Letters to the Editor

Stop reckless governing

On multiple occasions during this legislative session, Congress has passed legislation without an informed vote. Recently the Senate Finance Committee waited until 2 a.m. to strike two amendments that had been adopted earlier. What's more, the sponsors of the amendments were at home asleep, unaware of the fact that on Capitol Hill their committee colleagues were scrapping their hard work.

The Senate Finance Committee recently returned to its old tricks, passing legislation to the Senate floor that had not yet been written. In a rapid, reckless response to criticism of the bill proposed by Sen. Max Baucus, a majority of the committee supported the concept, the details of which were supposed to be worked out later.

This is irresponsible governing and I believe that Congress should pass the resolution requiring that Congress wait three days before voting on the final health care bill. This resolution, which has growing bipartisan support, will guard against fast-track, middle-of-the-night legislating and protect the American people from reckless governing.

Barbara K. Adams

Joliet

Hospitals of the future will focus on health care rather than sick care. They will understand the meaning of holistic medicine. Their purpose will be to treat the patient in a manner to build the immune system by nourishment from food created by nature and not altered by man -- by balancing the systems and the pH of the body and detoxification.

Doctors will be open to integrated medicine with acceptance of colonics, healing touch, color and light therapy, aromatherapy and meditation, to name a few things.

Their main concern will be first to "do no harm" as stated by Hippocrates. They will understand the importance of organic food and of a natural environment for healing. They will understand environmental toxins that affect the mind-body connect, which involves the emotions, a factor in disease. Stress coming from disharmony in the body will be reduced. People will be taught how to take care of their bodies, emotions and spiritual wellbeing.

These hospitals will be called healing centers.

There has been much discussion about health care, which is actually "sick care," and no one has come to an agreement.

We need to open our minds and come from our hearts. Life is a beautiful thing to be cherished. Read or get the compact disc "Tomorrow's God" by Neal Donald Walsch.

Google "John D. Rockefeller and drug cartel" to see how pharmaceutical drugs were introduced and have been the mainstay of medical schools.

The world and universe are constantly changing and we are part of those changes. It is through us that these changes can be positive or negative.

Dee Philiph

New Lenox