Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution the time will come when medicine will organize itself into an undercover dictatorship. To restrict the art of healing to doctors and deny equal privileges to others will constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic

- Dr. Benjamin Rush Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Rush accurately foretold a grave possibility facing Americans today, namely, that the art and science of healing be restricted to a select class of allopathic physicians, who have the sole legal right to recommend and administer medicines, and whose pharmacopeia excludes - as a matter of principle - all the healing foods, vitamins and herbs which have been used safely and effectively for countless millennia in the prevention and treatment of disease.

We have entered an era where medicine no longer bears any resemblance to the art and science of healing. The doctor no longer facilitates the body’s innate self-healing capabilities with time, care, good nutrition and special help from our plant allies. To the contrary, medicine has transmogrified into a business enterprise founded on the principles of pure, unbridled capitalism. Diseases are created and rolled out like new markets, each representing a veritable gold mine of symptoms, and each symptom of which provides the justification for the prescription of a new toxic drug-commodity. Healing has not simply been forgotten but intentionally exorcised as it represents the antithesis of perpetual profitability which requires the incurability of the human body. Were the truth be told, and the body’s self-regenerative capabilities acknowledged, the entire superstructure of drug-based medicine and hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue it generates annually, would crumble overnight. When a handful of turmeric has more chemotherapeutic activity than any drug yet to receive FDA approval, one begins to understand why the hundreds of studies proving that turmeric kills cancer are never discussed. You can’t compete with free, effective and safe in a medical marketplace dominated by expensive, ineffective and unsafe drugs.

If this degeneration into quackery and snake-oil salesmanship which is modern pharmaceutical-driven medicine were simply a lesson in what bad things can happen when Health Care is no longer a basic human right but strictly a profit-driven Commodity, perhaps Americans could find it within themselves to once again free themselves from the shackles of oppression. After all, do we not consider ourselves the very originators of freedom, independence and democracy Have we not such great faith in these principles that we practically trip all over ourselves in our Promethean effort to export these values overseas whether we are invited to do so or not Would we stand for less, when it comes to our own health freedom

Sadly, the “undercover dictatorship” Benjamin Rush foretold is not simply a homegrown one we can root out from the inside, as it were. Although the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) behave as if they are at the top of this pyramid of secret power relations, they only represent the tip of the iceberg. The United States government and American corporate lobbying groups may appear to be behind the FDA’s shameless pandering to the interests of the drug companies, when in fact it is transnational corporations and organizations that are actually pulling the strings. The United States no longer enjoys global economic and cultural hegemony. We are now embedded in an international playing field where multinational and transnational organizations like the drug company Novartis International Ag, or the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have power and influence that overshadows the US or any other particular government or nation-state. These larger organizations blur the divisions traditionally drawn between public and private institutions, insofar as their agendas are mandates are consistent with global economic imperatives which do not account for the self-proclaimed sovereignty of any particular nation-state’s constitution or laws above its own. For example, the United States may soon no longer be able to allow the over-the-counter sale of dietary supplements if the World Trade Organization decides it violates our membership agreement to do so. (This process known as Codex Alimentarius is already far enough along, that prescription-only-vitamins are already making it onto the market and herbs like ephedra have been classified as illegal drugs).

Given this unseemly state of affairs some believe we are on the precipice of “Pharmageddon” where medicine produces more ill health than health and where medical progress does more harm than good. This process has also been described by Dr. Rima Laibow as “Nutricide”:

Nutricide (noo trih side):

1. Intentionally bringing about our causing the death of a body of knowledge and information concerning the health promoting and curative attributes of herbs, food and food components

2. Intentionally bringing about our causing the death of large numbers of people through nutritional manipulation*

(visit Dr. Laibow’s website: http://www.healthfreedomusa.org)

After all, is there any greater absurdity than a medical model that treats the symptoms of disease with sub-lethal dosages of toxic chemicals and in which there is no attempt to uncover, understand or remove the causes of those imbalances

