Why effective preventive healthcare is so important
We all want to stay fit and, above all, healthy into old age. Because health is much more than the mere absence of illness. Rather, it is a state of comprehensive physical, mental and social well-being. That is why health should also be understood holistically. Health prevention is therefore more important than ever in this day and age.
What does preventive healthcare mean?
The WHO defines health promotion and prevention as two complementary measures that serve to consolidate health and reduce possible risks of illness. According to the organization, health promotion is a process that enables people to have a greater degree of self-determination over their health. This enables them to strengthen their health.
A sustainable health concept therefore depends on many factors. Environmental factors, pressure to perform, psychosocial and even political aspects can have an impact on our health. Nevertheless, we can do a lot to protect our own health.
Because most illnesses are not congenital, but only occur in the course of life, it is possible to influence your own health. Targeted preventive healthcare is important at every age so that children can grow up healthy and people can grow old in the best possible conditions.
How can we influence our health?
Our health is to a large extent linked to our lifestyle. Whether we exercise regularly and take part in sport, do not smoke and consume alcohol in moderation or eat a healthy diet is an essential basis for supporting our health and preventing illness.
Every individual can do something for their own health by taking preventive measures. This can also improve the health-related living conditions in a society. Preventive measures can, for example, prevent chronic, non-communicable diseases from developing in the first place or mitigate their progression. This includes diseases that are attributed to the typical affluent society. Especially the most common diseases of civilization, such as cardiovascular problems, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, obesity and allergies. It should even be possible to prevent unwanted cell growth with pronounced preventive measures.
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What are the causes of lifestyle diseases?
Some diseases can have genetic causes. However, many of these are avoidable, at least in theory. Diseases of civilization such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and, according to experts, even cancer, are often caused by our fast-paced lifestyle and the problems associated with it.
Mental stress is often one of the most common causes of such illnesses. This often results in behaviors such as a poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking or alcohol consumption. This increases the risk of such diseases even more. There are also factors that each individual can only influence to a very limited extent or not at all.
Psychosocial factors such as loneliness or pressure to perform, exaggerated ideals or false role models in social networks or media overstimulation are among the stress accelerators of today. Environmental toxins such as particulate matter or pesticides, constant noise and excessive hygiene can also have a negative impact on health.
How can diseases be prevented?
In the 1980s, the WHO adopted the Ottawa Charter. This calls for health promotion programs and prevention projects. Preventive health promotion strategies are at the heart of municipal health policy.
By improving environmental conditions and quality of life, the aim is also to promote health – mainly in cities. Based on this charter, health promotion networks and thus preventive projects are also promoted in Germany and Austria.
But each individual can also do a great deal to prevent illness and support their health. A healthy lifestyle is crucial for reducing the risk of dreaded diseases. The right diet with appropriate vitamins, minerals, trace elements and secondary plant substances plays an important role in this. The medpro team of experts also considers the 4-pillar system to be essential.
The four pillars of health prevention
An optimally functioning immune system is not a matter of fate but the result of a healthy lifestyle! If health has been neglected for a long time, professional advice on effective nutritional supplements is essential.
Obesity, lack of exercise, environmental pollutants, chemicals, and medications are some of the causes of oxidative stress—an excessive formation of highly reactive oxygen compounds in the body. Severe oxidative stress accelerates aging and reduces life expectancy by damaging cell membranes and causing DNA mutations. Our cells can be effectively protected by high-quality, highly concentrated antioxidants.
While acute inflammation is a healthy immune response to infection, chronic inflammation has harmful effects. Prolonged inflammation increases the risk of various lifestyle diseases, such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
Various sources from food and the environment contribute to lifelong heavy metal exposure. Increased concentrations promote the formation of free radicals, leading to cellular damage and stress on the liver, kidneys, and intestines. Regular elimination of these heavy metals is therefore essential for overall cellular health and the proper function of our detoxification organs.
What role does nutrition play in disease and cancer prevention?
Numerous studies in recent years have shown that the right diet is highly relevant, especially in the prevention of cancer and the so-called diseases of civilization. The nutritional balance, i.e. the amount of food consumed, is also important.
Obesity and lack of exercise are a major factor in the development of diseases. The WHO even attributes around 30 percent of all cancer cases in Western countries to an unfavorable diet. A varied diet with plenty of vegetables, fruit and pulses is the best way to reduce the risk. This allows us to absorb enough vital substances such as vitamins, minerals and secondary plant substances. They are involved in all important functions in the human body and thus help us to stay healthy.
