' is so sadly what comes to my mind. It breaks my heart! Why do they not try the natural way first? One word! Intimidation!

"Just a few days ago I counseled with a lady in her forties that had a breast cancer removed. She was saying she was so strong willed! She would never do chemo as they were suggesting. 'I know I can and will do the natural way only' Yet she went in to the 'system' for a check and the prognoses was, 'well we don't see anything but we better do chemo and radiation just to make sure'.

 

"She did seem strong and she did start to say, 'Well I am just going the natural way' but then there well groomed professional language of sheer intimidation came on and said, 'Herbs won't do a thing, look at your children, do you want leave them now? There is a very good chance you will die in 6 months if you don't do exactly as we say!'

 

"She called me crying! I must admit I was even feeling intimidated 'second hand' as she reviled what they said! She was now totally afraid to not do as they say! I new trying to talk her out of it would only bring so much doubt and worry that she would never heal and I also new that I was facing a very strong legal force that could put me in jail if I tried to talk her out of it!

 

"So sadly we compromised with 'Chemo and Herbal Therapy' This is not healing with herbs, it is doing, once again, all I can for a patient that has been totally sabotaged with fear by the enemy! Remember, they did not even see any cancer!"

Pamela from Wilbraham, Massachusetts, however, shares a success story:

"I am one of those people who took charge of my own health. After years of blindly following the advice of conventional medical doctors, and taking massive amounts of drugs, which only served to mask the true cause of my illness, having several surgeries, and living with constant pain and suffering, I am now experiencing the joy of a rich, abundant, and pain-free life.

"Just three years ago I thought I was not long for this world. I began my own research health quest which led me to Dr. Mercola's website and other natural health sites. In less than one year, after completely changing the way I eat, shop, and live, I feel like I have been re-born and actually have a chance to live into my 90's and beyond! This would never have happened if I had continued the road I was on.

"My cardiologist, who had told me that I would never get better and the best I could expect was to stay the same, was amazed at my recovery and 50lb wgt loss. He now shops at Whole Foods after I told him how organic food had changed my life. His last comment to me was "Stay away from doctors and hospitals". It was to be our last visit, as he is retiring as the head of Cardiology at our local hospital.

Dr Mercola, thanks is just not good enough. Without your passion for the truth, I seriously doubt I would be here today."

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