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Medical professionals need to forgo their orthodox mindset that everything must fit into the scientifically explainable definition. There’s more to people’s health than can be defined by scientific terms. It’s essential for them to know that there’s a great connection between people’s societal upbringing and the illnesses they suffer later in life.When stress is being discussed, many scientists view it as an isolated situation that’s spontaneous enough to throw a patient off balance. They hardly consider its long-term effects and how historical background can be a significant influence. In the future of healthcare, the importance of childhood experience should be normalized, and doctors should be encouraged to learn more about their patients.As a physician, Gabor Mate uses his experience with patients to narrate how important it is for doctors to inquire about their patient’s upbringing. Several patients have met an untimely death due to the ignorance and negligence of the doctors attending to them. There’s nothing wrong with knowing about a patient’s mental history because it gives a clearer insight into why they suffer from the illness plaguing them.
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One of the most critical aspects of our lives in regards to our health is the environment we grew up in. The places we stayed in and the experiences we’ve had go a long way in determining our current health status.Mary was a workaholic who always felt obliged to help people out. She was a joyous and cheerful person, but she lost her life early to a very little wound. She had injured herself with a sewing needle, and despite many surgeries and pain relief drugs, she couldn’t make it. Her problem was traced to Raynaud’s phenomenon, a medical condition in which the small arteries supplying the fingers are narrowed, depriving the tissues of oxygen. Before she knew it, gangrene set in, and she required surgeries, but it was not enough. After her death, the author, who was also her doctor, realized he and other doctors had done things the wrong way. As she went from one surgery to another, none of the doctors bothered to check why she had a problem healing; they treated the illnesses as they came.Mary was a chronic smoker who also loved working all the time. As a kid, she had been abused and had to take care of her younger ones from the very young age of seven. Right from her childhood, she had neglected herself to look after other people, and this mindset stuck with her till her last days. The stress she was exposed to, and the fact that she didn’t stop smoking early enough contributed to her death.The body is a reflection of what happens around us. A lot of doctors and physicians never see the need to understand where their patients are coming from — some believe it’s unethical to know such a thing. The claim is wrong and makes the treatment of illnesses in patients somewhat inadequate. We are influenced by what goes on in our society.Natalie was a married woman who also found it hard to say no to helping people. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a brain anomaly that impairs the functions of the nervous system’s cells. While she didn’t require any major treatment, she suffered relapses because she was in an abusive relationship where she had to care for her husband, who had cancer, and a son who was into drugs and alcohol.
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