Yep it’s totally a push them through quickly for primary care providers in many areas. Won’t get any push back from me there it’s what the system has come down to in a lot of cases.
I also totally agree with you about masking the issue instead of getting to the underlying cause. The problem is the vast majority of Americans are not willing to make the necessary life changes and stick to those changes to avoid the medications sadly.
Wish it wasn’t the case and wish preventative care and education was more heavily incentivized and promoted
Don't disagree there. The problem - isn't insurance directed more towards fix said disease/issue instead of covering more incentive based preventative care?
I've had my fill of bad doctors over the years as well as some good ones. My issue with the industry is there is more than one way to improve one's health, not just prescription based medicine. Then they write off nature. The problem is sifting and finding someone when you run into issues. Then, navigating on ones own to see what works for our own bodies. The issue that I have is Drs. won't listen enough and then thinking they have all the answers by just writing scripts. Then when you try to improve those issues by voicing your opinion to management, they don't give a F*** what you say, you're just a number and they're there to drive the hospital into the ground. I've had my wife speak up on my behalf because she recognized issues and actually made suggestions to the physician because of her field. There is a certain hospital in DSM that I refuse to step foot in for various reasons and it is single handedly why I voice disdain/displeasure simply for how I was treated. Unfortunately, it just shows that it's a top down problem that won't get fixed. I will try to not have my negative feelings about the medical field towards you. But what I went through, was not fun. And how I feel now? 100% better, but I probably attribute 40-50% to finding the right Drs and 50% me eating better versions of "heathy" food and better supplements.
MDs, ND's, therapists, psychologists, PTs, chiros, they all have their place. But, unfortunately the process of weeding out the bad ones take time and money. There is a lot of good info and bad info out there.
Creatine is super well researched and safe. Biggest issue is gastrointestinal irritation. Only reason I don't take it is I'm cheap.
Sounds like you could look into glutamine/glycine. Creatine doesn't give me issues and I have IBD (Crohns).
tell me more about creatine. The brain fog I have scares me.
It's hard to pinpoint what can be causing your brain fog without me knowing your environment or diet. It could be several factors. But I am also not a dietician nor Dr.
A short tid bit on it - obviously many have their own thoughts about creatine but it's a naturally occurring amino acid in the body already. It increases your bodies production of ATP. Can help with exercise performance, muscle building, endurance, and brain health. The cognitive benefits are that it increases cellular energy in the brain, supports brain cell metabolism, and neurotransmission. So in short, can help with brain fog, poor concentration, memory lapses, and mental fatigue. So some have even said positive effects on depression and anxiety. I wouldn't suggest going over 5 g/day. But if you eat certain foods high in it maybe back off, like steak.
Everyone's different and their bodies can be affected differently by particular outside factors. I just know after changing several things in my diet and environment that my health has seemed to improve. This is just my opinion and I understand not everyone may agree or have the same results/outcome.
Obviously something I was doing in my past lead me to develop IBD, who knows. But I will say I'm in a much better place today than I was 6-8 years ago, but with the most progress the past year.
