A Modest Proposal to Rub Out Doctors

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I submitted a proposal called "Rub Out Doctors with Your Bare Hands" to ChangeThis.com.

It’s not that I have anything against doctors. I just think if you can maintain your own health without their help you’re better off. The economy is better off, everyone is better off. Even doctors are better off because with spare time on their hands they can improve their golf game, brush up on their bedside manners, and get their own health back on track.

I believe that most illness and injuries can be prevented if you catch them when they’re small with a few simple techniques like massage that are easy to learn and simple to do. I believe it because it works so well for me. And there is some research that supports this thesis.

The folks at ChangeThis.com are holding a contest to see which of 20 proposals gets the most votes. The one that does gets to write a manifesto to illuminate their proposal. If you want to take a look at my proposal it’s copied below. If you’d like to see it turned into a 40 or 50 page article click here and then click on the button: Yes, write this manifesto. You can also check out the other proposals and vote for them. I hope you do.

Rub Out Doctors with Your Bare Hands
Relying on doctors to fix you up after the fact is risky, painful, and stupid. You can prevent most illness and overuse injury by going to a massage therapist twice a week or taking matters into your own hands.

When received two or more times a week, massage revs up your immune system and keeps it firing to reduce your need for scary medical treatments. The future of healthcare belongs to those who seize it.

Massage therapy made the time-tested practice of massage cool again by applying the science of modern medicine. With a few tweaks, you can apply the benefits of massage therapy to yourself. If you’re in touch with your own body, you’re less likely to strain, tear, or break it.

By making massage immediately accessible, self-massage dramatically amplifies the power of massage therapy. At your fingertips, massage is the most powerful preventive medicine available.

Self-massage! It’s not just for one small part of your body anymore.