Don’t forget that Julian Huxley was the author of what is known today as “the eugenics manifesto” published in 1937. Aldous knew exactly what was coming. And so did Orwell.
I am 70. I am not, nor have I been on any meds my entire life. I had a hypertensive crisis out of the blue. The doctor put me on medication. I asked if I could eventually get off of it. He said no, I would be on it for the rest of my life. I thought, no I know my body better then you do and I do not want you and your nurses to become my new best friends. Long story short - better diet and exercise, BP is normal without med.
The fact that doctors take a guess at a dosage, and then tell you to come back in 3 to 6 months is a shame. Most medication needs its dosage adjusted, but doctors see you as often as your insurance company says they should.
My doctor wanted to put me on a statin for cholesterol, but I know she didn't give me the correct test because Dr. Berg said there is a specific test. I told her, "No, thanks."
Similar with me. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, border diabetic and overweight. He was ready to tell me about medications. I stopped him and just asked for a nutritionist. With diet, I lost 40 pounds, lowered that diabetic number, lowered cholesterol to acceptable level and lowered blood pressure. No drugs from BigPharma
2 years ago I went into an ER for a simply neck muscle strain. Muscle relaxers and a mild pain killer was all I needed. The physician asked what medications I was taking. "None" I said. I was 68 at the time. He asked twice...surprised that I wasn't the prescribed meds carousel. Nope.. He almost looked disappointed. This country is grossly overmedicated. That's for sure.
EXACTLY! Been an RN for years and see patients prescribed over a dozen meds just for one med pass in the am. And physicians rotate, change scripts to document it as a physician visit while never even laying eyes on the patient ! Just to get paid for the visit ! The entire system is corrupt beyond anyones imagination!! It is a moral insult for any Nurse of morals !! Myself, actively seeking an EXIT !!!
You're exactly right. And when you are prescribed a pain medication, why oh why, do they prescribe 60 pills???? In most cases, it's something that Aleve can handle. I had shoulder surgery for calcific tendinitis 9 months ago. I was given a script for pain meds but I did not get it filled. I don't take any meds either and I am 68. I saw both my parents become overmedicated, but that generation did exactly what their doctors told them to do and did not question anything. Putting the soap box away now.
Yep. I went in for a DOT physical last week, coming off of a bad cold and my blood pressure was a little high. At 48 years old I take no prescriptions and the PA seemed like she was offended by the fact. It was almost as if she was threatening that I won't pass my physical next year if I don't go get on BP meds. My mother was on BP meds for 20 years and ended up with heart failure because staten drugs weaken the heart over the course of 20 years. At least that's what her cardiologist told her. These people think that it's their world and that the rest of us just live to pay the premiums regardless of which direction they try to take us.
I'm 53 and on nothing. Its funny because I'm 5'10" and 300lbs sedimentary lifestyle and I'm a sales guy with an expense account for client entertainment lol I gotta drop some pounds though.. at least for comfort
It takes two to tango, and the term "medical dictatorship" exists in the language because that tendency still exists in the profession. Eugenics was a crime against humanity when the NAZIs did it, but the "science" was invented in the US and developed further in Sweden.
Idk, I mean, I guess this is an improvement over some dude and a bucket of leeches, and wouldn't be surprised to learn there was once probably a lobby for leech farmers and coopers.
@@matthewspencer972 Is it a "term" that " exists in the language" though? I'm assuming you mean English because that is what you are typing (and you don't exactly strike me as the multi-lingual type). However, while these are words in English, it isn't a term I've heard. Perhaps you mean to say something like "the medical dictates of a totalitarian regime"? I'm just spit-balling here, probably a waste of time as about half the country (oddly enough the half that seems to be unemployed and with nothing but time to play-pretend online) seems bent on dipping their brains in acid on a daily basis...
@@BB-tm3sx No, medical dictatorship means exactly that: try looking up Dr Hasting Banda, sometime, or reading up on what the founding membership of NASDAP was like before Corporal Hitler joined: they were _nearly_ all doctors or Veterinary surgeons. And take a look at the professional background of the current president of the European Commission, too. When doctors go into politics, they do so because they want to make people do that they are told.
Yes the corruption was so obvious, and yet they still just act like everything is fine. Another effect is that now we also don't know what actually happened in the past either. We know corporations have held our government for a long time, maybe since the industrial revolution even. How much of what we read in a history textbook mass produced by a global corporation can we believe now, knowing what we know now?
I love the last part of your post. Thing is though, you gotta give her a break. Like the rest of the "doctors" she was very busy cooperating in the big show.
I learned this in maybe 1980. The US healthcare system is by far, the most corrupt, exclusionary, wildly expensive, beyond wildly complex, murd*urous criminal thing in the history of mankind.
No- they do. They really, really do. They need to make you sick and they do. They really, really do. They partner with fast food and processed foods via subsidize and school lunch (sugar) programs to make you sick. Read, The Flexner Report- 1910. See my comment above. It's all in there. They care deeply...about making money treating sick people.
I'm going through this right now. I'm 69 and on zero medications. My dr was concerned about my cholesterol levels even though i have no symptoms, and sent me to a Cardio. He immediately prescribed statins, aspirin, an echo cardiogram, after that a catheterization and a higher dose of statins after 30 days. I told him I had been doing the Keto diet for thee last 6 months and it generally raises cholesterol levels. I mentioned that high cholesterol by itself does not indicate heart disease and statins, while effective at lowering chol, do not necessarily prevent heart disease or events, and that I do not want to take them. He snapped back that if I wouldnt take them then "what are we doing here"? We never got around to (and he never asked) about my previous horrible experience on statins 5 years ago. And he never brought up the role of arterial inflammation, or the role of the two types of LDL which affect lipids forming blockages, or if there are any indicators to determine these symptoms. I didn't even get to ask about the tradeoff of possible kidney disease because of long term statin use and lower cholesterol, or if any alternative actions could be taken. It was the mindless robotical procedure of statins-aspirin-catheterization-stent based on his decision at time of catheterization...and then I guess a lifetime of pharmaceuticals to make the stent effective. I was shocked that he almost got mad at me for asking questions, although he denied he was angry when I pressed him. Sorry about the long rant but that visit has me more upset than the thought of a possible heart failure. There's no excuse for today's doctors not to know about the studies of the last decade showing the treatments of the 80s and 90s are not absolute when it comes to heart disease.
Doctors know what they are taught. Nothing else. And the forces behind the set curriculum in these medical schools are set in place by very powerful corporate interests. Have been for a long time. I do not go to the doctor. I haven’t been in 30 years. Healthy as an ox.
That is the train I am on right now. I hate what these pills are doing to my body. I hate the anxiety I am going through because I am at a crossroads of how to find a heart Dr that is more informed about the human body & its systems & chucking out all the pills. 🙃
@@nazufani4016 Good luck. Don't give up on your health. The more you know about these drugs and their side effects the better decisions you can make. I don't know your situation but I would check out changing your diet as the easiest, most basic down to the cell level of helping the body do what it needs to do. Search videos from Dr Boz about Keto and Dr Ken Berry about the Carnivore diet, and their benefits. There are several others with good info.
Today’s docs are real doc anymore but big pharm reps. You’re doing the right things. Keep up the diet and get books on herbs that can help. There’s a lot of hidden plants and natural remedies that work with no side effects and you can grow them in your yard. Just don’t let your dog pee on them. I use dandelion tea a lot and a few others and it works. Try it.
Our bus tour guide in Nashville said that pharmaceuticals are the biggest source of revenue for Tennessee, 40 billion a year, and when you see the ads on TV there are so many ads for pills every hour, loads of ads. Gives the overwhelming impression that Americans are constant pill poppers, and it's true. God help America.
