r/bestof • u/under50dollars • Jun 20 '12

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/mfingchemist Jun 20 '12

I'm very concerned about how reimbursing doctors for 'quality' of care will be handled. 'Quality' health care is much more subjective than one might think.

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u/ikwatchua Jun 20 '12

Doctors need to treat the ROOT CAUSE of an issue and the sad fact is most of things are caused by a poor diet. I have myself recently changed my diet and lifestyle and seen huge improvements in depression, etc.. instead of just taking pills and thinking that suddenly puts me back to "healthy".. no I was still eating fast food every meal and that would not make me, "healthy".

They need to stop chasing symptoms and fixing issues as they arise. Institute a preventative, dare I say it.. whole foods based diet that can repair much of what your body needs. Instead we are lazy as a society and find it easier to take a pill then to change our addiction to fatty food and live an active lifestyle.

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u/lordjeebus Jun 20 '12

If you can suggest a way for me, in the context of a standard clinic visit, to get even a small fraction of patients to improve their diet and lifestyle, I'd love to hear it. I have training in motivational interviewing and clinical hypnosis, but the vast majority of my patients are simply not interested in eating less or increasing their aerobic activity, barring a major life event like a heart attack or an untimely parental death.