1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogHappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/webmaster/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hWg0kk115B"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/a-takeover-of-healthcare-reform/">A Takeover of Healthcare Reform</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/a-takeover-of-healthcare-reform/embed/#?secret=hWg0kk115B" width="600" height="338" title="“A Takeover of Healthcare Reform” — HappyCow" data-secret="hWg0kk115B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/AlanRoettingerPhoto.jpg649174A Takeover of Healthcare Reform By Alan Roettinger The cost of treating diseases has been a scandal lately. Truthfully speaking, the debate is all about medical insurance, not healthcare. The real issue driving the national argument remains largely unacknowledged. Healthcare is our own responsibility, and to the extent that we’ve failed to take care of our health, we’ve opted to place that responsibility solely on the medical profession, like careless drivers who wreck their cars and leave it to a body shop to make things right—only to go out and continue the same pattern of self-destructive behavior. I had been living—comparatively speaking—a very healthy lifestyle for many years. I had been getting plenty of exercise, eating a lot of organic fruits and vegetables, and taking all the right supplements. Yet my metabolism was slowing down, and for the first time in my life, I was developing a belly bulge. My cholesterol was high and on a steady upward trend. Shortly after I finished writing Speed Vegan, my doctor confronted me with the bad news that my cholesterol level had rocketed to 289. He urged me to begin taking statins right away. I countered with a radical idea: I would just […]