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Originally Posted by pbkmaine
My husband worked for European companies for more than 40 years. What he and I have observed: Europeans move more than Americans. They ride bikes and they walk everywhere. Their cities grew up before the age of the auto, so are more accessible than ours. Europeans also linger over meals, eating a wide range of foods over a long period of time. I think both customs help.
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The America I grew up in we did all of the above. But we wanted more for our kids and they for their kids, etc . The problem is, too many of us, made lousy choices Our parents discipline worked for us but we leaned toward Dr. Spock and today we have helicopter parents and all of the truism rom our childhood days have been erased.
We moved from the family doctor to the corporate form of medicine which main goal is to profit first. Government and insurance demands exacerbate this situation. So if a medical student starts out with the belief of healing the sick he/she quickly learns that such an attitude is the trailing concern.
If you are among the lucky ones to have a caring physician thank your God
I found three in eight years none who were primary care doctors. One cardiologist , one gastro, one ER