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It is proven that one of the main causes of most diseases is lifestyle. Unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, constant stress, harmful addictions, etc. slowly and progressively destroy your body.
The damage caused by lifestyle can be compensated and counterbalanced by the body for a long time. Moreover! It is able to reverse the condition, to restore health, if.... if you change in time.
Recently I heard a song by Emir Kusturica titled “Upside down”. It brought a few thoughts to mind. A highlight from the lyrics: “Life is just a simple game between up and down…What is down should go up. What is up must go down”. In other words (not a literal translation but rather an interpretation) it means: Life is a simple game between up and down… Those who are down may rise. Those who are up can only go down.
"Dear Doctor! I'm a 'pear' plus-size, my hip circumference is 169 cm, I'd like a compression therapy unit. Is there a size this big?" — was the question addressed to me. As I read it, at first it made me smile, then it astonished me and finally saddened me. I'll explain why I ended up on this 'emotional rollercoaster'.
Once upon a time there was an old peasant everyone liked. They called him Uncle Matyi. Like many in those days, he kept a horse. He rose at dawn, harnessed it to the cart or the plough, and they worked the fields from spring to late autumn. Winter came, snow up to his waist, mud to his knees… but even then Uncle Matyi would get up, lead the horse out of the stable and, with a lead rein, they would trudge along the street. Up and down, in rain, wind, frost, every day.
Children ran after them, joined in, and listened to his stories about horses and the small things in life. He passed on everything he had once heard from his grandfather, adding the wisdom he had gathered in his long life. “If the horse just stands idle in the stable, muck piles up around it, it gets intestinal torsion, and then it dies. That’s why you must put the horse to work every day.”
If electricity didn't exist, you wouldn't be able to read this article now. Not only because your computer wouldn't work, but because without electricity your brain wouldn't either! Every movement, thought and emotion is based on electrical signals. These make possible, control and direct the functioning of your body.
According to a survey, only about 15% of the Hungarian population exercises at least once a month, and far fewer do so regularly (3–4 times a week). The result is obvious: 66% of the adult population is overweight or obese, and 45% suffer from one or more chronic illnesses. We are among the top consumers of medications in Europe. By age 50 a significant portion of Hungarians lose their health and can no longer perform competitively in the labor market, losing their jobs and income. Their financial situation inevitably deteriorates. A vicious circle... health is lost, although health is what you need to create proper living conditions for yourself. Despite the severe situation, there is a great silence around promoting a healthy lifestyle. Yet this would be the key…
Dear Doctor! My mother recently began complaining of sudden, very severe back pain. I took her to the emergency clinic, where several vertebrae in her back were found to be collapsed. Further examinations revealed a large tumor in her left breast that had metastasized to the lymph nodes, the spine, the lungs and the liver. They said it is inoperable… She was given a morphine patch for the severe pain.
Patients talk among themselves these days like this: I asked for an MRI. I got myself prescribed antibiotics! I asked for a referral to Harkány. Look at that! Dr. Bubó's famous saying came true: "The patient dictates, the doctor writes!"… I think it's a disgrace, meaning that a significant portion of tests and prescriptions are issued not on medical indication but under the patient's "pressure" or request. This little "tale" of mine was inspired by a somewhat provocative, somewhat teasing comment on one of my posts.
I am not a believer in conspiracy theories. But the process commonly called the great Rockefeller–Carnegie conspiracy is worth a little thought. It fundamentally changed medical education, patient care and the possibilities for healing. Its main effect was that healthcare became a business — and a huge one.
The stagnation of Hungarian sports results did not begin recently, but it has become truly noticeable over the past few years. For decades our athletes were among the world elite in canoe-kayak, swimming, fencing, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, wrestling, football, handball, water polo, sport shooting, and even athletics. Today — with one or two exceptional stars aside — victories have become rarer.
