How To Save A Drowning Healthcare System - NewsGrabs 13 July 2008 - Health Supreme

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How To Save A Drowning Healthcare SystemYet as Dr Andrew Weil - an enthusiastic proponent of nutritional supplementation - has suggested, this is a medical system that is on the verge of collapse anyway. He is confident, as many of us are, that when the collapse finally happens, a new integrative medical model will emerge. An 'upstream' model, that encourages individuals to 'express ownership of their own health' rather than leaving it up for grabs...

Groups urge European Commission to rethink policy on natural healthDr Verkerk stated, after the meeting, "When you consider that the maximum daily vitamin and mineral levels the European Commission are considering for food supplements are much less than you’d find in a single, average meal—you know there’s a problem. You could find three times the possible maximum selenium level in a single brazil nut, or three times the beta-carotene level ins a single large raw carrot or three times the zinc level in a single 200 g steak."

Dr Verkerk added, "The European Commission needs to re-think its approach..."http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/07/13/how_to_save_a_drowning_healthcare_system_newsgrabs_13_july_2008.htm