“Unfortunately, we have reached a time where, what is best for the patient, is no longer the issue.”  Dr. Ronald Drucker

It may come as a shock to you to hear that pharmaceutical companies (the ones who make medicines including acne medicine) are not there to make us healthier; they are actually there to make money. They are big businesses afterall, and just like any other business their aim is to make lots of money. Acne is purely a cosmetic problem; it’s not life-threatening. And besides, acne products are a huge market for making money. If there was a cure, what do you think would happen to that market?

Our healthcare system relies on findings from scientific studies that are mostly financed by pharmaceutical companies. The fact of the matter is that the system is ‘designed’ to make us more dependent on drugs than it is to prevent disease.

Acne medication suppresses symptoms

Modern acne medication such as acne antibiotics does not seek to support nature and the bodies in built healing system. Instead it seeks to intervene in the patient’s problem, so that it is perceived to be fixing the problem. The doctors of today have a lack of respect for nature and rather than working with it, they seem to be in competition with it.

Topical acne medications such as retinoid and steroid creams get absorbed through your skin and into your blood stream and have access to virtually any part of your body. A good example of this is a commonly prescribed cream known as Retin A, which has the potential to cause birth defects in the unborn children of pregnant women.

The suppression of symptoms usually leads to side effects (take a look at any of the leaflets that accompany your medication), which are frequently suppressed with even more drugs. This leads to a downward spiral of increasing dependence on drugs and worsening health.

Another good example is the medication Accutane often prescribed by doctors for severe acne cases. Although Accutane usually helps clear up the skin, common side effects include liver damage, depression leading to suicidal thoughts and hair loss! But of course these side effects aren’t shouted about by doctors or pharmacists. Accutane is often see as the last resort but don’t expect the doc to tell you about effective natural acne remedies without any side effects.

The good news is that our bodies have an incredible intelligence with which to keep us looking and feeling healthy. When the life force is allowed to flow freely, vibrant health and beauty becomes clear.  True natural healing methods supply all the raw materials the body needs, rather than hiding the symptoms away using toxic chemicals. The holistic approach is all about using natural foods and remedies to rebalance the body, naturally making it healthy.

Our healthcare system today is based upon studying disease instead of health. Doctors and researchers are so busy looking at symptoms and categorizing them into thousands of different definitions of disease (with a corresponding set of drugs to prescribe); they fail to look at look at real underlying causes of a problem at all.

We don’t want to dwell on the business and politics of modern medicine too much, but let’s just say that sick people need drugs – healthy people do not. The ultimate goal of modern medicine is simply to control the symptoms of the disease, rather than treating the roots of the problem, because hiding away symptoms for the long term is more profitable. Pharmaceutical companies have complete control over the medical establishment in nearly all developed countries, and even exert control over scientific studies and government policies.  If you want to know more about what we believe is the biggest scandal in the history of human health, check out the books mentioned below.

“The thing that bugs me is that people think that the Food & Drug Administration is protecting them – it isn’t.”  - Dr Herbert L. Ley – Former Commissioner of the FDA

Related Links

http://www.holistichealthtopics.com/HMG/orthodox.html
http://www.beyondhealth.com/Free-Reports

Related Reading

A Drug-Free Approach to Healthcare (Soaring Heights)

Confessions of a Medical Heretic

Under the Influence of Modern Medicine

What Doctors Don’t Tell You:: The Truth about the Dangers of Modern Medicine

Health Wars

Vaccinations: The Rest of the Story – A Selection of Articles, Letters and Resources, 1979-92