Thank You Christy for speaking honestly about the intertwining of physicians & drug companies. When anybody in a position of service for the people is financially motivated to do their jobs a certain way, it’s not true medicine, etc. etc. ❤
@@shelfcloud487good luck.🍀i mean it from the bottom of my heart, because was forced to take medications. And it was personality-„altering“/modifying. And it started with only one medication, which i was forced to take, later on more in combinations, never with my consent. I am from central Europe. Cheers.
Now your starting to get it. This same issue has been brought up for decades as conflicts if interest. Most people don't want to disturb the hand that feeds them. It is a debilitating problem which had infested the medical industry. You can't unknow this and it will set you on a new quest in your life. I wish you you all the best on your journey, don't lose faith in humanity, but move towards it and more truth well be revealed. Stay grounded and you'll do well!
Thank you for bringing this to light. A few weeks ago I had my final checkup with my cardiologist. At recommendation of my dietitian, I had started taking powdered beets as a supplement. My blood pressure was down significantly, and I had even seen some relieve in my varicose veins. I asked him why he did t tell me about this instead of putting me on blood pressure medicine. His response? “It’s not proven medical practice, (15 second pause), but it does work”. Seriously. I was shocked. I have been talking beets to many of my friends who have higher blood pressure. Most of them are seeing relieve as well.
@@dennismitchell5276 Don't be ridiculous. The issue about whether beets (in a powdered form or in another form) are covered by medical insurance is not important to this discussion. If you don't know the price of beets at the grocery store, then go find out. I buy powdered beets at the grocery store sometimes. My insurance plan DOES pay for the beets. But I would buy beets even if the insurance company didn't pay for the beets. If you think this is a boring conversation, then I hope you take credit for being boring because you initiated the topic.
What sets you apart from these physicians is 'you care', really care rather than play follow the leader because it's easy with little concern for the patient. Every single doctor has the free will to step out and do their own research but they choose not to. The handful of you that do are truly cherished and so appreciated. Thank You Dr. Christy. May God continue to keep you and the few like you blessed.
She is just realizing the crazy truth about actual care vs. regulated care. Actual care is doing what is best for the patient, whereas regulated care is doing what is best for the patient by adhering to certain criteria demanded by the Healthcare Insurance Companies and Big Pharma. Compounded Pharmaceuticals are AMAZING and can actually cure and heal issues that patients have rather than simply mediating symptoms people have until their bodies are able to cure or heal themselves. The problem is with finding suitable, reputable, and knowledgeable Compound Pharmacists to give out these drugs. There is no "Real School" for Pharmacists to attend to teach them about Compound Pharmaceuticals and what is best for the patients. You have to remember, that these Pharmacists are literally mixing two or more compounds to create a "custom medication" for each patient. There are few if any "guides" to doing this and each individual can react differently to the compounds and dosages. Many states have heavy and crazy regulations regarding Pharmacy Compounding. There are "Sterile Compounds" such as eye drops used before eye surgeries such as cataract surgery, infusions, and injections and must be created in special areas to allow for sterile compounding. There are also "Non-Sterile Compounds" such as creams, capsules, and suppositories where the risk of infection is low so the same precautions taken while mixing Sterile Compounds are not required. It doesn't help that in earlier years it was the "crazy hippies", "naturalists", and "herbal doctors" pushing and in some cases, acting as a Compounding Pharmacist. The massive regulations put on Compound Pharmacies and Pharmacists are why more of them are not around. There are very restrictive regulations put on by both the Federal Govt. and each State Govt. which seem to be much more restrictive than those placed on Big Pharma.
My folks took what the Dr said, were taking all kinds of pills. At 60, my Dr said take statins, I said "NO." He says, "Ok, get more exercise/eat more fiber." 3 months later, a recheck everything was fine. He said, "Everything's fine, keep up what you're doing." At 70, NOW metformin! I cut out the sugar, everything's fine, no pills. They always offer pills, it's up to you to bring up lifestyle change options.
Ditto Alas my job often didn't allow 'life style changes' It was HIGHLY demanding and HIGHLY competitive and yeah, in retrospect a really poor choice. After being forced to retire, remember, highly competitive, if you can't give 150% you're fired, I can if I never take a break from it, cut all but minimal asthma meds from 'diet'. A few days lapse though, and things start to go wrong. Still, I had seen family members struggling with really bad side effects of these drugs for problems our genes seem to give us all, and that gives the will to keep fighting off the drugs.
As child I had to take more meds than I do now. In the 1980 s was worse as didn't care just gave nerve pills not care then until 90 I got proper meds for anxiety and depression
The drug industries are killing us. My doctor had a 14 X 24 inch screem, by Pfizer, in the exam room constantly showing drug commercials. It wasn't there 6 months ago.
@@RealHomeRecording Our body is continually rebuilding itself. Please research keto, carnivore or low carb diets and see if it might work for you. Blessings.
I’ve avoided doctors over many years because I don’t want to take drugs. I see one at the VA yearly to go over my blood work, and for any trauma, but outside of that I avoid them.
Years ago in the US, drug ads were directed primarily at doctors. But in 1997 the FDA eased restrictions to allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to consumers. With restraints lifted, spending on prescription drug ads soared to nearly $10 billion a year, and is rising.
Many do. But yet many people need medication to help their body and soul to handle those emotions. For example Contrave is a medication for mind and loosing the weight that came from that emotional condition.
I love that you very carefully speak your thoughts without a fear of some negative peer or industry reaction. There is no drama here, just your honest thoughts and professional opinions. I came for the C*VID videos, but I've stayed for the integrity. Thank you.
There was this video on TV a very long time ago which featured grounded, powdered rocks were as good as commercial fertilizers.Idea didn't take off because big,big fertilizer companies fought it off.
Hi Christy. I have worked in healthcare for almost 30-years, mainly medical devices. An increasing issue with diagnostic instruments is coping with the poly-pharma or cocktail of drugs a patient is using and how to ensure the device only reads the marker of interest. We are often told that this is due to the increasing aging population. However, the numbers do not support this statement. What does make sense is doctors prescribing more drugs to existing and new patients depending upon their healthcare insurance.
In germany years ago remember going to a pharmacy with a friend... the dr did the tests the pharmacy gave her a chose between homeopathic, herbal or drug... he told about each and let her choose...
The "Medical Profession"... I call "HA!" Fall out of a tall tree while chain sawing a thick branch, break 7 ribs and also puncture a lung and the medical profession are true heroes, and they're there for you. Need ANY medication(s) at all and you're simply a lab rat for experimentation(s) so the profession personnel can get "free training" Every "medication" I've ever needed came with "side-effects" included with them, oh, but the doc had another pill to help with that! My body felt sick from taking that FIRST pill for a natural reason though, it had been warning me of danger! I shouldn't need a second pill to stop a first pill from trying to hurt me. Doctors hide the truths they know. You have to drill them with questions to ever find out anything, and even then they hem and haw and never come out with the whole truth involved. Then, there's the part where they WILL ask some questions, such as "How you doing?" and "Got anything else to share with me?" They don't just go by the reason you came to them, and that's because for every "answer" you give, there's a check box on the reimbursement form and checking those boxes makes them money. Or, it might make them a cut of "I didn't spend insurance money, I saved it instead" money from that same insurance company.
If we really wanted to address obesity, we’d have to fight powerful corporations that produce and sell addictive and fattening foods. And the pharmaceutical companies who would rather medicate it than prevent it.
