WE ALL KNOW THAT TRADITIONAL HEALTHCARE COSTS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THERE ARE OTHER DOWNSIDES TO CONSIDER AS WELL.

WHEN WE NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR, WE MUST FIRST EITHER HAVE THE MONEY TO SEE ONE, OR FIND A DOCTOR WHO ACCEPTS OUR INSURANCE PROVIDER.

THEN, WE NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. UNLESS IT’S AN EMERGENCY, WE MAY WAIT DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS TO SEE ONE. IN MOST CASES, WE’LL NEED TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK TO DO SO, AS MOST DOCTORS WORK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 

ONCE WE GET THERE, THERE’S A WAITING PROCESS THAT’S OFTENTIMES DELAYED – NOT ONLY DO WE SIT AMONGST OTHER POTENTIALLY SICK PATIENTS, BUT AN OVERBOOKED FACILITY OFTEN MEANS A LATER APPOINTMENT TIME THAN PLANNED. 

THEN, WE MUST PAY FOR THE APPOINTMENT…EVEN WITH INSURANCE (COPAYS). 

IF WE NEED TO SEE A SPECIALIST AFTER ALL OF THIS, THE CYCLE REPEATS AGAIN ONCE OUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN REFERS US.

THAT’S A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY. IN REGARDS TO A MINIMALIST HEALTHCARE APPROACH, THESE TRADITIONAL APPROACHES ARE THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE WANT! 

THIS SPANS BEYOND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, TOO. IF WE’RE SEEING A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, THERE’S ALSO THE DISCOMFORT OF RUNNING INTO SOMEONE WE KNOW IN THE PROCESS.

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE HAS ITS’ PLACE, OF COURSE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROCESS IS OFTEN OVERLY COMPLICATED.