Science quote by Ashley Montagu

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The doctor has been taught to be interested not in health but in disease. What the public is taught is that health is th
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"The doctor has been taught to be interested not in health but in disease. What the public is taught is that health is the cure for disease"

- Ashley Montagu

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This quote by Ashley Montagu speaks with the disconnect between the medical occupation and the public when it pertains to health. Montagu is suggesting that medical professionals are taught to focus on disease and its treatment, rather than on health and prevention. This implies that the general public is not being taught the importance of health and how to preserve it. Instead, they are taught that the only way to treat illness is to take medication or go through medical procedures. Montagu is implying that if the general public was taught to focus on health and avoidance, then disease would be less of a problem. He is advocating for a shift in focus from treating illness to promoting health. This would need a change in the method medical professionals are taught and the method the public is informed about health.

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Ashley Montagu This quote is written / told by Ashley Montagu between June 28, 1905 and November 26, 1999. He was a famous Scientist from United Kingdom, the quote is categorized under the topic Science. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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