There seems to always be a right way of going about being sick, whether or not everyone believes in the same way, it is always your way that is right. When should you stop trying to do things for yourself and actually listen to medical experts? Today with a medical system in place in Canada most of us go to the doctor when we are need of help, but it wasn’t ever like this. Only a mere 50 years ago going to the doctor wasn’t normal for people, many didn’t ever have access to a doctor. In the 1950’s to the 1960’s there was a major issue arising in Canada. “This anxiety was strongly expressed in one of the most hotly debated issues of the day – water fluoridation. The history of water fluoridation has been largely ignored in contemporary accounts of the era, in part because the debates over fluoridation tended to be highly localized. They flared up when a community decided to put fluoride in the water or hold a referendum” (Carstairs, 347). There was much controversy about whether drinking this water in Canada would be safe for the people. “Doctors and dentists claimed that water fluoridation was perfectly safe and that it would dramatically reduce the incidence of tooth decay. And yet, Canadians consistently voted against fluoridation in municipal referendums. Fluoridation did slowly take hold, but even today, only 42.6 per cent of Canadians drink fluoridated water” (Carstairs, 347). So this brings up the question when and where do you listen to the medical experts and when do you use your own judgement to decide what, and what is not, good for you. “Between 1920 and 1970, during half of this century, doctors and those concerned more specifically with “mental hygiene” – psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, and social workers-formulated a body of shared ideas and approaches to the all-encompassing “health” of the young” (Comacchio, 140). Although they researched and tested their hypothesis’, many Canadians still did not take their advice when it came to a healthy body image. Canadians have had the opportunity to get regular checkups, and yearly exams. We are fortunate compared to those throughout our history. Although many of us complain when we have to go see our doctor it isn’t a bad thing, at least we have a doctor.