Women are the leading health care consumers in most, if not all,
countries. This suggests that women make the decisions that make the
health care economy hum. But, does this behavior describe leadership or do
these statistics just reveal that they go to more doctors more often and
spend more money on health care expenses? Are women actually making
decisions, or are they plugging into a system that already made their
choices for them?
More and more today, reviews of common therapies and procedures applied
to women document evidence of their danger and ineffectiveness. However,
the questions raised should not be limited to safety and failure rates,
but as in the recent example of Hormone Replacement Therapy, don't we also
need to ask why 38 million women were taking this drug in the first place?
Do you think these women could have benefitted from information that fully
discussed the choices available for promoting their health?
Because of sheer numbers, women can transform the health care system,
simply by spending their time and money ONLY on choices they can make and
only with quality information. Better health care starts with women
discovering this on a local level and becoming empowered.
So, to help women gain access to quality information and great
resources, this month we are off to the bookstore. And, with the holidays
coming it's a wonderful time to add a few of these to your holiday list
(both to give and receive).
This list is a combination of my own picks as well as selections of
Council members. Please feel free to let me know if there are other titles
you'd like to see on a future list.
Awesome books by D.C.s
1. "Kids-First: Health with No Interference," How to Raise
a Healthy Child Outside the Medical Model, by Dr. Ogi Ressel (order
through Barnes and Noble)
2. Any book written by Dr. Donald Epstein (visit www.networkcare.com)
3. "Possibility Living: Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your
Years with God's Health Plan," by co-authors Rev. Robert A. Schuller
and Douglas Di Senna (amazon.com)
4. "The Best Kept Secret to Raising a Healthy Child and the
Possible Prevention of SIDS," by Drs. Craig Wehrenberg and Tracey
Mulhall-Wehrenberg
5. "The Power," by Dr. John Adams (970-242-9001 or
www.john-adams.net)
6. "Repetitive Strain Injuries," by Dr. Timothy J. Jameson
(order through Barnes and Noble)
7. And, of course, any book by Dr. Terry Rondberg, (available through
the WCA) ... These are great to order in bulk and give as gifts to
practice members (also check out Timothy Feuling's book)
8. A book all chiropractors should give themselves: "Somatovisceral
Aspects of Chiropractic: An Evidence-Based Approach," by Drs. Charles
Masarsky and Marion Todres-Masarsky (amazon.com)
Awesome books by non-D.C.s
1. Vaccine information books (available through www.909shot.com)...
2. "Molecules of Emotion" (why you feel the way you feel), by
Candace B. Pert, Ph.D.
3. Any book by Drs. Deepak Chopra or David Simon
4. "How to Grow Fresh Air," by Dr. B.C. Wolverton
5. "The Rise of the Creative Class," by Dr. Richard Florida
(health care providers are in the creative class)
6. "Anatomy of the Spirit," by Carolyn Myss, Ph.D.
7. Any of the "Chicken Soup" series (be sure to look for
"Chicken Soup for the Chiropractic Soul" soon)
8. "A Woman's Worth," by Marianne Williamson
9. For women's hormonal information...
