Ms. Rankin Soul Medicine Analysis

After watching the video, I do not fully agree with what Ms. Rankin discussed in the video. She made jumps in reasoning concerning the lackluster healthcare of America, stress and soul medicine and puts American health-care in a bad light. In the beginning of the video, she associated the life expectancy of US citizens with our nation’s healthcare. I think there are certainly other factors besides the health-care, such as the type of environment (urban or rural), which can be associated with things such as air pollution and the likelihood of violence occurring. She introduced a surprising statistic that seventy percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug. I believe she intended to tell the audience that Americans take more medication …show more content…
Rankin then explains “soul medicine,” which I believe to be more of the psychological and sociological branches of medicine rather than the major pharmaceutical branch she was first describing with doctors giving prescriptions for a variety of issues. While the psychological and sociological branches of medicine do in certain cases involve prescription medicine (therapy, psychiatrists), she is more so advocating the need for the mental medicating through interaction rather than the biological medicating through pharmaceuticals. Now psychological medicine is certainly necessary, though; there are Americans all over the nation who require therapy for mental disorders and such, but in Ms. Rankin’s phrasing of the psychology needs of humans she desires a medicine that is interpersonal without drugs but rather just simple human …show more content…
Rather, I think that Americans have been too dependent on pharmaceuticals since the advance of modern medical practices. Yes, the medical industry is just fueling our dependence with more and more drugs to cure this and that, but in the bigger picture it is saving more lives than ever before. For example, my grandmother has had so many years added on to her life with modern medicine helping her with her serious back pain and health problems with arthritis and diabetes. My grandmother is 78 years old, and without her prescriptions and modern medicine I would not be blessed to have her in my life as long as I have. Modern medicine looks out for Americans; just look at the copious organizations and nonprofits dedicated to curing cancer, alzheimer 's, heart disease, breast cancer; just to name a few. Rankin’s claims were generally agreeable, however I believe her reasonings behind those claims are not considering other extraneous factors and the beneficial effects of medication and modern