This study represents millions of hard working men and women who pay the highest health care premiums in the world, only to succumb to illness and death faster and earlier than most people in the industrialized world. This tragedy is played out every day in this country. A hardworking mother or father, who is getting ready to finally retire, finds out that he or she has some type of major disease, because their doctor had never educated them on preventive medicine. So instead of taking trips around the country, most Americans over the age of 65 take trips to the hospital and pharmacies to ameliorate their preventable illnesses. With this in mind, an ounce of prevention is better than even one and a half ounces of treatment.
Preventive medicine is extremely effective because it combats the villain of entropy.
Entropy is a force in nature that pushes for disorganization, for randomness, for the lowest possible energy state. Entropy is why we age, as it wants your organized body to dissolve, break apart and for your cells to become more random. Entropy is why you have to clean your room, comb your hair, and brush your teeth. Entropy is the cause of all the Hollywood and non -Hollywood marriage breakups. Since a family is the union of many people, this goes against the basic concept of entropy, as it loves disunion.