@@dw3403someone who doesn’t understand every time the public doesn’t want to Ingest anything like HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP THE FOOD INDUSTRY CHANGES WHAT IT IS CALLED Again and again and again!! OR THEY FIND A NEW “Legal” preservative POISON TO PUT IN🙄🙄
That's just part of the issue. Obesity is endemic in the U.S., and while it should be spoken of as a national health crisis, we instead get a steady diet of " body positive " messaging and accusations of " fat shaming ". It's always someone else's fault.
I only go for medical treatment if I can’t stand to pain ! You can thank the federal government for that and the NIH! They have a huge trust problem now
Thank you for being truthful, retired after 51 years as a health professional and I have been very disappointed in the health profession since the pandemic.
I remember as a young child, my Dad taking me to a doctor that was mixing medicine (looked like red cough syrup) in his clinic. My Dad found this doctor and switched me from regular doctor who was fashionably frequently prescribing me antibiotics. My Dad, having done his own research on antibiotics got mad (cuz I'd have frequent "colds") and because he found out how antibiotics work, when and how they should be prescribed and certainly when they shouldn't and also the impacts of over-prescription. Yeah, he snorted angrily and switched me to this other compounding Doc (I guess that's what he was) and I did get better, main thing being was sick a lot less often with run of the mill colds and flus.
As a biochemist, my wife tested pharmaceutical products. She always reviews her medical prescriptions from her perspective The pharmaceutical solutions have many side-effects that doctors don't consider when prescribing meds
Then there is the fact that not just big pharma but also all kinds of other industries pay for studies that produce results that favor their business. So, when you read or hear in the media about "a new study," pay attention to who is really behind that "independent" study.
Curing people means less profits. The goal is keeping people sick enough so they need a variety of medicines for the rest of their lives until they die. That's what modern medicine is all about.
You are so correct, big Pharma should not be allowed to buy Doctors to give the patients the medications they want, it is the same for any public service that sister right now, Police, Fire, Teachers, etc… All conferences are it into place to have the participants buy and use the product. Period Just needs to be changed for the better of the public as a whole
I keep my weight under control through intermittent fasting, exercise, and keeping my carbohydrate consumption low. This may require more work and discipline than taking semaglutide, but I’m sure that it’s healthier too
Ok but Patrick, I assume you are male. It’s quite different for females, with less muscle mass and different hormones. So please don’t imagine that what works for you will work for others. For some, yes, not for all. Many of us do those things and still struggle.
So true. Patients need to have a pharmacist in the family to get help addressing this issue, because they won’t pour their career on the line for strangers.
Absolutely. Was listening to the doctor channel on Sirius XM, and the doctor was advocating for people to get the latest booster of COVID 19 "vaccine" to greatly reduce chance of getting "long COVID." Meanwhile, where I work, about 55% of the vaccinated have been out sick for the past 2 weeks with either COVID or some flu symptoms.
How would you know the 100% of people you work with that are vaccinated to come up with your rather specific 55% who were out sick? Is it company policy to tell all your co-workers whether you are vaccinated or not? I doubt it.
How to say you're an anti science anti vaxxer without saying it. Surely the only reason anyone is ever sick is because they got a vaccine right? It's probably an allergic reaction to Bill Gates' tracking chip.
Not obesity, by mother was becoming increasingly confused. I discovered that she was talking 6 different medications, all of which separately can cause side effects of confusion. I questioned her doctor about the possibility of compounding, and he agreed to halve the dose of one of them. My sister held power of attorney, and scoffed at my concerns.
Unfortunately this is a common occurrence within families when the “professional directives and advice” are questioned by one member and the other doesn’t know how to think critically. This is what the “safe and effective” jab has done to many families to the point of not speaking to one another any longer. Amazing how psychological warfare works.
I'm 58, no meds. Play soccer, pickup games with guys from 30 to 73...sometimes teenagers too. After one game we were sitting around and I asked the 73 yr old if he was on any regular meds. Nope. Everyone else there was born and grew up outside the US. They started making jokes and comments about how much medicine Americans take. It was embarrassing...but then my house now has more meds than I ever had in our home growing up with a mother that was an RN. My wife grew up differently. Not too, too much medicine either, but I will say that I am way healthier than her. Maybe I'm biased but I see it in a lot of couples.
You nailed it Doc! Your patient comes to you with a recommendation from a commercial. The Drug Rep. for the Company who makes that drug, interviews you to get a read on how you'll react, when a patient presents with similar complaints, if not verbatim from a commercial. Tell your patient that they should not try the drug they want, and you are exposed to the lawyers from that drug company, who will gladly arrange representation for your patient. Bless you for having an interest in "reputable" and "reliable"!
@incognitotorpedo42 Get real. Do you not educate yourself? There is a whole psychology behind advertising. There shouldn’t even be drug commercials on tv. Literally every drug commercial ends with “Ask your doctor about…” followed by the drug name. Are you even aware that you are gaslighting?
I am a 66 yr old Grandma, I went to doc App, and guess what?? Yep you know what they said: I have diabetes, high blood presure. Doc prescribe Med's for both! I Did Not bother to pick-up the meds, I don't believe I need them. I feel Good. so I went to the YMCA, they have a swimming pool available all year long & exercise classes for seniors. I told the Doc, not to prescribe med's, I don't bother to pick them up! I was told I am a BAD patient for not following Doc's orders! Again I feel Good!!
I remember when they put out Ambien and Oxycodone. Drug reps said that these drugs were NOT addicting. My wife, who is a nurse, left because she kept seeing her patients get addicted to these drugs. Even the nurses were stealing them.
Thank You for bringing this up Dr. Christy. I was totally unfamiliar with Compounding drug so it gave me the opportunity to learn some basic things about doing so.
I was hoping that this was going to talk about the problems of blood clots which seem to be at epidemic proportions. I have had three relatives have problems with clot related issues. All of them got the jab. I think it’s related.
I am with you. My concern with these drugs being used for weight loss is that the patients do not change their lifestyle and diet, they rely on the drug instead of changing habits, diet, lifestyle etc. they will be a “customer for life” of the company. We also do not know long term effects of these drugs.
I came across this video and the topic she mentioned is huge huge! These medications are still fairly new on the market and still more on the way and different variations are evolving which will bring new regulations in time I'm sure. The money to made on these meds is insane and the big pharm producers know it so they will likely spare no expense to see everything is done exactly to their desire. I worry we won't see real data on long term effects until 10's of millions have used these and the damage is already done. These drugs are almost being sold as a miracle fix and we all know there is no such thing without a big price to pay, and I don't mean the cost per unit but cost on the body.
There does seem to be a determined campaign to outlaw clinical judgement, especially in the US. I am British, but I've got a friend in Texas, formerly married to a surgeon, and her physician recently put her on the new medication "Repatha" (I think that's the spelling) to reduce her blood cholesterol levels, which it very quickly did, to the point where she tested "nil" even for some of the essential lipids that she actually needs, leading to chronic tiredness and fainting fits. Her physician _asked permission_ to reduce her dose or, since that would have meant asking the pharmacy to _alter the dose in an injection vial_ simply give her the drug less frequently. Not only did the drug manufacturer flat out refuse: it transpired that if she declined further doses my friend might lose her insurance status! I don't think it's as bad as that here, yet, but then I'm not in Scotland where there's a criminal complaint in the works about covid policy in care homes and anything might be possible. Oddly, this policy was exactly the same as that in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New York State, California etc. This is most odd, because as Tracey Ullman once said: "if you're in the Scottish National Party you can't be seen to agree with anyone."
