Stop depending on doctors, learn to take care of yourself!

Hi Odickshouse. I know what you mean people get greedy when things are free . They don't stop and think that it is really costing someone for this free health care. In Massachusetts years ago I broke my ankle and had to go to the doctor to have it fixed they gave me free health care when this happened I got free health care card after this from the state. But I am American Indian and was raised to not trust all doctors and to use natural health care. So I didn't use the health card for anything after getting my cast off my foot. Mom taught us to use certain natural things to keep us healthy. If your head gets stopped up put some water in a pot on the stove and boil the water with a little salt in it and it will steam put a towel over your head and let the moister open up your sinus. If you get an ear ache put some salt in a cast iron skillet heat it up and pour in a white sock and put the warm salt in the sock on your ear and it will pull the ear wax from inside your ear out and no more ear ache. I am 58 and have seen the doctor only to help me bare my children and give me a hysterectomy and put a cast on my foot. Not all doctors are bad to see so if someone needs to see a doctor for a real reason they need to go but to go just because it is free is wrong. Good discussion my friend.

Hi, It's really great that you have free service from doctors in your country. But people should not take undue advantage of this policy and doctors should also do their work honestly. It is true that we should not depend on doctors. Prevention is better than cure.

I agree with you on this, For me, we have health cards and yes consultations with doctors, physical therapies are covered by the health cards, but it did not make me dependent on these doctors as i still feel the need to as you have said care for myself. eating well, and living a healthy life. Most of the time i would go to a doctor that meant i could no longer handle the pain, or that there is really something unusual about what i am feeling. I think itt is good that your country is giving almost free consultations and everyone is given the chance for a good health program. Our country lacks in this department and those who does not have a health card, they are unable to even get their sickness checked well.

I've never seen a doctor for so many years now. Thank God! Going to the doctor or to the hospital for health issues is one thing I really do hate. So even if I pay nothing when I do, I never would want to be a regular hospital goer. I value my health a lot, so I am careful with what I eat and my lifestyle. I want to live a healthy life till my last breath. So even if my country would be like Taiwan with free health provider, I will not neglect my body at all. Health is wealth so I would rather be healthy and be wealthy in that sense.

Same thing needs to happen here in Mexico. We all seem to go to dr. for anything and everything here.

Another example of those seams "good policy" turn bad.

Hi Good to know this policy. Taiwan is following a very good policy and we should appreciate it. But people should try to use this wisely. Free things are not well appreciated thee days. Or we can say people just don't realize the value of free things .Before its worst people should realize it. In our country doctors charge a lot of fee and many cannot pay it too.