I'm on the hunt for a new doctor - not too many choices in a small town, though. After I had my heart attack, I went looking for a Doctor of Osteopathy rather than a MD. They normally deal with a whole patient approach and rely less on just prescribing pharmaceuticals. I found one locally and started going to him but he drug up a few years back. He sent all of his patients to another practice in town but I'm not real happy with the service there. My recent problem being a prime example.
Also, I received a call from the cardiologist's office Wednesday with the results from the stress test that I took about a month ago. Good thing the results were good. I read an article in the Epoch Times about a doctor shortage. Several reasons were given, none of which look too good for finding a solution anytime soon.
Two other articles in the paper caught my eye recently as well. The first is the recommendation of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that there be no smartphones before high school, no social media before age 16, phone-free schools, and more outdoor play and childhood independence. She gleaned these from the book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. I agree whole heartily with these recommendations, by the way. I was teaching in the high school as first pagers, then cell phones made their way into the schools, and I watched firsthand the effect the phones had on the students.
The other article that caught my eye was about the ADHD drugs that are being prescribed to young people these days. Really good article about the effects of these drugs, especially on young boys. One of the scariest facts given is that "About one in three adults are taking psychiatric meds." That explains a lot about what's going on in society today.
If you're paying attention at all to what's going on, it's pretty easy to see that a kid who can't sit still shouldn't be exposed to the constant stimulation` of a smart phone or be prescribed a pill that doesn't do much more than dummy him up. No telling where this all ends, but having read both of these excellent articles, I'm betting nothing good's going to come out of this.
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I don't get how kids are so addicted to internet and phones when they are such goofs and have nothing of depth or quality they are interested in. when growing up we had toys and stuff that we got bored with after maxing out their complexity ability. in other words, a four year old is not interested in simplistic 2 year old toys or activities, they develop and need more complexity. a 12 year old might love dirt bike but buy the time they are 22 the riding is less engaging and the bike maintenance/mechanics become more of an interest. I think most people are such goofs they only Shop and and base everything in life on socializing with others and never are happy because they are shallow and selfish and minimalistic thinkers and distracted by instant gratification simplistic crap and don't even realize it or would care anyway. the Arkansas gov is very very very wise and full of integrity.
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