Prevention Is Better Than A Cure & Why Aren't We Talking About This More
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min read
Written by: Dr. Tomi Mitchell, Executive Contributor
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Prevention of disease is important for many reasons. Perhaps the most obvious reason is that it can help keep you healthy and avoid the need for medical treatment. For example, making healthy choices – like eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and not smoking – can help reduce your risk of developing many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, and cancer. Prevention can also save lives. For example, immunization against infectious diseases like measles and polio has helped to reduce mortality rates dramatically in countries where these vaccines are available. Prevention is also vital from an economic perspective.
The cost of treating disease is often much higher than preventing it in the first place. By investing in prevention, we can reduce the overall burden on our healthcare system. By investing in prevention, we can reduce the overall burden on our healthcare system. This may mean increased spending on public health initiatives and preventive care in the short term. However, this investment will pay off in the long run by reducing the number of people who develop chronic illnesses and require expensive treatments. In addition, preventing health problems will free up hospital beds and allow healthcare professionals to focus on more pressing matters. Finally, prevention is simply the right thing to do. It is unfair to burden our healthcare costs on those who are sick. We can make our healthcare system more efficient and equitable by investing in prevention.
As a primary care physician, I have seen firsthand what happens when patients, for various reasons, do not follow preventative recommendations. I have watched them for over ten years and more face challenging health problems such as cancer diagnosis, diabetes, heart disease, and mental health crisis. While some of these health problems can be successfully managed with treatment, others can be debilitating and life-threatening. This is why it is so important for patients to take preventive measures to protect their health.
By following simple recommendations such as getting regular screenings and immunizations, eating a healthy diet, and exercising regularly, patients can greatly reduce their risk of developing serious health problems. I encourage my patients to take these measures seriously to stay healthy and avoid potentially devastating consequences. Prevention is often thought boring, and people would rather live in ignorance than try to make preventive choices. However, we know that many chronic illnesses can be prevented with healthy lifestyle choices, so why isn't the topic of prevention not getting the coverage it deserves? Prevention is important because it can help people avoid harmful health conditions and save money on expensive treatments. Furthermore, prevention education can empower people to make informed decisions about their health.
Too often, we only think about prevention when it's too late. We wait until we get sick to start making healthy lifestyle choices. We wait until we're in an accident to start wearing a seatbelt. We wait until there's a fire to start thinking about fire safety. But what if we started thinking about prevention before the emergency? What if we make healthy lifestyle choices and prioritize prevention? Only then would we see the true positive impact prevention can have on our society. By making prevention a priority, we can normalize healthy lifestyle choices and make a real difference in the health of our society.
To increase prevention coverage, we need to start normalizing healthy lifestyle choices and making prevention a priority. Only then will we see the positive impact prevention can have on our society. I encourage you, readers, to be proactive and be willing to take the sometimes uncomfortable steps towards better health.
Dr. Tomi Mitchell, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Dr. Tomi Mitchell, MD, is a leader in the health & wellness industry, known for her advocacy for social issues, including health reform. She believes in the whole person's approach to life and health. Rather than resorting to quick fixes, she gets to the root of problems by taking the time to understand her client's emotional, physical, mental, environmental, financial, spiritual, and social health. She believes these factors affect individuals' behaviors and beliefs about themselves and others. Dr. Tomi Mitchell believes that people feel lost or overwhelmed when there is a loss of balance, so she takes such a holistic approach with each client's situation.
Dr. Tomi Mitchell has appeared in many publications, including but not limited to Thrive Global, Fox, NBC, CBS, Global News, CBS & many other news outlets. She has her own blog & leads two ClubHouse clubs, and has been a guest speaker numerous times.
She is a game-changer, and she gets her clients' results and refuses to compromise her integrity by sugar-coating issues. Using over 10 years as a family practitioner and certified life & health coach, she is able to help her clients create transformational, long-lasting results