After all, what disease has ever been found to be caused by a lack of a drug

Is acid reflux caused by a lack of proton-pump inhibitors

Is heart disease caused by a lack of statin drugs Is osteoporosis caused by a lack of Fosamax Is cancer caused by a lack of chemotherapy Is depression caused by a lack of Paxil Absolutely not! Then why would anyone consider it sound practice to use potentially toxic chemicals as a first line treatment for conditions that are not caused by a lack of a chemical To the contrary many diseases are caused exactly by culminative exposure to toxic chemicals that not unlike drugs are biologically alien to the body. i.e we are treating poisoning with poisons!

Can we dignify this approach by calling it medicine Or, is it more accurately described as a form of sorcery The sole reliance on Pharmaceuticals reveals quite a lot about the agenda underpinning modern medical practice. The Greek word Pharmakon has the following meanings: “drug, poison, potion, charm, spell, enchantment,” and indeed, pharmaceutically-driven medicine serves the Pharmaceutical Industry’s ultimate agenda: throw as many expensive pills as possible at the problem to make as much profit as is possible. (if you can do this while generating the illusion that you are actually “treating” disease with poisonous potions, you have succeeded in casting the right spell).

In Benjamin Rush’s time the medical dictatorship of which he spoke had not yet come to pass, and though magical potions like mercury and questionable techniques like bloodletting were used in colonial times, herbs were still considered and employed as legitimate medicines. Even if many wise women herbalists were eliminated as competition by being branded witches and sometimes murdered, the herbs themselves were not categorically demonized because no vast armory of pharmaceutical drugs had yet been created to supplant them.

The herbs and foods themselves have now been both vilified as dangerous and lampooned as completely ineffectual, generating the ridiculous contradiction that we are supposed to be dumb enough to accept as truth: namely, that they are both impotent and unsafe. Given these circumstances confidence in the safety and efficacy of natural substances in the prevention and treatment of disease has not only waned, but the positive association between food and healing has been outright denied by medical authorities. It is illegal for non-doctors to make health claims for natural substances even if thousands of years of use in folk medicine and a vast emerging body of scientific research now confirms their benefits. You can’t say cherries cure gout even if its true. (truth is no longer the criteria that decides what you can or cannot say; rather, its who profits more from the information being freely disseminated or censored).

There are websites out there which provide free and convenient access to the massive amounts of research that have accumulated on the health benefits of natural substances over the past 50 years. The government database known as Medline (which can be searched without special permissions or charge) contains over 18 million biomedical citations from over 5,000 scientific journals, many of which focus specifically on the therapeutic action of foods, vitamins and spices on serious, even life-threatening disease.

I believe that it is only through the free, uncensored and democratic dissemination of health information that we can secure our health freedom and through speaking truth to power, expose the fraud which is strictly profit-driven pharmaceutical-based medicine.

*Definition #2 may strike some readers as paranoia or pure madness, but consider the fact that Gary Null, PHD recently estimated that 786,000 Americans die annually from iatrogenic or medically caused deaths.

I never even heard of chiropractics until somebody ran a red light and rear-ended me last year, generally knocking every part of my body out of place. After that, I had a crash course. The number one reason people visit a chiropractor is to help recover after an injury, or treat back or neck problems.

I won’t say it was fun, but I will way it worked wonders. And, a curious thing happened too. After my chiropractic treatment, a stomach problem (gastritis) I’d been having disappeared too. I felt like I could sleep better, and I had more energy in my daily life. It wasn’t my imagination. Recent studies show that chiropractics may have benefits in addition to treating your back.

The Magic Of Chiropractics-How It All Works

So, how does having a licensed chiropractor twist and crack your body into shape benefit you? Chiropractics focuses on the spine. By moving the spine, you can affect the nerves in the body. The nerves are in control of virtually everything else the body does.

