“Health is not a deliverable commodity and care does not come out of a system.” – Ivan Illich

I fall back on this quote often because it reminds me of two important concepts:

Health depends on individuals taking responsibility for their own behavior.

Care depends on a relationship between two people (doctor and patient in this context).

Organized “healthcare” interferes with both more often than not!

It is useful to ask the question, “How will we know if healthcare reform has been successful?”

Here are ten scenarios, each dealing with a different aspect of the current US healthcare dilemma. Any major reform must address one or more of these issues without adversely affecting the others. If reformers cannot accomplish this then it’s probably not a good time for reform!

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In 2004 I wrote a short review of Food Pyramids past, present, and future based on an article by Willett and Stampfer in Scientific American.

Five years later I’ve updated and posted it on my professional site. Bon appetite!

FYI, here’s another review and a longer article on this topic.