DrBillToth-Blog

As we plant flowers, and farmers plant crops, it is common knowledge that a garden reciprocates the love and care it receives from the gardener.  There are no guarantees that a seed will germinate or sprout that weather will cooperate, that pests won’t destroy what you’ve planted.

Yet for generations we have planted and continue to do so.  How do you know that what you’ve planted will grow?  Especially the very first time you planted something?  Faith based upon experience is one thing, true Faith is another.

Prosperity is harvested by those who continuously cultivate an attitude of lifelong learning combined with Faith followed by action.

The grass is always greenest where you water it.

The public has been grossly mislead….Socialized medicine does NOT work, has NOT worked for Canada nor Great Britain.  Canadian citizens flood our northern hospitals where they can pay for the healthcare they need because it is illegal for them to do so in their own country.

http://www.heartland.org/policybot/results/15524/Canadas_Medical_Nightmare.html

http://sayanythingblog.com/mobile/entry/canadians_sending_women_with_high_risk_pregnancies_to_american_hospitals/

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=507542

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=621

http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/03/british-parliamentarian-warns-us-about-socialized-health-care/

I’ve been through this before…with Mr Clinton…only it was called “Managed Care” back in the early 90’s and it ultimately led to my retiring from medicine.  I still feel being a Physician is the Greatest profession….only a lousy business.   Back then doctors rushed to start “Rehab” clinics which provided additional revenue at first…later rules and regulations made it nearly impossible for doctors to own Rehab facilities.   Today’s doctors are rushing to open “Medical Spas” and I believe new rules and regulations will make that avenue nearly impossible in the near future.

The saddest part of both attempts at healthcare “reform” is that older doctors leave the field…taking their wisdom and experience with them.  Leaving the younger doctors to work from textbooks, and flowcharts provided by reimbursement schedules.

I recommend young people that choose to become a doctor have another stream of income to rely upon both while going to school and after.  And I recommend that today’s doctors develop another stream of income immediately.

Live with Intention,

Dr Bill Toth,

Success Coach

Flying back from last week’s trip to Maui we rose above the clouds into a bright morning sun…and the man next to me commented;

Sometimes on the darkest and cloudiest days of our lives we fail to see the sun.  When in fact the sun always comes out, always rises in the east.  The key is to see beyond the clouds and in knowing the “sun” is always there.

Have a Most Excellent day!!

Recession no barrier to Botox, cosmetic procedures
By Madison Park CNNHealth.com Writer-Producer  March 09, 2010

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery released figures Tuesday: Almost 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2009.  Despite the recession, Americans shelled out $10.5 billion to get pretty.

Dr. Richard Fleming, a facial plastic surgeon and co-director of The Beverly Hills Institute in California said a fresher look enhances job prospects.

“From executives to everyday working people in the corporate world particularly, they look at improving their appearances as an investment in their future, because appearance does count,” he said.  “If they don’t look as good as the person with similar qualifications, my bet is on the person who looks more rested and looks better than the one who looks tired.”

Fleming said even the unemployed shell out the bucks to get cosmetic procedures.

“While people are out of work, they’re not doing it for personal reasons because they want to look better,” he said.  “They’re doing it because it’s more competitive than it was before the recession.  That’s their stimulus – spending money trying to get in the workforce.”

About 85 percent of the total procedures were nonsurgical ones, according to American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.  These types of procedures, such as Botox and chemical fillers to reduce wrinkling,  cost less than major surgeries.

“People might not have money for more involved procedures which last longer,” Fleming said.  “But they do have money for fillers, Botox, that kind of thing.”

The top three nonsurgical cosmetic procedures  of 2009

1. Botox injection (2.5 million)
2. hyaluronic acid (fillers such at Juvederm and Restylane) (1.3 million )
3. laser hair removal (1.3 million)

The top three cosmetic surgical procedures of 2009

1. breast augmentation (300,000)
2. liposuction (280,000)
3. eyelid surgery (150,000)

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