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by JordanFarmer 2242 days ago
Why do I always see articles like this? I am pretty sure that everyone knows that Amish eat healthier, exercise more (very low obesity - the cause of 60% of Western health problems), don't drink or smoke, ingest and inhale far less plastics and chemicals and a large portion of their health care money isn't wasted on health care system overhead (administration). Oh one more thing, 80% of doctor visits and filled prescriptions today are completely unnecessary and unhelpful, also 20% of surgeries. The Amish only use health care or get surgeries or see a doctor when they really need too. Cut out the cost for that too.

It's funny how today's most complex problems are so simply avoided by simple people.
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Angostura 2242 days ago
> 80% of doctor visits and filled prescriptions today are completely unnecessary and unhelpful

Source?

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asdkjh345fd 2242 days ago
>I am pretty sure that everyone knows that Amish eat healthier

By what definition? According to mainstream health organizations and even still government guidelines, they eat very poorly. Their diet is very high in saturated fat, which although healthy in reality, is not healthy according to the government. They also eat plenty of sugar, the other common scapegoat for dietary problems.

>don't drink or smoke,

They drink and smoke at lower rates, but they absolutely do drink and smoke.

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