I think you pounded that nail in with the fewest strikes. I know that pharma companies are key to conference design and management, but they do great work and produce what would in earlier times be considered miraculous substances. Insurers, by contrast, offer no value to health-conscious consumers and impart negative value to what might become constructive dialog between physicians and their patients. A person simply rolls the dice on healthcare options, and while the payment system and cost/benefit analysis of treatment options is wrestled continually in legal and administrative orbits, there is apparently no interest in a single patient's or single physician's anecdotal reports or alternative methods. "Oh sure, if it's free and common sensical, I won't advise otherwise; but, let's keep that between us and off of your clinical paths report."
@@reensure One effect of the UK's National Health Service (funded by income tax and National Insurance* payments) which most Americans do not know about, is that not only is private medical care a _little bit_ cheaper in the UK, private _medicines_ tend to be orders of magnitude cheaper. I know one lady who spends six months of her year in the UK and six months in FLA. She was charged $400 for a small tube of steroid skin cream in FLA which, she knew, would have cost her £5 in any branch of Boots or Lloyds in the UK. And in FLA she had to ask a doctor (who barely knew what it was for) to prescribe it for her, whereas in the UK it's OTC. In effect, the drug suppliers and the doctors are both taking their cut of the available insurance money. * Introduced by Winston Churchill prior to WWI to help fund unemployment benefit and state pensions, long before the NHS was created.
My U.K. contacts almost never have anything bad to say about their NHS,@@matthewspencer972 . They do get a bit rifled if the discussion is about either the NHS adopting our U.S. rules or the possibility of governance in the NHS becoming more subject to U.S. tech (AI) or some policy accord with the U.S. Same could be said for Canada. May I add that three groups of my co-workers in the U.S. are generally more highly qualified than their U.S.-trained peers: Veterans, Brits, and Pinoy -- doctors practicing as nurses, medics as attendants for example.
I have had high blood pressure since mid 30’s and was told same will be on this for rest of your life. I have been using a herbal product for past 4 years and since then have reduced strength of tablets from 100mg a day down to 25mg a day! I used to regularly get gout since I retired in 2006 but since using this product I do not get at it anymore and I feel good for my age so there is hope to get off the medication eventually! I am 75 and feel well!
It is the perfect storm between greedy immoral corporations and immoral greedy doctors. I have noted that the problem is more prevalent in the US. Perhaps because of the free reign big corporations have and perhaps because of the culture of choose a profession according to the expected salary/revenue.
We have a diet industry with a 95% fail. As someone who lost 140+ lbs 27 years ago and managed to keep that off the messaging about obesity is wrong. It's a job to keep that weight off.
I worry about compound meds all the time. I take a handful of pills twice a day. My VA Dr won't even talk to me about any that may not be required. It has gotten to where I won't mention anything that is wrong to my Dr out of fear that I will pick up another script forever.
I'm 46 my old high school buddy is about the same age. The real difference between us is that he has a veritable cocktail of pills to take every day, like my 80 year old dad and I don't have any to take at all. Of course he went to see a doctor for some reason when I only go see a doctor to get something removed. What a grift.
I went through immunotherapy backin in 2015-2016, with collateral damage to my thryroid and was put on synthroid for life. Consulted with a licensed, non-vegan, hippie nutritionist who recommeneded an effectively if not branded organic lifestyle with lots of fermented foods and some natural supplements and who directected me to a natural farm that had a booth in the downtown farmers market. Girl in the booth was 28, in great shape and had been on synthroid from 8 to 18, her prime hormone upheaval years. Soon as she graduated, she moved into a yurt on an organic farm where she got good meat and veggies and supplemented with dessicated beef thyroid glands. She has pizza maybe once a month. 6 years and one pandemic late, I go in for an overdue checkup with thyroid specific bloodwork and they told me that my thyroid levels are perfectly fine. I hated the drugs side effects and wanted to be off as many as possible. I was told that synthorid is the #1 druge for life in America. Well, incidental only, but here are two examples in defiance of that.
Because being healthy is not profitable. Just watch television and watch them show you ad after ad for fast food, and then immediately following is a big pharma ad on drugs for obesity. It’s all right in your face. This is why one should mute the ads.
"Medical science is making such remarkable progress that soon, none of us will be well." - Aldous Huxley
Wow, spot on quote!👍
yep
The Huxley family were the original Eugenicists responsible for today’s anti human establishment within the academy’s and healthcare.
Don’t forget that Julian Huxley was the author of what is known today as “the eugenics manifesto” published in 1937. Aldous knew exactly what was coming. And so did Orwell.
@@cockyhemi-123they were in the club
I am 70. I am not, nor have I been on any meds my entire life. I had a hypertensive crisis out of the blue. The doctor put me on medication. I asked if I could eventually get off of it. He said no, I would be on it for the rest of my life. I thought, no I know my body better then you do and I do not want you and your nurses to become my new best friends. Long story short - better diet and exercise, BP is normal without med.
Bravo. I am 71 & free of medication. I reversed my diabetes & sleep apnea. Health is so liberating..I wish u peace & continued health..
Bravo! 👏🏻
The fact that doctors take a guess at a dosage, and then tell you to come back in 3 to 6 months is a shame. Most medication needs its dosage adjusted, but doctors see you as often as your insurance company says they should.
My doctor wanted to put me on a statin for cholesterol, but I know she didn't give me the correct test because Dr. Berg said there is a specific test. I told her, "No, thanks."
Similar with me. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, border diabetic and overweight. He was ready to tell me about medications. I stopped him and just asked for a nutritionist. With diet, I lost 40 pounds, lowered that diabetic number, lowered cholesterol to acceptable level and lowered blood pressure. No drugs from BigPharma
2 years ago I went into an ER for a simply neck muscle strain. Muscle relaxers and a mild pain killer was all I needed.
The physician asked what medications I was taking. "None" I said. I was 68 at the time. He asked twice...surprised that I wasn't the prescribed meds carousel. Nope.. He almost looked disappointed. This country is grossly overmedicated. That's for sure.
EXACTLY! Been an RN for years and see patients prescribed over a dozen meds just for one med pass in the am. And physicians rotate, change scripts to document it as a physician visit while never even laying eyes on the patient ! Just to get paid for the visit ! The entire system is corrupt beyond anyones imagination!! It is a moral insult for any Nurse of morals !!
Myself, actively seeking an EXIT !!!
You're exactly right. And when you are prescribed a pain medication, why oh why, do they prescribe 60 pills???? In most cases, it's something that Aleve can handle. I had shoulder surgery for calcific tendinitis 9 months ago. I was given a script for pain meds but I did not get it filled. I don't take any meds either and I am 68. I saw both my parents become overmedicated, but that generation did exactly what their doctors told them to do and did not question anything. Putting the soap box away now.
I found that using a tuning fork to apply sonopuncture to the muscles works GREAT!
Yep. I went in for a DOT physical last week, coming off of a bad cold and my blood pressure was a little high.
At 48 years old I take no prescriptions and the PA seemed like she was offended by the fact.
It was almost as if she was threatening that I won't pass my physical next year if I don't go get on BP meds.
My mother was on BP meds for 20 years and ended up with heart failure because staten drugs weaken the heart over the course of 20 years. At least that's what her cardiologist told her.
These people think that it's their world and that the rest of us just live to pay the premiums regardless of which direction they try to take us.
I'm 53 and on nothing.
Its funny because I'm 5'10" and 300lbs sedimentary lifestyle and I'm a sales guy with an expense account for client entertainment lol
I gotta drop some pounds though.. at least for comfort
Unfortunately we are living in an era where our medical system is corrupted by big businesses.
It takes two to tango, and the term "medical dictatorship" exists in the language because that tendency still exists in the profession. Eugenics was a crime against humanity when the NAZIs did it, but the "science" was invented in the US and developed further in Sweden.
