Imagine what would happen if a pharmaceutical company introduced a drug which could effectively treat practically everything that could go wrong with a person. The short list would include asthma, arthritis, indigestion, PMS, sinusitis, insomnia, fibromyalgia, hot flashes, high blood pressure, infertility, constipation, the side effects of chemotherapy, and the common cold, not to mention every conceivable variety of pain. Not only can this drug address all of these problems, but all of its “side effects” are positive: it has stress-reducing and mood-elevating properties, and in fact is so relaxing that some people who have nothing really wrong with them like to use it on a regular basis, just because they enjoy it so much. And yet it isn’t addictive, and there’s no way to overdose on it. Think about the potential market for such a drug. How would it challenge our assumptions about medicine ? Now imagine that this drug isn’t a drug at all, but a practice so old that it cannot be patented or claimed by anyone - a practice that requires almost no materials and potentially costs almost nothing. Finally, Imagine this practice was offered free from the confines of Managed Healthcare and Big Pharmaceuticals...yet was still affordable and accesible to everyone regardless of their economic status. In fact, suppose these treatments were offered on a sliding scale of $20-$40 that allowed you to pay only what you could afford. In a country that is not only in the midst of a health care crisis due to skyrocketing costs, but also sunk in the worst recession in memory what would such a practice mean to your health and wellness ? Now Stop Imagining. Hudson Valley Community Acupuncture 1214B Route 52 Fishkill, NY 12524 845.220.8435 Call for an appointment today.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:53:13 +0000