It Might Be The Drugs...

You have aches and pains and you go to the doc and he says you have fibromyalgia and should take a psyche drug.  When that “treatment” does not work well but gives you more side effects and problems he recommends you see someone because you are now depressed having felt ill for so long.  You “see someone” and they give you another psyche drug and a pain killer.  Now you are often dizzy and feel unstable and you are still in pain but now you have a bigger problem because you are taking addictive drugs.  Sound familiar?
This is malpractice.  Really is, no matter how common.  So start here.  What is fibromyalgia?  Look it up.  Fibro means of, or relating or characterized by fibers.  Myalgia means pain in a muscle or group of muscles.  You have a diagnosis that is just a description of the problem you already knew you had. You have pain in the fibers, muscles.   You went to doctor because you had unsolvable, indescribable pain and he tells you you are in pain.  Is that meaningful?  Do you want to know why?  How will the drugs treat the cause of the pain since he never investigated what might be causing the pain.  Were you checked for Lyme disease?  Did you have a thyroid or other hormone evaluation?  Are you usually dehydrated or deficient in minerals?   Did you discuss your old injuries?   Did he refer you to a physical therapist or chiropractor?  Did you get the idea you would be on medication the rest of your life?  Do you realize he may just be giving you the treatment in “the guidelines” for your symptoms?  Do you realize these very same drugs are known to cause suicide and homicidal ideation?  If you are taking a cocktail of drugs no doctor on the face of the earth can predict what might happen when you mix two together yet it is the primary stock and trade of the medical care you find in most offices in the US.

The US is 4.5% of the world population yet we take 90% of the world’s stimulants, 63% of the world’s anti psychotics, 51% of the world’s antidepressants.  We spend more on disease care than most countries yet rank lower than most developed nations in health outcomes.  Could it be that drugs are not the answer to what ails us?  Could it be that drug based treatments are making us worse, not better? 

I want to live in in a society where most of us feel good so the crabbiness and ill will dies down.  I want to live in a society where people are at peace pursuing their business and personal goals and winning.  I want to live in a society where mass murders do not occur because people are drug free and too busy and happy to contemplate such things.

Like It Is With Most Things...Fix the Right Thing and It All Changes

If the power company has a power outage in your area you will not return to full power by changing a light bulb.  If your brakes are out on your car changing the oil will not help.  If your house is a mess it will not improve if you take a walk.  If you have headaches constantly it may be “all in your head” but taking a psyche drug does not handle it.  If you have a medical condition taking a drug for it will not solve the reason you have it, but it may mask the symptoms.  Taking a drug for depression will not handle the fact that your family member has died.
Health care needs to change but not in the ways proposed by the government.  If you have high blood pressure taking a drug to control it does not solve the problem;  the reason it is high is undiscovered.  Having your blood pressure checked is not preventive medicine but taking action to avoid developing high blood pressure in the first place is prevention.

The thing you could concentrate on is demanding doctors and other health care workers discover WHY something is what it is and fix that!  Find the cause of your health problems.  Do not accept any masking treatment protocols but rather insist on getting help to find the cause.

Here are some startling facts provided by Grace E Jackson, MD in a 2010 presentation entitled “Psychiatric Drugs“  based on her experiences while employed as a clinician and Medical Director within several agencies that deliver publicly funded services to the mentally ill.   She cites  The Department of Veteran Affairs comparison of death rates of demented veterans who avoided psychiatric drugs to those who took newer antipsychotic medication or old “conventional” antipsychotic medication.  Of 12,821 patients who avoided these medications  18% died within one year.  Of the 10,615  veterans who experienced treatment with antipsychotic drugs the outcome was  quite different;  23%  of veterans died within 1 year who took newer antipsychotic meds, 25% of veterans who took older antipsychotic meds died within 1 year and 29% of those who took both (sequentially or concurrently) died within one year.

The United States comprises 4.5% of the world’s population but consumes 90% of the stimulant sales, 63% of the antipsychotics, 51% of the antidepressants.  Our enemies will have an easy time of it because drugs cause apathy, inaction and disinterest in life by the user.

What about the deaths caused by properly prescribed medications? Dr. Barbara Starfield, in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2000, pointed out that her research estimated the adverse effects of medication taken exactly as prescribed resulted in 106,000 inpatient deaths due to the pharmaceuticals and 199,000 outpatient deaths due to pharmaceuticals EACH YEAR.  In 2006 there were 629,191 deaths in the US attributed to cardiac disease, 560,102 due to cancer and 305,000 due to adverse drug reactions.  There is not a physician in existence that could possibly predict which of his patients are going to die due to a properly prescribed pharmaceutical drug.  Some doctors are not willing to live with that.  Some doctors have decided to look for other ways to help patients.  When you minimize prescription use you have to find out what CAUSES a patient to have a problem and then,  addressing that cause, you can figure out what the body is missing resulting in poor health or you can figure out what toxin is causing the difficulty.  It is not glamorous to talk to patients about their diet and exercise habits, it is not glamorous to prescribe nutrients to handle deficiencies but guess what… it avoids unnecessary complications and patients like it when they get better.  It is simple when someone breaks a leg to make the right recommendations to heal the leg, it is obvious what needs to be done when someone is pregnant, it is obvious to decide what to do when someone is in a car wreck and requires surgery but those solutions do not work for the common everyday chronic health problems like digestive disorders, fatigue, headaches, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis…. and on and on.  Those problems are chronic, complex and deserve a comprehensive evaluation that is unique for that patient and results in clear paths to solutions and the alleviation of the problem.  Yep, restoring circulation and wiping out aches and pain and increasing energy are things any conscientious doctor can help you with.