Thanks for speaking the truths. That is why there are many looking for alternative Drs, foods and remedies.
Idk, I mean, I guess this is an improvement over some dude and a bucket of leeches, and wouldn't be surprised to learn there was once probably a lobby for leech farmers and coopers.
@@matthewspencer972 Is it a "term" that " exists in the language" though? I'm assuming you mean English because that is what you are typing (and you don't exactly strike me as the multi-lingual type). However, while these are words in English, it isn't a term I've heard. Perhaps you mean to say something like "the medical dictates of a totalitarian regime"?
I'm just spit-balling here, probably a waste of time as about half the country (oddly enough the half that seems to be unemployed and with nothing but time to play-pretend online) seems bent on dipping their brains in acid on a daily basis...
@@BB-tm3sx No, medical dictatorship means exactly that: try looking up Dr Hasting Banda, sometime, or reading up on what the founding membership of NASDAP was like before Corporal Hitler joined: they were _nearly_ all doctors or Veterinary surgeons. And take a look at the professional background of the current president of the European Commission, too. When doctors go into politics, they do so because they want to make people do that they are told.
The healthcare industry as a whole doesn't really care about public health. Congratulations on learning what the rest of us learned in 2020.
Yes the corruption was so obvious, and yet they still just act like everything is fine. Another effect is that now we also don't know what actually happened in the past either. We know corporations have held our government for a long time, maybe since the industrial revolution even. How much of what we read in a history textbook mass produced by a global corporation can we believe now, knowing what we know now?
I love the last part of your post. Thing is though, you gotta give her a break. Like the rest of the "doctors" she was very busy cooperating in the big show.
I learned this in maybe 1980. The US healthcare system is by far, the most corrupt, exclusionary, wildly expensive, beyond wildly complex, murd*urous criminal thing in the history of mankind.
No- they do. They really, really do. They need to make you sick and they do. They really, really do. They partner with fast food and processed foods via subsidize and school lunch (sugar) programs to make you sick. Read, The Flexner Report- 1910. See my comment above. It's all in there. They care deeply...about making money treating sick people.
Don't be so condescending. Some of us knew way before 2020 so you aren't so sly.
I'm going through this right now. I'm 69 and on zero medications. My dr was concerned about my cholesterol levels even though i have no symptoms, and sent me to a Cardio. He immediately prescribed statins, aspirin, an echo cardiogram, after that a catheterization and a higher dose of statins after 30 days. I told him I had been doing the Keto diet for thee last 6 months and it generally raises cholesterol levels. I mentioned that high cholesterol by itself does not indicate heart disease and statins, while effective at lowering chol, do not necessarily prevent heart disease or events, and that I do not want to take them. He snapped back that if I wouldnt take them then "what are we doing here"?
We never got around to (and he never asked) about my previous horrible experience on statins 5 years ago. And he never brought up the role of arterial inflammation, or the role of the two types of LDL which affect lipids forming blockages, or if there are any indicators to determine these symptoms. I didn't even get to ask about the tradeoff of possible kidney disease because of long term statin use and lower cholesterol, or if any alternative actions could be taken.
It was the mindless robotical procedure of statins-aspirin-catheterization-stent based on his decision at time of catheterization...and then I guess a lifetime of pharmaceuticals to make the stent effective. I was shocked that he almost got mad at me for asking questions, although he denied he was angry when I pressed him.
Sorry about the long rant but that visit has me more upset than the thought of a possible heart failure. There's no excuse for today's doctors not to know about the studies of the last decade showing the treatments of the 80s and 90s are not absolute when it comes to heart disease.
Doctors know what they are taught. Nothing else. And the forces behind the set curriculum in these medical schools are set in place by very powerful corporate interests. Have been for a long time. I do not go to the doctor. I haven’t been in 30 years. Healthy as an ox.
That is the train I am on right now. I hate what these pills are doing to my body. I hate the anxiety I am going through because I am at a crossroads of how to find a heart Dr that is more informed about the human body & its systems & chucking out all the pills. 🙃
He was miffed because u called him on not knowing his stuff. U know more than he does. 😂😂😂😂
@@nazufani4016 Good luck. Don't give up on your health. The more you know about these drugs and their side effects the better decisions you can make. I don't know your situation but I would check out changing your diet as the easiest, most basic down to the cell level of helping the body do what it needs to do. Search videos from Dr Boz about Keto and Dr Ken Berry about the Carnivore diet, and their benefits. There are several others with good info.
Today’s docs are real doc anymore but big pharm reps. You’re doing the right things. Keep up the diet and get books on herbs that can help. There’s a lot of hidden plants and natural remedies that work with no side effects and you can grow them in your yard. Just don’t let your dog pee on them. I use dandelion tea a lot and a few others and it works. Try it.
Our bus tour guide in Nashville said that pharmaceuticals are the biggest source of revenue for Tennessee, 40 billion a year, and when you see the ads on TV there are so many ads for pills every hour, loads of ads. Gives the overwhelming impression that Americans are constant pill poppers, and it's true. God help America.
Thank You Christy for speaking honestly about the intertwining of physicians & drug companies.
When anybody in a position of service for the people is financially motivated to do their jobs a certain way, it’s not true medicine, etc. etc. ❤
Follow the money... or not.
You mean drug dealers and their suppliers.
oh please. nothing chrisy said was insightful
Honest isn't in her words, she is another bought and paid md that pushes our corrupt allopathic medicinal system.
Music lover Tara,Excellent comment! I fully agree!
57 and not on any meds and I plan on keeping it that way.
Not everyone has a choice of whether they take medications or not. Your time will come.
@@KD-vf6yq we’ll see
@@shelfcloud487good luck.🍀i mean it from the bottom of my heart, because was forced to take medications. And it was personality-„altering“/modifying. And it started with only one medication, which i was forced to take, later on more in combinations, never with my consent. I am from central Europe. Cheers.
Now your starting to get it. This same issue has been brought up for decades as conflicts if interest. Most people don't want to disturb the hand that feeds them. It is a debilitating problem which had infested the medical industry. You can't unknow this and it will set you on a new quest in your life. I wish you you all the best on your journey, don't lose faith in humanity, but move towards it and more truth well be revealed. Stay grounded and you'll do well!
It's called the love of money
I trust “ Big Pfarmacy “ as much as I trust our government. After the mandatory jab,, H No.
No one should be taking medication to lose weight. PERIOD
Thank you for bringing this to light. A few weeks ago I had my final checkup with my cardiologist. At recommendation of my dietitian, I had started taking powdered beets as a supplement. My blood pressure was down significantly, and I had even seen some relieve in my varicose veins. I asked him why he did t tell me about this instead of putting me on blood pressure medicine. His response? “It’s not proven medical practice, (15 second pause), but it does work”. Seriously. I was shocked. I have been talking beets to many of my friends who have higher blood pressure. Most of them are seeing relieve as well.
It's not proven because no one will fund the studies to prove it 🙄
Where do you buy it 🤔
So not covered by insurance.
@@dennismitchell5276
Don't be ridiculous. The issue about whether beets (in a powdered form or in another form) are covered by medical insurance is not important to this discussion.
If you don't know the price of beets at the grocery store, then go find out. I buy powdered beets at the grocery store sometimes. My insurance plan DOES pay for the beets. But I would buy beets even if the insurance company didn't pay for the beets. If you think this is a boring conversation, then I hope you take credit for being boring because you initiated the topic.
@@krisjackson5967 health food store
What sets you apart from these physicians is 'you care', really care rather than play follow the leader because it's easy with little concern for the patient. Every single doctor has the free will to step out and do their own research but they choose not to. The handful of you that do are truly cherished and so appreciated. Thank You Dr. Christy. May God continue to keep you and the few like you blessed.
