Syed Shahid MD

Dr Syed Shahid MD

Dr Shahid received his medical degree ( MBBS ) from Punjab University (Pakistan) in 1963. He did his post-graduation in Internal Medicine in UK. After that he proceeded to USA, where he got Board Certification in Family Practice, Psychiatry & Neurology.

Dr Shahid also has extensive study in many other fields. Such as Astronomy, Anthropology, Theology, Paleontology, Sociology & political Science.

Dr Shahid lived in USA for 25 years.During that time he had assignments in many medical fields. Mostly his work was devoted to combined family practice & Psychiatry ( known as Holistic Medicine ). During his stay in USA, Dr Shahid was disillusioned by the way Medicine was practised in USA.

He noticed that access to Medical treatment was directly proportion to the ability of the patient to pay. In other words the availability of the best medical facilities, highly trained physicians & the latest technology in the field was only possible if patients’ pocket could afford it.

This was contrary to Dr Shahid’s belief. He likes patients to be treated irrespective of their capacity to pay.This kind of benevolence is nonexistent in USA.

Dr Shahid, therefore, joined World Health Mission to help the poor. He obtained a Diploma in Tropical diseases from London & travelled all over the world, mainly in third world countries, where Tropical illnesses abound. While travelling all across the continents, Dr Shahid found that the epidemic of " inaccessibility to medical treatment " ( if one cannot afford it ), was not just prevalent in USA. It was all over the world. It was a kind of pandemic which has never been addressed before. Dr Shahid wondered why "WHO" (World Health Organization), who suppose to take care of World’s Health problems had never thought of it. Every day thousands of people are dying in the world, not because of the medical illness, but because of the lack of affordability to pay for its treatment. On top of this everyday the cost of medical treatment is getting higher & higher. It has already reached to almost astronomical proportion. Which means poor just cannot afford it.

What should be the solution?? Dr Shahid asked himself.

After 42 years of spending time in various disciplines of medicine, many other fields of human interest & travelling all over the world, Dr Shahid came to one final conclusion that :

" Almost all human ailments are preventable."

EUREKA

Dr Shahid finally found a "Panacea" ( the solution to all the medical problems ).

Prevention is the answer, "NOT" the treatment of medical illnesses.

This is not a new concept. It is known for hundreds of years that "prevention is better than cure". However, Dr Shahid has put it in its proper perspective & has given a new meanings to the word prevention. He has, therefore, now focused all his attention on Preventive Medicine. He has found a secret to healthy & long life. Dr Shahid explains.

It consists of six principles. Three of which are Dos & the other three are Don’ts. He strongly believes that human mind, body & spirit are all intertwined. Which means one cannot separate one from the other. Therefore, a holistic approach has to be taken whenever one has to deal with humans. He calls it ’Holistic Preventive Lifestyle’.