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== The Problem == | == The Problem == | ||
The problem is The Great Assumption is false and its failure has a detrimental impact on our health. But at the exam room level of medical care The Great Assumption is unspoken dogma. Despite all the scientific research going on right now to unlock the secrets of our collective microbiome its impact on our health it will probably be years to decades before patients see results. | The problem is The Great Assumption is false and its failure has a detrimental impact on our health. But at the exam room level of medical care The Great Assumption is unspoken dogma. Despite all the scientific research going on right now to unlock the secrets of our collective microbiome and its impact on our health it will probably be years to decades before patients see tangible results. | ||
== The Great Assumption = Global Warming Denial == | == The Great Assumption = Global Warming Denial == | ||
Microbiome dysbiosis = global warming. | Microbiome dysbiosis = global warming. | ||
The mentality that got us in the global warming crisis is the same mentality that gives us The Great Assumption: an unfounded belief in | The mentality that got us in the global warming crisis is the same mentality that gives us The Great Assumption: an unfounded belief in capacity of the human organism to absorb and recover from the dysbiosis that disrupting the microbiome with medicine causes. In 2022 our collective microbiome looks like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River Cuyahoga River] in the 1960s. | ||
== If Left Unchecked == | == If Left Unchecked == | ||
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*Patented microbes that we have to buy to get back to replace the bugs medication eliminated. | *Patented microbes that we have to buy to get back to replace the bugs medication eliminated. | ||
*New drugs that do what the microbes in our microbiome | *New drugs that do what the microbes in our microbiome whould be doing if they were there. | ||
*Genetically modified probiotics. | *Genetically modified probiotics. | ||
*More unnecessary downstream medicines to fix problems rooted in microbiome dysbiosis. | |||
== Flip The Great Assumption! == | == Flip The Great Assumption! == | ||
I'm not talking about not using medicine, I | I'm not talking about not using medicine, I am talking about including the microbiome as part of the whole human organism. I'm talking about monitoring and restoring our microbiome if one does need medical treatment. | ||
Unfortunately I don't see modern medicine moving in that direction. Today modern medicine is synonymous with Big Pharma and Big Pharma is interested in developing new drugs. Having to pay attention to | Unfortunately I don't see modern medicine moving in that direction. Today modern medicine is synonymous with Big Pharma and Big Pharma is interested in developing new drugs. Having to pay attention to microbiome disruption caused by a medicine would cause significant disruption to drug development and distribution. | ||
So The Great Assumption remains in place in conventional medicine. That is why patients need to be proactive to protect this health resource. | So The Great Assumption remains in place in conventional medicine. That is why patients need to be vigilant and proactive to protect this valuable health resource. | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 14 February 2022
The Great Assumption is:
The assumption by prescribers that a medicine or medical procedure will have zero to minimal impact on the patient's microbiome and if it does have an impact it will heal on its own.
Medical Cornerstone
The Great Assumption is an unspoken cornerstone of modern medicine.
Long Time Invalidated
The Great Assumption was a valid placeholder in the process in the early days of modern medicine but lots of research indicates The Great Assumption is false and detrimental to our health. Yet no changes have been made in the exam room where patients meet their doctors. The Great Assumption is still part of the FDA playbook in the exam room.
The Problem
The problem is The Great Assumption is false and its failure has a detrimental impact on our health. But at the exam room level of medical care The Great Assumption is unspoken dogma. Despite all the scientific research going on right now to unlock the secrets of our collective microbiome and its impact on our health it will probably be years to decades before patients see tangible results.
The Great Assumption = Global Warming Denial
Microbiome dysbiosis = global warming.
The mentality that got us in the global warming crisis is the same mentality that gives us The Great Assumption: an unfounded belief in capacity of the human organism to absorb and recover from the dysbiosis that disrupting the microbiome with medicine causes. In 2022 our collective microbiome looks like the Cuyahoga River in the 1960s.
If Left Unchecked
What can we expect if The Great Assumption goes unchecked?
- Patented microbes that we have to buy to get back to replace the bugs medication eliminated.
- New drugs that do what the microbes in our microbiome whould be doing if they were there.
- Genetically modified probiotics.
- More unnecessary downstream medicines to fix problems rooted in microbiome dysbiosis.
Flip The Great Assumption!
I'm not talking about not using medicine, I am talking about including the microbiome as part of the whole human organism. I'm talking about monitoring and restoring our microbiome if one does need medical treatment.
Unfortunately I don't see modern medicine moving in that direction. Today modern medicine is synonymous with Big Pharma and Big Pharma is interested in developing new drugs. Having to pay attention to microbiome disruption caused by a medicine would cause significant disruption to drug development and distribution.
So The Great Assumption remains in place in conventional medicine. That is why patients need to be vigilant and proactive to protect this valuable health resource.