Maybe you get your healthcare through your employer or your spouse’s employer. Maybe you are a business owner and have employees you care about. Maybe you know someone whose job title is Benefit Manager or Chief People Officer. These HR (Human Resources) roles help companies decide what compensation and benefits programs to offer to employees in return for their services, as well as other aspects...
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“I’m sorry to tell you the tests indicate you have X…”. Fill in the blank – multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), celiac, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves disease . . . “Let’s talk about ways to manage it, medication options, your next visit . . . “ and so begins the typical spiral into the modern healthcare industry resulting in expensive medications, regular...
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Cancer rates are skyrocketing. Cancer used to be the #2 cause of death in many countries outpaced by Cardiovascular Disease that has held the top spot for decades. But the numbers have recently flipped. There’s much attention and hand-wringing focused on these two killers and rightly so, but you’re not hearing much about the #3 cause of death in the US and many other western countries...
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While so much of my energy and attention is focused on getting people Off Pharmaceuticals, I do need to highlight there are a few that are helpful to the body without adverse consequences. Ivermectin is one of them. (Low-Dose-Naltrexone is another).The subject of a massive hit-job by Big Pharma during the Covid-years, Ivermectin is now widely available without prescription in certain US states; most recently in...
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My friend’s 20-year-old daughter was sent to jail last week for her connection to a drug-dealing operation involving meth. She comes from a stable Christian family and was raised in the church. But at age 6 she was put on ADHD medication (Concerta) to address her impulsivity and inability to focus on her school work. Her parents took her off it in less than a...
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Our Halloween was a bit different this year. My husband lost a fight with an electric saw while working on a house project resulting in a trip to the local ER. As an earlier article implored do everything you can to avoid the hospital! But when an accident or injury occurs embrace the modern healthcare system for everything it does well: saving life or limb.Be mindful...
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Ever heard the expression “too good to be true?” We’re warned about the over-zealous claims of any product from a young age. But somehow the warning signals around Ozempic and its other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist brethren (GLP-1 RA or just GLP-1s) continues to be drowned out by the hype.It doesn’t matter that we’ve been here before with amphetamines for weight-loss in the 1940s and...
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A friend of mine has two kids both currently completing pre-med studies at different colleges and applying to medical schools. When I recently suggested they consider naturopathic or homeopathic options their reactions were typical of the uninformed. I was a little saddened at the prospect of two young, bright, would-be doctors entering the very broken conventional medical industry where they would be brain-washed from day...
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A good friend of mine recently lost her Mom to what started out as an ear infection. By the time the US medical system had finished with her she’d added a bladder infection, the flu, and kidney failure. She died in the hospital surrounded by loved ones.This is an all too typical scenario when the conventional standard of care is followed: using a toolbox driven...
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