{"id":564789,"date":"2021-06-15T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564789"},"modified":"2021-06-15T16:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T20:22:05","slug":"watch-why-arent-americans-getting-any-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-why-arent-americans-getting-any-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Why Aren\u2019t Americans Getting Any Healthier?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-why-arent-americans-getting-any-healthier%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-15-at-2.26.58-PM-1200x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Why are Americans spending so much on the healthcare industry but not getting any healthier? In the latest 5-minute video for PragerU, Johns Hopkins Medical School Professor Dr. Marty Makary breaks down the reasons Americans aren\u2019t getting any healthier, and how to reverse the trend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Makary, author of \u201cThe Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare And How To Fix It,\u201d says there are two major reasons why the U.S. simply isn\u2019t getting any healthier \u2014 even though we pay exorbitant prices for healthcare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>First, argues Makary, we fail to pay enough attention to our own health, even though it\u2019s our greatest asset. Second, doctors don\u2019t give enough focus to patients\u2019 basic needs. <span>\u201cThe healthcare system rewards us for doing things to people, not for people,\u201d says Makary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Americans have \u201ca very expensive system<span> to treat the most obese, medicated, comorbid population in the world,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For example, the number of drugs prescribed by doctors has doubled over the last ten years, and the rate of newly diagnosed Type-2 diabetes cases has increased by 4.8% per year. And during the pandemic, more than 78% of people hospitalized in the U.S. were either overweight or obese.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSo, what does the future look like,\u201d asks Makary. \u201cMore sickness? More procedures? And more pills at an ever-increasing cost? Well, if we keep doing the same things we\u2019ve been doing that haven\u2019t worked for the last twenty-five years, the answer is yes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He says \u201cmost people with Type-2 diabetes can come off their insulin simply by changing what they eat,\u201d adding that, \u201cwhen disease can be cured by a lifestyle change, medication should be the last resort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis requires a partnership between doctor and patient. Both have to make a commitment to get to the underlying cause of disease rather than simply treat symptoms,\u201d says Makary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Makary says that he and a \u201cnew wave of healthcare professionals\u201d have been working on this approach.<\/p>\n<p><span>Imagine healthcare professionals who treat diabetes with cooking classes, not just with insulin, or who treat back pain with ice, stretching, and physical therapy, rather than just with surgery by itself, says Makary. \u201cWe\u2019re treating high blood pressure with healthy foods, yoga classes, stress management, and better sleep, instead of just putting people on pills,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAmerica has the finest healthcare system in the world, the most skilled doctors, the most advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques. <\/span><span>It\u2019s there if you need it,\u201d he says. \u201c<\/span><span>The trick is to reduce the odds that you will need it. <\/span><span>That\u2019s not your doctor\u2019s responsibility. That\u2019s not the government\u2019s responsibility. <\/span><span>That\u2019s yours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>WATCH:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overmedicated America | 5 Minute Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KXUN2u0QPkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/\">Prager University<\/a>\u00a0is the world\u2019s leading conservative nonprofit that is focused on changing minds through the creative use of digital media. Taking full advantage of today\u2019s technology and social media, we educate millions of Americans and young people about the values that make America great.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are Americans spending so much on the healthcare industry but not getting any healthier? 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