Dear Doctor,
Through a gradual numbing and erosion of our outrage against the ritual
poisoning of our citizens, we may tend to under-react to incidents like the
Heath Ledger tragedy, where a young man died from the effects of several
prescription medications while under the supervision of his doctors. But Dr.
Otto Janke of Cortland, N.Y. voiced his feelings as follows, in a heartfelt
communication with his patients:
The passing of the young actor Heath Ledger was a surprise to many. How could
such a talent whose star was not yet at its peak have had such a devastating
final act to his life? The reports on his death have found that Ledger had a
fatal cocktail of prescription drugs in his body. There is emphasis in these
reports to point out that there were no known excesses of these drugs taken.
From what can be detailed he took the right amount of the drugs. This is not
suicide -- it is America.
In how many other countries could we have found someone with two painkillers
(STRONG painkillers!), two anti-depressants and two sleeping pills all being
prescribed at the same time? Only in the USA. Heath Ledger's death is a prime
example of the American health care system. TWO anti-depressants? C'mon, please.
The first one didn't work well enough so he was prescribed another.
Here is a statistic that you must know; Duke University has done extensive
studies on depression and found that exercise is just as effective, if not more
so, than any medication out there, with none of the nasty side effects. I would
have to believe that Heath Ledger was able to afford top notch care. Did his
doctor not know about exercise? Did you know that? So it was the combination of
these drugs that killed Ledger -- the super six cocktail. There is no need to
have illegal drugs when you can get this stuff prescribed to you and have the
insurance companies pay for it.
Here is the second stat you must know; the average American senior is on 5-8
prescribed meds a day. More than Ledger. Are their deaths being reported? What
is happening inside of them, to them, that is slowly taking their life? We
probably will never know because they have not made movies and won awards. They
will just be another statistic in the morgue with "died of natural causes"
attached to their big toe. We need to question why we need so many drugs and
what the effects are to us.
It has been our focus in this office to help you get healthier. And that does
not mean having less back pain or headaches, although those are starting points.
We want you to be able to live without the need for medications, for life. How
cool would that be?
Advanced citizens like Dr. Janke represent a growing number of concerned health
care providers who get the fallacy of the current system, and are committed to
seeing a new order put in place, where drugs and surgery are used as needed but
not as a replacement for healthy lifestyle choices. Learning to support the body
in normal function is paramount, rather than defaulting to dangerous multiple
chemical interventions which often have unpredictable results when applied
together.
Each of us who interfaces with the public as a health professional has a
responsibility to speak our truth to all who depend on us for information. Tell
it like it is you may be savings lives when you do.
Dr. Dennis Perman, for The Masters Circle
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