More and more scientists are of the opinion that our food contains less and less of these healthy vital substances. Long transportation routes, monocultures and the resulting unhealthy soils, pesticides and processing methods are all to blame. In addition, new nutritional trends and habits are constantly emerging. They often do not guarantee an adequate supply of vital substances. Over the years, our need for measures to maintain our health also increases. Here it can be very useful to support the diet with special food supplements.
How can medpro help to actively promote preventive healthcare?
Together with doctors and experts, Medpro has developed special phytopreparations for the highest health requirements. The unique food supplements contain valuable secondary plant and micronutrients. They offer considerable advantages over synthetic or isolated vitamins and minerals. This means that the bioavailability of these food supplements is often increased many times over.
the inhibition of inflammation
the antioxidation
the restoration of the immune system
the inhibition of unwanted cell growth
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The medpro food supplements were developed on the basis of a 4-pillar system of cell health. Everything we eat has a certain effect on the body. Food and nutrients can promote or inhibit the development of a disease-promoting environment. In terms of a healthy diet, it is about
- to relieve and detoxify the body
- boost cell protection
- strengthen the immune system
- and deprive diseased cells of their basis of life.
Some of the medpro phytopreparations contain plant substances from medicinal plants that have been used in traditional herbal medicine and Far Eastern therapies for thousands of years. The physician and scientist Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Ben Pfeifer has incorporated the knowledge and potential of this ancient medicine into his oncological practice and developed the medpro formulations on this basis 25 years ago.
Herbal medicines and dietary supplements can be helpful for people with a variety of chronic illnesses and nutritional deficiencies. Which preparations are recommended and how much should be taken depends on many factors. That is why medpro offers a free medical consultation service for individuals and efficient supply of nutritional supplements. Our network of therapists will be happy to advise you on your questions and individual health situation.
Only doctors and alternative practitioners with a corresponding license may recommend and offer phytotherapeutic measures.
In phytotherapy, diseases are treated with preparations made from medicinal plants. These phytopreparations include, for example, medicinal plant teas, compresses and baths, but also tablets, capsules, powders and inhalations made from herbal substances.
Traditional phytotherapy is used on the basis of traditional experience. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda (Indian herbal medicine) belong to these ancient, traditional systems of medicine. Modern phytotherapy uses traditional knowledge from traditional herbal medicine, but claims to meet scientific standards in the treatment of diseases.
medpro offers you as a healthcare professional completely new possibilities in complementary oncology therapy. Our international team of doctors played a key role in the development of our formulations and have been using them successfully in clinical practice for over 20 years. Our preparations are now an essential component of the so-called Pfeifer treatment protocols. As a medpro partner, you can access this and other specialist information, webinars and our therapist discount at any time.
To become a medpro partner, you are welcome to send us a request with your registration certificate to info@med-pro.org.
medpro’s medical advice service is unique. Our team of consultants consists of international specialists in integrative medicine, oncology, immunology, nutritional medicine, as well as naturopaths for naturopathy, functional nutrition and herbal medicine.
medpro is the interface between patients and relatives and the health experts mentioned above. This gives you the opportunity to get a holistic view of your health situation and receive individual product advice. If you are interested in a medical consultation, please send us an e-mail to info@med-pro.org.
As food supplements and phytopreparations, medpro products do not require a prescription.
The natural food supplement has its origins in oncological practice and is suitable for people with high health requirements. Our nutritional supplement was developed according to the 4 pillars of health prevention and promotion:
- Inflammation inhibition
- Cell protection
- Strengthening the immune system
- Detoxification
The areas of application of our food supplement are diverse. Please contact us personally for an individual consultation.
Our product pages provide you with information on the potential uses of phytopreparations. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us personally at any time for an individual consultation.
Phytotherapy or herbal medicine has its origins in naturopathy. As the oldest therapeutic method in medicine, it offers the possibility of alleviating, curing and preventing illnesses with the help of medicinal plants. Several parts of the plant are used in phytotherapy, such as the root, stem, seed, bark, buds, wood or leaf. There are more than 70,000 plant species worldwide that are used in medicine as medicinal plants.
Since phytotherapeutic treatment offers completely new possibilities for the treatment of serious illnesses, more and more attention is being paid to herbal medicine. In the 20th century, the physician Dr. Rudolf Fritz Weiss founded the first chair for phytotherapy in Germany, thus creating a scientific context and greater recognition on the part of conventional medicine. People want phytotherapy to provide “gentle” medical care that is as free of side effects as possible.
Important to know:
Herbal medicines and herbal food supplements should also be taken according to the package leaflet and recommended dosage and discontinued if side effects occur. In this case, a visit to the doctor is recommended