 We need real health care and real health care reform and we are not going to see effective medical care until we demand it.  It will take the public outcry to change any of this so start talking if you care.  You know, organic food did not magically appear in the grocery stores, it was demanded by enough of us for someone to finally listen and then competition took over.  Competition for your interest and your health care dollars will change America for the better so start talking about what you want.

From a Gound Zero Rescue Worker Consulting Our Practice So We Can Help More People!!

I arrived at Ground Zero, from Philadelphia, on Thursday September 13. The AMTRAK trains had started to run again by then. Carrying two plastic bags with barely more than an extra pair of jeans and underclothes, I was afraid I would have to run from rioters in the streets.  When I exited the station what lay before me was a scene straight out of a science fiction film. What many call the greatest city on earth was deserted, whisper quiet. Even 30 blocks from the disaster site everything was coated in 2-3 inches of ash, it looked like snow, although it was nearly 80 degrees.  No cars, no pedestrians, completely and chillingly deserted. For vibrant New York City to be silent sent a stab of fear through me far greater than looting hoards could have. 

 The ash was so fine it floated as I walked. That ash was a deadly mix of toxins, so fine it was deemed to contain nano- particles, these minute particles can cross the blood-brain barrier, one of our body’s defenses against contamination.

 Over 10,000 rescue workers and volunteers helped at the disaster site. We, along with just about everyone within proximity, were greatly contaminated. Almost none of us wore protective masks. We needed to be able to communicate in order to effectively help. Most masks would have been insufficient anyway.  I volunteered for 30 days, breathing as well as absorbing that toxic cocktail through my skin. Certain amounts were even on some of the food we ate, if we ate.  We knew it was dangerous, no matter that our government made misleading statements of safety. Even early on there were discussions among the volunteers of the health risks and eventual impact on us. It took many years for the first admissions that these toxins were related to rescue workers’ deaths.

 While those of us at Ground Zero experienced a rapid and heavy dose of chemical intoxication there are millions of people who have chemical toxic overload. If you or a loved one has been exposed to a known toxic chemical, are a war veteran who was exposed to Vietnam’s Agent Orange, chemicals in the Gulf War or Iraq War, radiation, pesticides, have multiple chemical sensitivity, have been an habitual user of street or prescription drugs, live near major polluting industry or are experiencing some or many of the symptoms associated with toxic chemical overload – there is hope, there is help available to you. 

Several years before 9/11 I had heard about the Hubbard Sauna Detoxification Program, a dear friend who was a Vietnam Veteran had severe health struggles due to exposure to Agent Orange, he told me of his success with the Sauna Detox and that it had changed his life as well as many other war veterans’ lives.  There was no question that this program could help me sweat out the toxins that had invaded my body. I badly needed that help.

 When I started the detox I had all the classic symptoms associated with Ground Zero, they are almost a mirror of what anyone exposed to toxic chemical goes through, including: brain fog, difficulty concentrating, low energy, respiratory illness – the Ground Zero cough, sore throat, confusion, rashes, gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea, headaches, chills, irritability etc. 

 It took just a few days in the sauna detox to start to see changes. First I noticed the same Ground Zero disaster site smell was coming out in my perspiration; there is no way to describe that odor unless you were in New York. Then my energy started to come back and with each day I started to feel like my ‘old’ self. My skin became soft and supple, my husband said I looked half my age. When all I wanted was to get symptom relief I received the added benefit of feeling more attractive than I had in years, I was in my mid 40’s but feeling 20 again! One way to describe the experience is that it felt a bit like the way divers talk about coming up slowly from a deep dive, so you don’t get the bends, once you near the surface you can speed up and break into open air, the sun on your shoulders, a big slice of freedom entering your lungs.

It has now been over a decade since the Ground Zero disaster. Many still suffer, far too many have died. As I said earlier there is hope. Every day we are exposed to toxins in the form of food additives, poor air quality, etc. Your health is constantly being compromised. If you feel you or a loved one are a candidate for the Hubbard Sauna Detoxification Program you should call for an appointment and tour the facility in Pennsylvania. It can literally save your life.

**We are asking your help in educating your friends and family about our special program and the care available.  We want to prevent continued health deterioration for the many affected.  You know, we have helped others harmed that terrible day in September and we have helped people from the city who had health problems before 911 and became worse, we have helped a Pentagon survivor.  We can help - read the comments of people who have completed this program on our website purelyyoudetox.com.