Jun 16, 2011

I expect I’m not the only one who has experienced some frustration with the common use of the word “prevention” as related to health matters. With burgeoning lifestyle-related diseases and the explosion in so called “health care costs” (disease-care costs?) that accompany this situation, with thousands of studies showing the efficacy of safe, natural...

May 25, 2011

What does our skin crave in the summertime? Well— sun, sun, and more sun! With all the beach trips, hiking, biking, boating, gardening, and lounging by the pool, the average person soaks in a lot of sunshine this time of year. While this is great for our vitamin D levels and overall happiness, too much of those cheery rays can damage the skin and lead to free...

Aug 13, 2010

I was reading an article sent to me by a colleague recently about the declining state of U.S. health care system (http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/20837). We’re losing ground in quality of care measurements, in positive outcomes and both doctors and patient are increasingly unhappy. To add icing on the cake, the care is more...

Jan 17, 2010

It is hard to meet anyone nowadays who does not know someone who suffers from chronic illness of some type. According to a study performed by Johns Hopkins University, nearly 50% of Americans has a chronic medical condition, chronic illnesses cause 70% of deaths in the United States and generate 75% of the total health care costs in the United States annually.1...

Jan 6, 2010

One of the great delights I have at Energetix is the opportunity to meet and serve healthcare professionals that practice “old school” medicine. It wasn’t long ago that doctors worked in a system that allowed them to spend time with their patients. Nowadays most doctors are lucky to spend even ten minutes with their patients. Combine that with...

Jun 22, 2009

As an advocate of a greater focus on prevention in healthcare, the recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “The Myth of Prevention” http://tinyurl.com/lp9w2y caught my eye and interest.  If we are to be successful in creating savings from a new model for healthcare, one that places greater emphasis on preventation, we must first define what we...