How you can dramatically reduce your need for health care

[View in browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Rodale Wellness]( FROM THE DESK OF William Davis, MD Author of Undoctored [bill-pierce-100-110.jpg] Dear wellness seeker, Many modern doctors hold themselves up as all-knowing, capable of managing every aspect of health, from delivery to death, from vaccination to senility. I know because I was guilty of this. The "I'm-the-doctor, you're-the-patient relationship" has been frozen in time since the days of Hippocrates. Despite the high-tech image, old-fashioned methods are still used to maintain paternalistic authority. All of it seems positively fossilized in an age of immediate information access, on-demand videos, drone deliveries, and the democratization of discussion via social media. The information tide has shifted. The truth is: You have access to the same information as your doctor. And it doesn't involve leafing through dozens of thick volumes of the Index Medicus and then having to retrieve a study from dusty stacks of medical journals, like I did during my medical training. So what if we combined the newly found informational freedom provided by Internet search capabilities with the human feedback tool of social media and the rise in direct-to-consumer testing that circumvents the doctor, then threw in a little guidance from sources that do not seek to profit from providing it? You might just be on your way to wielding considerable authority over your own health. Unquestionably, there are situations in which doctoring and the healthcare system are needed. If you are bleeding, injured, or struggling to breathe with pneumonia, some old-fashioned suturing, bone setting, or antibiotics can still do the trick. Nobody around here is going to try to replace their own hip joint or treat a urinary tract infection with salves and tonics. But it's these less-than-interesting health issues for your doctor that are wonderfully and safely reduced, reversed, and—dare I say it—cured by a handful of simple strategies that you can implement on your own. You'll be spared the annoyances and dangers of the healthcare system, and because you are obviously not trying to profit financially, you will remove layers of unnecessary costs. You will also find personal health challenges far more fascinating to deal with since they involve you. Let's be absolutely clear: I propose that people can manage their own health safely and responsibly and attain results superior to those achieved through conventional health care—not less than, not on par with, but superior. You will see that the [Undoctored]( process turns the health equation around 180 degrees by providing an approach that first restores head-to-toe health in unexpected ways, reversing numerous health distortions, many of which you are likely unaware that you had, as well as many overt health conditions. I predict that your [Undoctored]( efforts will dramatically reduce your need for health care while helping you to feel better (and even look better) and sparing you from hundreds of health issues. So turn on the reading light, get cozy in your chair, grab the remote to switch off the medical drama airing on TV, and prepare to be enlightened and know that your future will be brighter and healthier, all because you decided that you've had enough of being a source of profit for the healthcare system while never really receiving health in return and that you are going to take back control over your health and fate, all [Undoctored](. Best, William Davis, MD Healthcare Myths You Have to Stop Believing Adapted from [Undoctored]( [surgeons-surgery-main-500-264.jpg] While not as dramatic as a TV MythBusters episode blasting a school bus into the air with a jet engine, we can still bust a few widely held myths surrounding modern medical care. This will help you get past any reluctance or fear that the medical system is holy and exalted and cannot be bested by everyday people. Myth #1: Health care is about healing That may have been true many years ago and may still be alive in hospital advertising slogans. But the ethic of healing is largely lost from modern health care, now subverted into the pursuit of increased fees and revenues, the expansion of healthcare systems, the growing dominance of the pharmaceutical industry, and other factors, none of which place healing first. Health care is no more about healing than gambling on horse races is about preparing for retirement. In the doctor's mind, handing you a prescription for insulin may be her version of "healing," but you know better: There is no healing that can come from handing out pharmaceutical BandAids while ignoring the [causes of a health problem](. Don't bet on horses to grow your retirement account; don't count on doctors for healing. Myth #2: Doctors are all-knowing Doctors can know a lot about a limited menu of issues, but any individual doctor can master only so much information. This is especially true today, as the amount of health information has grown far beyond the capacity of any single human being. Given the rapid rate at which [medical information is increasing]( the education your doctor received in medical school is obsolete by the time he finishes his internship, and the training he received in his internship is obsolete by the time he completes his residency, with the cycle continuing and accelerating every year. If you want to test a doctor's knowledge, ask an orthopedist about the bone health benefits of vitamin K2, or an oncologist about the emerging science behind ketogenic diets and tumor shrinkage, or a gastroenterologist about the importance of [prebiotic fibers for healthy bowel flora](. You will most likely encounter complete ignorance or indifference, or your question will be dismissed as unimportant, irrelevant, or a waste of time, even though each of these questions relates to crucial aspects of health in each of the respective specialties, with the science already available to back it up. The medical model of one doctor, one answer is woefully outdated. You will see, however, that as we fold in the expanding wisdom of the "crowd" collected via new technology, we can harness the information that comes to us from widely disparate sources at faster and faster rates. But it is unlikely to be delivered to you through your doctor. For three more healthcare myths Dr. Davis has officially busted, head over to [RodaleWellness.com](. Recommended for You: In his New York Times bestseller [Wheat Belly]( Dr. William Davis changed the lives of millions of people by teaching them to remove grains from their diets to reverse years of chronic health damage. In [Undoctored]( he goes beyond cutting grains to help you take charge of your own health. This groundbreaking exposé reveals how millions of people are given dietary recommendations crafted by big business, are prescribed unnecessary medications, and undergo unwarranted procedures to feed revenue-hungry healthcare systems. [Undoctored]( is the spark of a new movement in health that places the individual, not the doctor, at the center. His plan contains features like: - A step-by-step guide to eliminating prescription medications - Tips on how to distinguish good medical advice from bad - 42 recipes to guide you through the revolutionary 6-week program [Undoctored]( gives you all the tools you need to manage your own health and sidestep the misguided motives of a profit-driven medical system. [ORDER NOW]( Did a friend forward this e-mail to you? Don't miss a single newsletter. Sign up at [RodaleWellness.com/join](. [facebook]( [twitter]( [pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( Customer Care Dept., 400 South 10th Street, Emmaus, PA 18098 © 2017 Rodale Inc., all rights reserved 10918