Health Care vs. Medical Care

September 21, 2010 admin No comments

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Hi,

So which is better – health care or medical care?

Maybe we need to define these terms first.

Your health care is one person’s responsibility. And that is you. You are the only one that can control what you put in your mouth. You are the only one that can do whatever exercise you decide upon.

You are the only one that can control your personal hygiene.

Medical care on the other hand is pretty much out of your hands. This is what we consider the medical fields. The doctors, nurses, hospitals and the ability to “fix” you.

In the US the medical care is top notch. The health care is not so top notch.

A lot of international studies that talk about the US not having the best medical care get these terms mixed up.

Michael Moore’s latest “documentary on medical care is an example. He claims that the Cubans are healthier than Americans because they have better medical care.

Well, they don’t have better medical care. Their hospitals are about where ours were 60-70 years ago.

But, what they do have is a population that does not have access to thousands of pounds of junk food at the grocery stores.

They also have a population that walks a lot and rides bikes and stays active.

So maybe the average Cuban is healthier than the average American, but it has only to do with health care, not medical care.

And this is something that you have full control over. Yes, it is hard to bypass all that good tasting junk food.

But, one key is to never bring it into the home. That way you won’t have it around to snack on.

When it is in the home then it is very hard to resist temptation. Keep it out of the home.

If you want to have some with your cheat meal – for example some chips – buy the small individual bags, not the 27 pound bag at your local grocery warehouse.

That way your health care will be so good that you might never need medical care.

Thanks,

Mike Val