Gopalan - Second opinion : 8 deadly diseases : Western medicine, Eastern medicine : you power, together they could save your life

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This book is dedicated to everyone who strives for improved health.

And why this book was written

This book was written to help you navigate the often complex and confusing world of health care, medicine, and human interactions within this world and to empower you in a lifelong journey of good health and avoidance of disease.

It offers not only a contextual framework that is essential to understanding where we, as humansequipped with the most amazing and resilient bodiesfit into the big picture of health, wellness, disease, and health care. This book chronicles my observations and experiences over 30 years in the medical field as a doctor, patient, and fellow human being.

As with most good books, theres a story behind this book

Why this book was written

Thirty years in the field of medicine has allowed me to witness tremendous advances in medicine. Organ transplants are providing patients with a second chance at life. Mechanical devices such as total artificial hearts and heart-assist devices are helping people to live longer and enjoy an enhanced quality of life. Technologyfrom high-tech imaging devices to the da Vinci robotic Surgery Systemhas created a new normal for how we assess and address disease. Improvements in treatment options for cancer are progressing at a rapid pace. Stem cell research is making tremendous strides.

One could easily claim that the most significant medical advancements have been made in the field of cardiology. Yet, heart disease is still the #1 killer in the world.

Something is still not right. Despite all the therapies and treatments that we have to offer patients, they still struggle with illness and disease. The negative aspects of the burden of disease continue to far outweigh the positive outcomes that patients experience. Patients and healthy people alike continue to be frustrated, unhappy, and confused as they struggle with issues related to health and where to turn for answers, advice, and guidance.

This dilemma has prompted me to ask myself the same questions over and over again: Are we focusing on the wrong aspects of our health and wellness resources to accomplish our goals of improved health, quality of life, and long life? And What are we missing?

Here are a few of my personal observations that I believe that individual patientsyou and meneed to be made aware of and empowered to address:

Western medicine alone did not make anyone healthy.

Eastern medicine alone did not make anyone healthy.

Patients made themselves healthy or unhealthy.

Disease did not start at the physical level. It started at a level deeper than the physical level, but manifested at the physical level.

Patients did not have any control over their care when they became ill or got admitted to the hospital.

What is best for the patient is not the interest of the collective health care system.

Patients kept coming back for treatment for the same illnesseseven when they were receiving the best available treatment.

Physicians did not heal patientspatients healed themselves.

When patients became powerless, they lost their life.

There are only three players in this game. The patients, the physicians, and the framework of the system under which the care is provided. Physicians and the health care system are working hard to enhance their outcomes. Patients, on the other hand, are simply relying on the system for their health. Isnt it time that patients and healthy people concerned with maintaining their health and wellness get empowered?

Who should read this book

This book was written for healthy peopleas well as those who are struggling with illness or disease. It is a guide for people who are not ill and who want to maintain their good health.

Over the past three decades, I have observed three groups of people in the field of health, disease, and medicine. The first group is made up of those who are healthy, and who want to proactively maintain a healthy status. The second group consists of those who are ill but are helped, to some extent, by Western medicine. This group continues to struggle and is not optimizing all the resources that are available to them to improve their quality of life, both physically and mentally. The third group consists of those who are ill and for whom Western medicine is unable to offer robust therapy.

Whether you are among those who are proactively making health a priority in their lives or fighting the battle of your life against cancer or heart disease, this book was written for you. It is my intention to make readers aware of the multitude of choices we humans have in how we address heath, wellness, and disease and empower them to make well-informed choices in their lives.

Why you should read this book

Schools do not teach us much about health or disease. Nor are we taught much about it at home, from parents or grandparents who may have faced health challenges or fought illness or disease because they were never taught about health. And doctors do not really teach us about health and disease. Doctors simply tell us what to do and most often that doesnt happen until were faced with disease or illness.

We learn to navigate health and disease as we go along without a proper understanding of the entire landscapeand we hope for the best. The experiences shared in this book as second opinions will assist you in building a framework within which you can successfully take control of your own health.

This book is not a prescription. It is not written for Western medical practitioners or Eastern medical practitioners. It is written for you someone who is interested in taking control of his or her own health to live a rich, healthy, and happy life.