Surgery is the mainstay of traditional Western Medicine. It can be said, the philosophy is, ‘When in doubt, cut it out.’ The burning question is: “If any body part isn’t necessary then why has it been there since the beginning of human existence?” Think about it—if a body part wasn’t for a specific purpose, the human body would not have evolved with it in tact. Western medicine ideology is rooted in the language used by doctors and researchers. Their choice of words reveals their belief systems and the models they use to understand the way they think medicine works.

Surgery for Jaw Pain: Millions of people suffer from muscle or joint pain in the jaw, often caused by tense muscles, clenching or grinding the teeth, or chewing too hard. Some dentists prematurely prescribe aggressive, costly treatments to realign the teeth or jaws, including braces, caps and crowns, deliberately grinding down the teeth, and jaw surgery. These steps, particularly surgery, are seldom necessary and often ineffective.

Contrasting the AMA report of 250,000 medical deaths per year, the Nutrition Institute of America (NIA) a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization has reported on health issues for nearly 30 years, reported over 784,000 people die annually due to medical mistakes. Comparatively, the 2001 annual death rate for heart disease was 699,697 and cancer was 553,251.

Over 2.2 million people are injured annually by prescription drugs alone. Over 20 million unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics are prescribed for viral infections. The report shows that 7.5 million unnecessary medical and surgical procedures are performed annually and 8.9 million people are needlessly hospitalized. Based on these results, it is evident that there is a pressing need for an overhaul of the American medical system.