Well, for an anecdotal story on the other side, I was inoculated with the flu vaccine and many many others during my military career. I rarely get sick with anything. I don't know that an annual flu vaccine has made a positive difference in my case, but they sure haven't hurt me. Before I started getting all the military vaccines (high school and college) I was also very rarely sick.
Vitamin D: In our area for my family, vitamin D levels are routinely included in blood panels, but I do agree that 'Merican medicine focuses too much on treatment with pharma rather than preventive medicine and healthy living. Latest and greatest pharma seems to be what many doc's know about and prescribe, but knowing a good pharmacist and understanding other medicines that are cheaper and usually just as effective can help a lot. In one case, a doc declined to even take the time to look up a medicine that SWMBO knew of from living in Italy, so she borrowed the drug reference book from the nurses station, looked it up herself, and then went back to the Doc and showed him what she wanted. He relented but was mighty upset that his patient knew more than he and stood up to him, needless to say we switched docs after that episode. ------------- Max Charleston SC _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