She is just realizing the crazy truth about actual care vs. regulated care. Actual care is doing what is best for the patient, whereas regulated care is doing what is best for the patient by adhering to certain criteria demanded by the Healthcare Insurance Companies and Big Pharma.
Compounded Pharmaceuticals are AMAZING and can actually cure and heal issues that patients have rather than simply mediating symptoms people have until their bodies are able to cure or heal themselves.
The problem is with finding suitable, reputable, and knowledgeable Compound Pharmacists to give out these drugs. There is no "Real School" for Pharmacists to attend to teach them about Compound Pharmaceuticals and what is best for the patients. You have to remember, that these Pharmacists are literally mixing two or more compounds to create a "custom medication" for each patient. There are few if any "guides" to doing this and each individual can react differently to the compounds and dosages. Many states have heavy and crazy regulations regarding Pharmacy Compounding.
There are "Sterile Compounds" such as eye drops used before eye surgeries such as cataract surgery, infusions, and injections and must be created in special areas to allow for sterile compounding.
There are also "Non-Sterile Compounds" such as creams, capsules, and suppositories where the risk of infection is low so the same precautions taken while mixing Sterile Compounds are not required.
It doesn't help that in earlier years it was the "crazy hippies", "naturalists", and "herbal doctors" pushing and in some cases, acting as a Compounding Pharmacist.
The massive regulations put on Compound Pharmacies and Pharmacists are why more of them are not around. There are very restrictive regulations put on by both the Federal Govt. and each State Govt. which seem to be much more restrictive than those placed on Big Pharma.
My folks took what the Dr said, were taking all kinds of pills.
At 60, my Dr said take statins, I said "NO." He says, "Ok, get more exercise/eat more fiber."
3 months later, a recheck everything was fine. He said, "Everything's fine, keep up what you're doing."
At 70, NOW metformin! I cut out the sugar, everything's fine, no pills.
They always offer pills, it's up to you to bring up lifestyle change options.
Ditto Alas my job often didn't allow 'life style changes' It was HIGHLY demanding and HIGHLY competitive and yeah, in retrospect a really poor choice. After being forced to retire, remember, highly competitive, if you can't give 150% you're fired, I can if I never take a break from it, cut all but minimal asthma meds from 'diet'. A few days lapse though, and things start to go wrong. Still, I had seen family members struggling with really bad side effects of these drugs for problems our genes seem to give us all, and that gives the will to keep fighting off the drugs.
@@russell7489 Yes, many need prescriptions, lifestyle change doesn't work for everyone. At some point, I'll probably be on meds as well.
As child I had to take more meds than I do now. In the 1980 s was worse as didn't care just gave nerve pills not care then until 90 I got proper meds for anxiety and depression
Obesity conference. So American
I’m living in Vietnam 🇻🇳 the country with the least obesity in the world. And healthier diet. Glad to be here
The drug industries are killing us. My doctor had a 14 X 24 inch screem, by Pfizer, in the exam room constantly showing drug commercials. It wasn't there 6 months ago.
I try to stay healthy so that I can avoid pharmaceuticals for as long as possible.
Huh. I never thought of that. Thanks for the tip.
@kevin15776
That’s the ticket, bromeister!👍
I regret ever eating terrible foods like microwave dinners and fast food.
@@RealHomeRecording Our body is continually rebuilding itself. Please research keto, carnivore or low carb diets and see if it might work for you. Blessings.
@@thisorthat7626 thank you!
It’s a conflict of interest for them to sponsor these conferences.
I’ve avoided doctors over many years because I don’t want to take drugs. I see one at the VA yearly to go over my blood work, and for any trauma, but outside of that I avoid them.
Years ago in the US, drug ads were directed primarily at doctors. But in 1997 the FDA eased restrictions to allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to consumers. With restraints lifted, spending on prescription drug ads soared to nearly $10 billion a year, and is rising.
Weight problems stem from emotional issues. For real success resolving overweight problems these issues need to be addressed and resolved.
Yes, cause and effect
Many do. But yet many people need medication to help their body and soul to handle those emotions. For example Contrave is a medication for mind and loosing the weight that came from that emotional condition.
Those that pay for the conference, control the messaging of the conference.
I love that you very carefully speak your thoughts without a fear of some negative peer or industry reaction. There is no drama here, just your honest thoughts and professional opinions. I came for the C*VID videos, but I've stayed for the integrity. Thank you.
It's why it keep coming back to her vids.
Doctors and Nurses are being Judged quite Hard ..
Simple Sciences..Covid 19
Oh bat shiltz..
You mean COVID? COVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVIDCOVID
LOUD AND PROUD, EVERYBODY!
I was wondering why doctors don’t talk about parasites since most people have them and they’re easy to treat,yet they cause so many problems…
Divorce them.
Why aren’t we talking about how GMOs and the fertilizers and pesticides are contributing to this and much more.
There was this video on TV a very long time ago which featured grounded, powdered rocks were as good as commercial fertilizers.Idea didn't take off because big,big fertilizer companies fought it off.
$$$ it’s a hit
Hi Christy. I have worked in healthcare for almost 30-years, mainly medical devices. An increasing issue with diagnostic instruments is coping with the poly-pharma or cocktail of drugs a patient is using and how to ensure the device only reads the marker of interest. We are often told that this is due to the increasing aging population. However, the numbers do not support this statement. What does make sense is doctors prescribing more drugs to existing and new patients depending upon their healthcare insurance.
Last sentence is TRUTH.
In germany years ago remember going to a pharmacy with a friend... the dr did the tests the pharmacy gave her a chose between homeopathic, herbal or drug... he told about each and let her choose...
I can tell you this, many of us in Canada are done with what health care has become, branch plant of U S pharmaceuticals.
The "Medical Profession"... I call "HA!" Fall out of a tall tree while chain sawing a thick branch, break 7 ribs and also puncture a lung and the medical profession are true heroes, and they're there for you. Need ANY medication(s) at all and you're simply a lab rat for experimentation(s) so the profession personnel can get "free training" Every "medication" I've ever needed came with "side-effects" included with them, oh, but the doc had another pill to help with that! My body felt sick from taking that FIRST pill for a natural reason though, it had been warning me of danger! I shouldn't need a second pill to stop a first pill from trying to hurt me. Doctors hide the truths they know. You have to drill them with questions to ever find out anything, and even then they hem and haw and never come out with the whole truth involved. Then, there's the part where they WILL ask some questions, such as "How you doing?" and "Got anything else to share with me?" They don't just go by the reason you came to them, and that's because for every "answer" you give, there's a check box on the reimbursement form and checking those boxes makes them money. Or, it might make them a cut of "I didn't spend insurance money, I saved it instead" money from that same insurance company.
If we really wanted to address obesity, we’d have to fight powerful corporations that produce and sell addictive and fattening foods. And the pharmaceutical companies who would rather medicate it than prevent it.
No one is making people eat those addictive (your words) and fattening foods.
@@dw3403 Stay naive to how it works. I’m not vested in your education.
@@G_Demolished
You mean you want to blame others and you are not interested in any education about how no one wakes up one day overweight.
@@dw3403 What I’m trying to say is that I’m not particularly interested in your opinion. I have more productive concerns. Best wishes.
@@dw3403someone who doesn’t understand every time the public doesn’t want to Ingest anything like HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
THE FOOD INDUSTRY CHANGES WHAT IT IS CALLED Again and again and again!!
