Which is Worse: Fast Food or Healthcare?  

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Which is Worse: Fast Food or Healthcare?  

I was on a road trip recently.   

Had to make a quick pit stop and decided it was a good time for a snack too.   

I looked around at my choices:  

Mc Ds, Cook Out, or a minimart snack (for me, that consists of peanut M&M’s and a diet Coke) Blah ~ no good option. 

As I got back in the car snacking on those damn M&Ms,  

I thought about how healthcare is just like fast food. Terrible for your health. 

And I can’t really determine which is worse…Can you?  

Quick stop = Mc Ds.   

             Quick fix = Urgent Care  

No nutritious value = french fries 

             No medical value = a 7-minute office visit 

Little culinary expertise = food served in a box or plastic wrapper 

                Little medical expertise = care given by some provider who doesn’t know your history 

Empty. Unsatisfied. Poor quality.  

Fast food & healthcare.  

You don’t need a PhD or an MD to see they both are not good. If people want something better, more wholesome and satisfying,  it will require time & effort.  

So let’s make America HEALTHY again.  

 (No~ you don’t have to like RFK to say or agree with that sentiment.) 

We shouldn’t be serving up McHealthcare.  

We should be serving up something delicious and nutritious.  

Something like … Direct Primary Care.  

Ahh yes.  

Yummy. And good for you. 

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About Amy Walsh, MD

Family always comes first: I am married to Whitey and can't imagine life without him. I have 4 great kids who screw up from time to time; but they are still pretty damn cool. Dog mom to 2 yellow labs who are exhausting and messy, but we love them. Happy DPC doctor since 2015 as the system wore me down and made me miserable. Luckily I found DPC. I found “my people” and never looked back. DPC was my best career decision without a doubt. Former varsity gymnast at the University of Michigan: I refer to those years as my “first life.” I learned about hard work, goal setting, and most importantly the value of true friendship. Hey, did you know UM gymnastics won NCAA Natty in 2021. Such a proud moment.Go Blue! Have been accused of being Type A, OCD, perfectionist, competitive. I may agree with most of those, but prefer words like focused, determined and committed. See? I have learned to use those all to my advantage.