Looking Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Solutions for Our Health

Is science ever settled? How can we continue to be our own health advocates, look beyond the one-size-fits-all solutions, and find what is helpful for our unique bodies? There are so many different opinions, so how do we know what to do that’s right for our health?

If you’ve listened to my podcast, you know that I like to keep an open mind, and I am willing to have discussions that you won’t hear from many popular news outlets or even other podcasts. Why? Well, I never learned anything from only listening to people I agree with. In fact, I’ve found that some of my most teachable moments came when I stepped into the hard places, the places most would prefer not to dip their toes into. I am constantly on a quest to learn more – and if that means stirring up some controversy, that’s fine with me!

Del Bigtree is an Emmy-winning producer who is raising awareness for body autonomy and medical freedom. His internet news show, The Highwire, is the fastest growing program in the natural health arena. His non-profit, the Informed Consent Action Network, or ICAN, is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud that have already resulted in multiple winning lawsuits against US Government agencies Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, CDC and FDA.

In this conversation, we dig into some controversial topics in order to better understand all sides of the growing conversation on medical risk and medical freedom. Download here or listen wherever you get podcasts!

Topics include: the pro/anti vaccine debate, the history of informed consent, the importance of being able to make choices for your own body, lawsuits that ICAN is involved with, chronic disease rates in kids, and how we can arm ourselves with knowledge moving forward.

Watch Del’s news show by clicking here.

Check out the current lawsuits and information on his nonprofit organization by clicking here.

Researching the Research: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

In order to be my own health advocate and find healing, I had to learn to question everything. I take everything I am told and run it through a lens of skepticism, then critical analysis. This recent podcast episode may fall under the umbrella of “too controversial” for some listeners, but if you’re going to draw a dividing line and say you are “pro” or “anti” anything, you better know what you’re up against.

I never want to persuade anyone to change their beliefs on any matter. But I do want to encourage questioning and a deeper look into all sides of an issue. As of now, we still have freedom to choose what is best for our own bodies and our own health. Nobody can tell you what your body needs like you intuitively can.

Which leads into the episode (which you can listen to here or find wherever you get podcasts)…

He is a pioneer of research on the gut-brain connection and had a moral obligation to his patients. Because of it, he lost everything. Now, Andy Wakefield is an award-winning filmmaker with three thought-provoking films highlighting disparities in medical treatment for the medically injured and marginalized.

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Prove Yourself Wrong: How to Do Your Own Research and Fight for Your Health

In an era of information overload, it is hard to discern what is truth and what is biased. To be your own health advocate, it is important to be open to all sides, then form an assessment and make an evaluation. I dip my toes into some controversial waters to look at a different perspective in order to take a deeper look at the pre-conceived notions I have about medical research.

Dr. Jim Meehan champions honest science deployed to create genuine health. He has advanced training and experience in ophthalmology, ocular inflammation and immunology, preventive medicine, addiction medicine, and endocrinology.

In this episode that aims to challenge listeners, Dr. Meehan flips the narrative and calls into question many of our beliefs about medical research and encourages us to prove ourselves wrong and dig into the research in order to fight for our health.

This episode may make some listeners uncomfortable. But if we TRULY want to become personal health advocates and find true health, we need to do some digging. It doesn’t mean we agree with everything on all sides, but it does mean being open to other outlooks about health.

Key Topics:

Dark ages of medical research
Should we be allowed to do our own research?
How the studies can be biased
How to discern what is based on the true scientific method and what is “pseudoscience”
The two studies he submitted that were rejected for not fitting the narrative
The importance of trying to prove yourself wrong
How randomized controlled trials are used to determine effectiveness
How to look for research that isn’t biased
The research on wearing masks
How fear suppresses the immune system
Tips to build up a healthy immune system and take control of your health

To learn more about Dr. Meehan, head here.