OR THEY FIND A NEW “Legal” preservative POISON TO PUT IN🙄🙄
That's just part of the issue. Obesity is endemic in the U.S., and while it should be spoken of as a national health crisis, we instead get a steady diet of " body positive " messaging and accusations of " fat shaming ". It's always someone else's fault.
I only go for medical treatment if I can’t stand to pain ! You can thank the federal government for that and the NIH! They have a huge trust problem now
Thank you for being truthful, retired after 51 years as a health professional and I have been very disappointed in the health profession since the pandemic.
I wish y’all would talk about people having better diet solutions instead of medication.
One of the most important questions you can ask yourself when faced with even a slightly dubious proposition is: "who profits from this?"
I remember as a young child, my Dad taking me to a doctor that was mixing medicine (looked like red cough syrup) in his clinic. My Dad found this doctor and switched me from regular doctor who was fashionably frequently prescribing me antibiotics. My Dad, having done his own research on antibiotics got mad (cuz I'd have frequent "colds") and because he found out how antibiotics work, when and how they should be prescribed and certainly when they shouldn't and also the impacts of over-prescription. Yeah, he snorted angrily and switched me to this other compounding Doc (I guess that's what he was) and I did get better, main thing being was sick a lot less often with run of the mill colds and flus.
And YES vitamin c does help
Get rid of big Pharma & Big Ag & most everyones heal would improve! 😊
My dad always took me to Dr. Foot.
WELL THERE YOU GO... a doctor that cares about you first and not the money first(drug commissions from the big pharma)
@@Alosipher nope. Vitamin C is another scam.
As a biochemist, my wife tested pharmaceutical products.
She always reviews her medical prescriptions from her perspective
The pharmaceutical solutions have many side-effects that doctors don't consider when prescribing meds
Then there is the fact that not just big pharma but also all kinds of other industries pay for studies that produce results that favor their business. So, when you read or hear in the media about "a new study," pay attention to who is really behind that "independent" study.
Curing people means less profits.
The goal is keeping people sick enough so they need a variety of medicines for the rest of their lives until they die.
That's what modern medicine is all about.
You are so correct, big Pharma should not be allowed to buy Doctors to give the patients the medications they want, it is the same for any public service that sister right now, Police, Fire, Teachers, etc…
All conferences are it into place to have the participants buy and use the product. Period
Just needs to be changed for the better of the public as a whole
Berberine is often referred to as nature's ozempic.
I keep my weight under control through intermittent fasting, exercise, and keeping my carbohydrate consumption low. This may require more work and discipline than taking semaglutide, but I’m sure that it’s healthier too
Ok but Patrick, I assume you are male. It’s quite different for females, with less muscle mass and different hormones. So please don’t imagine that what works for you will work for others. For some, yes, not for all. Many of us do those things and still struggle.
@@mellocello187 Patrick is a typical dufus
@@happydogg312 My point is don’t act like anyone who is having trouble maintaining a healthy weight is undisciplined.
Props to you, doc for calling a spade a spade. A conflict of interest is a conflict of interest. No need to tiptoe around a fact.
Thank you Doctor for sharing your truth.
So true. Patients need to have a pharmacist in the family to get help addressing this issue, because they won’t pour their career on the line for strangers.
Absolutely. Was listening to the doctor channel on Sirius XM, and the doctor was advocating for people to get the latest booster of COVID 19 "vaccine" to greatly reduce chance of getting "long COVID." Meanwhile, where I work, about 55% of the vaccinated have been out sick for the past 2 weeks with either COVID or some flu symptoms.
How would you know the 100% of people you work with that are vaccinated to come up with your rather specific 55% who were out sick? Is it company policy to tell all your co-workers whether you are vaccinated or not? I doubt it.
How to say you're an anti science anti vaxxer without saying it. Surely the only reason anyone is ever sick is because they got a vaccine right? It's probably an allergic reaction to Bill Gates' tracking chip.
I was getting epidurals for my back until the New England Pharma mess. Without them, I figured out they did NOTHING.
Good work.
Most people I speak to ,don't trust big pharmaceutical companies, as they have learned, just how corrupt the system has become.
Unless I absolutely need medication, I don't take any. I don't trust doctors, anymore.
Not obesity, by mother was becoming increasingly confused. I discovered that she was talking 6 different medications, all of which separately can cause side effects of confusion. I questioned her doctor about the possibility of compounding, and he agreed to halve the dose of one of them. My sister held power of attorney, and scoffed at my concerns.
Unfortunately this is a common occurrence within families when the “professional directives and advice” are questioned by one member and the other doesn’t know how to think critically. This is what the “safe and effective” jab has done to many families to the point of not speaking to one another any longer. Amazing how psychological warfare works.
@@cockyhemi-123 It becomes especially awkward when both brother and sister - who are nurses - follow the narrative!
I'm 72, I am on zero pharmaceuticals. I am not "elderly" or "old".. Go figure
I'm 58, no meds. Play soccer, pickup games with guys from 30 to 73...sometimes teenagers too.
After one game we were sitting around and I asked the 73 yr old if he was on any regular meds.
Nope.
Everyone else there was born and grew up outside the US. They started making jokes and comments about how much medicine Americans take.
It was embarrassing...but then my house now has more meds than I ever had in our home growing up with a mother that was an RN.
My wife grew up differently. Not too, too much medicine either, but I will say that I am way healthier than her. Maybe I'm biased but I see it in a lot of couples.
Risinger deserves to have her medical license revoked permanently.
You nailed it Doc! Your patient comes to you with a recommendation from a commercial. The Drug Rep. for the Company who makes that drug, interviews you to get a read on how you'll react, when a patient presents with similar complaints, if not verbatim from a commercial. Tell your patient that they should not try the drug they want, and you are exposed to the lawyers from that drug company, who will gladly arrange representation for your patient.
Bless you for having an interest in "reputable" and "reliable"!
I've never seen nor heard of this. You've actually seen this happen?
@incognitotorpedo42 Get real. Do you not educate yourself? There is a whole psychology behind advertising. There shouldn’t even be drug commercials on tv. Literally every drug commercial ends with “Ask your doctor about…” followed by the drug name. Are you even aware that you are gaslighting?
The problems with modern medicine. All in one concise clear video.
I am a 66 yr old Grandma, I went to doc App, and guess what?? Yep you know what they said: I have diabetes, high blood presure. Doc prescribe Med's for both! I Did Not bother to pick-up the meds, I don't believe I need them. I feel Good. so I went to the YMCA, they have a swimming pool available all year long & exercise classes
for seniors.
I told the Doc, not to prescribe med's, I don't bother to pick them up! I was told I am a BAD patient for not following Doc's orders! Again I feel Good!!
I remember when they put out Ambien and Oxycodone. Drug reps said that these drugs were NOT addicting. My wife, who is a nurse, left because she kept seeing her patients get addicted to these drugs. Even the nurses were stealing them.
Thank You for bringing this up Dr. Christy. I was totally unfamiliar with Compounding drug so it gave me the opportunity to learn some basic things about doing so.
Thank you so very much for seeing a problem and speaking the truth!
Thank you for this video Dr Risinger. I appreciate your honesty and winningness to question things that don’t make sense.
She is not even a Carpenter , but hit the NAIL on the HEAD !
thank you for this service , they are the worst thieves on the planet . prey on fold when they are in need
I just had a great idea. Eat less and exercise more. Skip the drugs.
Dr. you are pure of heart. Thank you. It is like so much other things. Follow the money.
Thank you for voicing this concern!
I love you Doctor, I thanks God for your knowledge 💕
The big problem with for profit healthcare.
Good to see and hear a physician Waking Up....💫🕊️
It would be like illegal 'Drug Cartels' giving a conference on the dangers of Fentanyl use. 🤔
I’m 63 and a fairly new diabetic. I know that there’s no hope for a cure since someone is making money off selling medications to Medicaid.
