“Man's consciously lived fragility, individuality and relatedness make the experience of pain, of sickness and of death an integral part of his life. The ability to cope with this trio autonomously is fundamental to his health. As he becomes dependent on the management of his intimacy, he renounces his autonomy and his health must decline.” SocietyHealthDiseaseMedicineIllnessInstitution Book:Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health Source: Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health
“Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organised to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals.” PeopleHumansModernHealthHumorousDoctorsSickInstitutionsMedicineMedicalHealHealth CareOrganizedNegationPharmaceuticalMedical ProfessionHuman HealthModern MedicineMedical Education Author:Ivan Illich
“Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, growth work, healing, and dying... Healthy people need no bureaucratic interference to mate, give birth, share the human condition and die.” PeopleNeedsGivingHumansHomeDiesGrowthHealingEnvironmentShareConditionsDyingHealthBirthFitHealthyDietsMatesHuman ConditionInterferenceGet WellHealthy Diet Author:Ivan Illich
“Health is not an objective condition which can be understood by the methods of natural science alone. It is rather a condition related to the mental attitude by which the individual has to value what is essential for his life.” ValuesIndividualNaturalAttitudeConditionsHealthEssentialsUnderstoodMethodObjectivesRelatedMental AttitudeNatural Science Author:Ivan Illich
“The medical establishment has become the major threat to health.” HealthMajorsMedicineThreatMedicalEstablishment Author:Ivan Illich
