Tuesday, April 10, 2018

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - KILLER BIRDS

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - HOUSEWORK

ARTICLE - "HOW MEDICARE DOCTORS ARE PAID TO KEEP YOU SICK"

HOW MEDICARE DOCTORS ARE PAID TO KEEP YOU SICK
BY DR. IRVIN SAHNI
 Below is a brief excerpt. To listen to the video and read the rest of the article - click on this link:   

EXCERPT:
"Dr. Irvin Sahni: The bottom line is this. Doctors are incentivized the wrong way in my opinion; they’re incentivized the wrong way. So if you believe that the goal is to prevent disease to begin with rather than just simply treat it once it occurs. In other words, if you believe that being proactive is more important than being reactive, then you would agree with what I’m about to say.
 
If I see a patient who has Medicare, just because so many doctors see Medicare and the fee schedule is constant, I will bill Medicare based on certain variables. And some of those—it’s very complicated, of course, just like the tax code is very complicated.

But to simplify, there’s two very commonly used codes: it’s a 99213 and a 99214. A 99213 is just an evaluation visit, an existing patient I’ve been seeing them for years. And when he comes in I can bill a 992—a 12345, okay, almost never a one, almost never a five, things usually lay in the middle depending on what kind of doctor you are and how sick your patients are."
 

Monday, April 9, 2018

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - GARFIELD AND THE COOKIE CRUMB CHALLENGE

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - COMPLEX PROBLEM???

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND CANCER: WHAT'S THE CONNECTION

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND CANCER: WHAT'S THE CONNECTION
By Ty Bollinger
ARTICLE SUMMARY
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful and often serious autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million adults in the U.S.
  • The good news is that both Rheumatoid Arthritis and cancer are chronic conditions that can respond extremely well to dietary changes, lifestyle tweaks, and natural healing modalities which work with the body’s natural repair and healing mechanisms.
  • Women are more likely to be afflicted by Rheumatoid Arthritis than men. Most women begin to feel the effects of RA at a median age of 45, while men tend to get it later in life.
  • The cause of RA is epigenetic − meaning it is mostly caused by factors in a person’s environment. Toxic exposure, bad dietary choices, emotional wounding, chronic stress, and poor intestinal health are all contributors to heightened inflammatory responses that can lead to autoimmune disease.
  • Research has shown that people with RA are at a higher risk of both non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s disease as well as myeloma (a rare form of cancer that affects the white blood cells). Perhaps the biggest cancer risk for those with RA, however, are the medications that are typically prescribed to treat it: NSAIDS, DMARDs, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) meds, and corticosteroid injections.
  • Your immune system has the ability to heal when given the right circumstances and environments to do so. In addition to following an anti-inflammatory diet with lots of veggies which are naturally anti-inflammatory, here are three easy protocols to consider for reducing pain and even HEALING yourself of RA:
    • Strengthen Your Gut
    • Gentle Mindfulness Movements
    • Take Key Anti-Inflammatory Substances/Supplements such as turmeric, ginger, and garlic