If it's type two, then you can. Change in diet is required.
@@luciatheron1621.
She meant they are bot looking for a cure .
I was hoping that this was going to talk about the problems of blood clots which seem to be at epidemic proportions. I have had three relatives have problems with clot related issues. All of them got the jab. I think it’s related.
And the reason war broke out in the Middle East is because someone got a shot right?
It’s 100% related.
I am with you. My concern with these drugs being used for weight loss is that the patients do not change their lifestyle and diet, they rely on the drug instead of changing habits, diet, lifestyle etc. they will be a “customer for life” of the company. We also do not know long term effects of these drugs.
I came across this video and the topic she mentioned is huge huge! These medications are still fairly new on the market and still more on the way and different variations are evolving which will bring new regulations in time I'm sure. The money to made on these meds is insane and the big pharm producers know it so they will likely spare no expense to see everything is done exactly to their desire. I worry we won't see real data on long term effects until 10's of millions have used these and the damage is already done. These drugs are almost being sold as a miracle fix and we all know there is no such thing without a big price to pay, and I don't mean the cost per unit but cost on the body.
There does seem to be a determined campaign to outlaw clinical judgement, especially in the US. I am British, but I've got a friend in Texas, formerly married to a surgeon, and her physician recently put her on the new medication "Repatha" (I think that's the spelling) to reduce her blood cholesterol levels, which it very quickly did, to the point where she tested "nil" even for some of the essential lipids that she actually needs, leading to chronic tiredness and fainting fits.
Her physician _asked permission_ to reduce her dose or, since that would have meant asking the pharmacy to _alter the dose in an injection vial_ simply give her the drug less frequently. Not only did the drug manufacturer flat out refuse: it transpired that if she declined further doses my friend might lose her insurance status!
I don't think it's as bad as that here, yet, but then I'm not in Scotland where there's a criminal complaint in the works about covid policy in care homes and anything might be possible.
Oddly, this policy was exactly the same as that in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New York State, California etc. This is most odd, because as Tracey Ullman once said: "if you're in the Scottish National Party you can't be seen to agree with anyone."
I think you pounded that nail in with the fewest strikes. I know that pharma companies are key to conference design and management, but they do great work and produce what would in earlier times be considered miraculous substances. Insurers, by contrast, offer no value to health-conscious consumers and impart negative value to what might become constructive dialog between physicians and their patients. A person simply rolls the dice on healthcare options, and while the payment system and cost/benefit analysis of treatment options is wrestled continually in legal and administrative orbits, there is apparently no interest in a single patient's or single physician's anecdotal reports or alternative methods.
"Oh sure, if it's free and common sensical, I won't advise otherwise; but, let's keep that between us and off of your clinical paths report."
@@reensure One effect of the UK's National Health Service (funded by income tax and National Insurance* payments) which most Americans do not know about, is that not only is private medical care a _little bit_ cheaper in the UK, private _medicines_ tend to be orders of magnitude cheaper. I know one lady who spends six months of her year in the UK and six months in FLA. She was charged $400 for a small tube of steroid skin cream in FLA which, she knew, would have cost her £5 in any branch of Boots or Lloyds in the UK. And in FLA she had to ask a doctor (who barely knew what it was for) to prescribe it for her, whereas in the UK it's OTC.
In effect, the drug suppliers and the doctors are both taking their cut of the available insurance money.
* Introduced by Winston Churchill prior to WWI to help fund unemployment benefit and state pensions, long before the NHS was created.
My U.K. contacts almost never have anything bad to say about their NHS,@@matthewspencer972 . They do get a bit rifled if the discussion is about either the NHS adopting our U.S. rules or the possibility of governance in the NHS becoming more subject to U.S. tech (AI) or some policy accord with the U.S. Same could be said for Canada.
May I add that three groups of my co-workers in the U.S. are generally more highly qualified than their U.S.-trained peers: Veterans, Brits, and Pinoy -- doctors practicing as nurses, medics as attendants for example.
I have had high blood pressure since mid 30’s and was told same will be on this for rest of your life. I have been using a herbal
product for past 4 years and since then have reduced strength of tablets from 100mg a day down to 25mg a day!
I used to regularly get gout since I retired in 2006 but since using this product I do not get at it
anymore and I feel good for my age so there is hope to get off the medication eventually! I am 75 and feel well!
It’s about the money. It’s always about the money.
A cured patient is now a lost customer.,
I went to see my Doctor a month ago. He said i have 2 weeks to live. When I couldn't pay my bill, he gave me another 2 weeks 😊👍
Thank you for your honesty and reasoning. Refreshing coming from you. Definitely subbed! 😊
We have handed over our health to gps who in turn are reps for the pharmaceutical industry so who’s at fault here?
What we live in, is called corporatism!
I want to have compounding conversations with Dr. Christy up close❤
The TRUTH is under assault on all fronts…
They should be taking about the sugar lobby in Washington.
It is the perfect storm between greedy immoral corporations and immoral greedy doctors. I have noted that the problem is more prevalent in the US. Perhaps because of the free reign big corporations have and perhaps because of the culture of choose a profession according to the expected salary/revenue.
Thank You! The medical and insurance worlds NEED to get this figured out!
Sorry ma’am, that’s not profitable.
it's not about health of human beings..it's about the health of their wallet
"A healthy patient is a lost customer"
Drug companies sponsoring events for doctors should be illegal. All drug company gifts to doctors should be banned - as should all drug advertsing.
I agree 100%!
SPOT ON Dr. Christy!!!!!!!
SO glad I retired from medicine last year
this message caused me to take my anxiety medication just thinking about it.
Definitely a major issue. The entire obesity drug market seems to me to be very problematic and not just from an ethical standpoint point of view
We have a diet industry with a 95% fail. As someone who lost 140+ lbs 27 years ago and managed to keep that off the messaging about obesity is wrong. It's a job to keep that weight off.
Is it time to have honest discussion regarding low carb low sugar diets. They work!
I worry about compound meds all the time. I take a handful of pills twice a day. My VA Dr won't even talk to me about any that may not be required. It has gotten to where I won't mention anything that is wrong to my Dr out of fear that I will pick up another script forever.
I'm 46 my old high school buddy is about the same age.
The real difference between us is that he has a veritable cocktail of pills to take every day, like my 80 year old dad and I don't have any to take at all.
Of course he went to see a doctor for some reason when I only go see a doctor to get something removed. What a grift.
I went through immunotherapy backin in 2015-2016, with collateral damage to my thryroid and was put on synthroid for life. Consulted with a licensed, non-vegan, hippie nutritionist who recommeneded an effectively if not branded organic lifestyle with lots of fermented foods and some natural supplements and who directected me to a natural farm that had a booth in the downtown farmers market. Girl in the booth was 28, in great shape and had been on synthroid from 8 to 18, her prime hormone upheaval years. Soon as she graduated, she moved into a yurt on an organic farm where she got good meat and veggies and supplemented with dessicated beef thyroid glands. She has pizza maybe once a month. 6 years and one pandemic late, I go in for an overdue checkup with thyroid specific bloodwork and they told me that my thyroid levels are perfectly fine. I hated the drugs side effects and wanted to be off as many as possible. I was told that synthorid is the #1 druge for life in America. Well, incidental only, but here are two examples in defiance of that.
You tell 'em, Doc!! ❤❤
Because being healthy is not profitable. Just watch television and watch them show you ad after ad for fast food, and then immediately following is a big pharma ad on drugs for obesity. It’s all right in your face. This is why one should mute the ads.