bob_brigante wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> I fully agree with you about the movie and the message. It's high
>>
> time for for reform.
>
>
> ********
>
> Moore's movie is only about paying for health care, not about the
> quality of health care or changing one's lifestyle to promote health
> (clearly Moore could not be that health-conscious since he is a Bevan-
> level fat slob). Since the US is the only industrialized country that
> does not have a comprehensive approach to health-care payment, it's
> inevitable that within a few years, it will -- but this will do very
> little to improve health (and will require rationing of health care as
> in Canada, which leads to long wait times for operations).
>
> Only the practice of TM and of Ayurvedic practices will enable people
> to lower their stress level and other bad habits and enjoy real health,
> regardless of the scheme for paying for such care.
Here we go again. Most meditative practices will lower stress. Resting
a couple times a day will even do that. TM has no lock on stress
reduction. So lets drop the "only" marketing hype. Ayurveda is really
cool but I recommend people not only see Ayurvedic practitioners but
also take in some weekend seminars so they understand the principles
well and can keep an eye on their own health. And it will take time for
the understanding of the principles to mature so that the individual has
a very deep understanding. Ayurveda could stand to have some mods for
more northly environments and most Indian practitioners I've spoken with
who have been practicing here agree as things don't quite work the same
as they did in India.