What chiropractors mostly do is free the nerves that are trapped between your spine’s vertebras. This obviously cures your neck and back problems. But, by freeing the nerves and allowing them to function the way they should, the body is allowed to heal itself naturally.

The Many Benefits Of Chiropractics

In addition to back and neck ailments, injuries, stiffness and other muscle problems, many people have experienced other benefits after their chiropractor visit, like me.

* Headaches. Lots of people have noticed that chronic or migraine headaches tend to disappear.

* Pain. When the nerves can function properly, your body can handle pain better in any area.

* Overall health. With the nerves in perfect working order, you may find that you don’t get sick as often or suffer from common, everyday ailments.

* Energy. Like me, many folks feel that they have more energy. This is because often chiropractics help with breathing and blood circulation, meaning that you get a more restful sleep and feel energized when you get up.

* Balance and coordination. This is one of the most common benefits reported.

* Stress relief and relaxation. Just like a nice back massage, but a little more painful at first, chiropractics can help your body relax from your head to your toes.

* Physical therapy and relief from degenerative disorders. Sufferers of degenerative diseases often use a chiropractor to help them keep their body in shape.

One of the main benefits of chiropractics is that it is totally natural. It is a drug-free, surgery-free way to treat many ailments that bug all of us.

The results of chiropractic treatment vary. Some people see more benefits than others. However, chiropractics is proven to help with your back and neck problems. If you have had an injury or accident, like me, it is always best to see a chiropractor immediately. You may not feel any pain, but an untreated back or neck problem could get much worse as you get older.

When seeking self-improvement in any area, whether it be for the body, mind, spirit or skin, having a variety of options available can be a great advantage to you. But navigating through all those options to find the ones most suited for you can be confusing. Thanks to today’[s sophisticated laser technology, there are numerous effective laser treatments available to patients seeking to improve the look of their skin. And more innovative new options are becoming available all the time.

Lasers can create remarkable improvements to the way the skin looks and acts, treating such signs of aging as wrinkles, lines and the effects of gravity, as well as damage caused by sun exposure such as brown spots, pigmentation changes and problems with skin texture. For an introduction to the various laser treatments available, and to decide if one is right for you, the first step is to consult a board certified plastic surgeon.

For a thorough assessment of you skin, one should only trust a highly skilled physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner or registered nurse. During your assessment, you should discuss your skin revitalization goals as well, to help determine which treatment option to use.

Using a special energy form, lasers treat a variety of skin conditions, including acne scars, age spots, wrinkles, hyper-pigmentation and other signs of aging and sun exposure. Deciding on which treatment option to use is one you will make with your physician, but understanding the many options available is an important step in helping you make that decision.

There are currently two categories of laser treatments available, ablative or non-ablative. Each has its advantages in treating various skin issues. Your doctor can help you decide which option is best for you.

Ablative treatments work by removing the epidermis and a portion of the dermis, allowing fresh, new skin to emerge through the healing process, offering a younger, revitalized look. Ablative procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, either under general anesthesia, sedation or topical anesthetic.

Recovery time varies, depending upon the extent of treatment and type of lasers used, ranging from a few days to a few weeks. After care for this treatment includes, avoiding sun exposure and following a skin care regime as prescribed by you physician. Pearl, laser peels, and fractionated erbium resurfacing are commonly used ablative procedures.

With non-ablative procedures, the skin remains intact. They often work by stimulating collagen production in the skin, improving tone, and texture. Non-ablative treatments can be used on the face, neck, hands and chest. Generally performed in a medical spa using a topical numbing cream if needed, these procedures can be combined with other treatments such as dermal fillers or Botox.

They require little to no downtime with several treatments typically needed to achieve desired results. These treatments include dermaplaning, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, intense pulsed light (IPL), Titan, and Laser Genesis.

There are several factors to weigh when considering laser skin treatments, such as downtime, anesthesia, the risks associated with the treatment, the number of treatments needed, and the results offered. Your physician can help you weigh these factors and choose the one that best suits your needs.