1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Did you actually know that the b Andi calculation was 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: developed in eighteen thirties by a mathematician and it wasn't 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: actually intended to be a formula that measured someone's health 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: at all. It was created to assess the average body 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: mass of a population. That's it. I'm Radiwka and on 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: my podcast A Really Good Cry, we embrace the messy 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: and the beautiful, providing a space for raw, unfiltered conversations 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: that celebrate vulnerability and allow you to tune in to learn, 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: connect and find comfort together. Before I start with this episode, 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: because I know you've read the title and had many thoughts, 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: I just want to start off by saying I will 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: not be bad mouthing doctors. I will not be bad 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: mouthing the system. I Am just going to be sharing 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: pure facts and the realities of what is happening with 15 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: our healthcare system, why unfortunately it is failing us, and 16 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: what we can do about it, how we can take 17 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: our health back into our own hands so that the 18 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: system is not in control and we are in control 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: of our health as much as possible. I have friends 20 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: who are doctors. I respect and appreciate the work that 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: they do every single day. Whether it's me in hospital, 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: whether it's my family members that have been in hospitals. 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: I can truly appreciate the people who work in these environments, 24 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: and it is not an episode that is going to 25 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: be cussing them in any way. This is more to 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 1: do with the actual system and how sometimes it's going 27 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: against us, and how sometimes it's trying to trick us, 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: and how to just see that, how to actually be 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: aware and in knowledge of what's happening so we can 30 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: make informative decisions. And so I just wanted to preface 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: this episode with that because otherwise I feel like I'm 32 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: going to have a lot of people coming at me, 33 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: and I'm doing this for you, not for myself. So 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: I'm sharing all this information because I found it out 35 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: and it really helped me to understand how to protect 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: my own health even if other people aren't looking out 37 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: for it. And I think that's really important. So let's 38 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: get into it. So I actually wanted to talk about 39 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: this topic, and I thought it was important too because 40 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: I found through working in the healthcare system as a 41 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: dietitian in a hospital and then in my years of 42 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: sharing ancient healing practices online after that that people can 43 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: be so defensive and so aggressively outspoken when I share 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: things that are as simple as using spices in water, 45 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: whether it's to heal your gus or whatever it is 46 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: I speak about, and I find there is such a 47 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: huge gap in understanding. There's so much misinformation out there 48 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: and also so much brainwashing that happens within this healthcare system. 49 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: It feels really hypocritical to be honest, when people tell 50 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: me I shouldn't be sharing what spices can do because 51 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: they think there's not enough evidence for it. But then 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: we'll happily pop pills that have been tested solely on 53 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: animals or in a lab for maybe a year and 54 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: think that that's absolutely normal. And Okay, I guess my 55 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: question is always is five thousand years of wisdom passed 56 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: down through generation not evidence enough? And by the way, 57 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: generations that have had no benefit by sharing it, they're 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: not getting paid for it, they don't have any financial 59 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: investment behind it. It is just families of generations that 60 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: have passed down this healing wisdom to their family, to 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: their children in hopes that it will help to heal 62 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: their body too. So actually, I just want to start 63 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: by saying that a lot of these healing systems have 64 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: been passed down with no intention of gaining anything from it, 65 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: and I think that is the knowledge that we should 66 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: be appreciating the most and taking on most in our 67 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: life because it has not been skewed in any way. 68 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: There is no bias in any way except for wanting 69 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: their children to be happy and healthy in their body 70 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: and in their mind. And I've really noticed that these days, 71 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: what we end up trusting when it comes to our 72 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: health is a little bit distorted because of everything that 73 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: we've been told. When I worked in the healthcare system 74 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: in the UK as a dietitian in a hospital, I 75 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: got to see the ins and outs. You know, I 76 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: was only working there for a short period of time, 77 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: but I definitely felt like I saw enough. I saw 78 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: how how the doctors worked. I saw how some doctors 79 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: truly care and honestly some just don't. I saw how 80 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: you have to work within the frameworks and how you 81 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: have to work according to a specific regulations that you 82 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: are told that you have to stay within. Even as 83 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: a dietitian, when I would have patients that come to 84 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: see me, I would have a protocol I would have 85 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: to follow, even if I wanted to tell them something different, 86 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: I couldn't because there's first line advice, second lighted advice, 87 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: third line advice, and at some point you have to 88 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: put them onto these supplements because they can't go under 89 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: this certain and at some point you have to put 90 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: them on this supplement or recommend it to them, even 91 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: if I don't want to recommend it to them. And 92 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: so there's definitely limitations on how much you can honestly 93 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: share with people because of the frameworks that you have 94 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: to stay within. And so no, this isn't about any 95 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: singular doctor or the nurses that, by the way, just 96 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: need to say shout out to all the nurses out there, 97 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: because if there's one thing I noticed working in a 98 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: hospital is that the nurses are the unsung warriors that 99 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 1: do all the work that no one else wants to 100 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: do in hospitals, and they seriously are the backbone that 101 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: keep it running. So just want to do a shout 102 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: out to all the nurses who I've noticed truly care 103 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 1: about the people that they are, that they are looking 104 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: after and that they come into contact with and their patients. 105 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: I really came to appreciate that when I worked in 106 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: the hospital and when my grandma was in hospital and 107 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: I saw all the work that they did. So by 108 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the end of this episode, I hope that it just 109 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: opens your eyes and makes you more aware of the 110 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: things to look out for when you do require treatment 111 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: or need help with your health. Two to help you 112 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: to realize the more you learn about your own health 113 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: and become and two help you realize that the more 114 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: you learn about your own health and become proactive and 115 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: an active participant in your health, the less chances you 116 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: will be roped into the negative side of the healthcare system. 117 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: I know this might upset people, but I urge you 118 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: all to listen to one section or pick up one 119 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: part that I say and understand that I get no 120 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: benefit from speaking on it except the desire to help 121 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: you reach your optimal health. So here is why I 122 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: just don't trust the healthcare system. And let me just 123 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: caveat that with also saying the healthcare systems in different 124 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: countries are different. The UK system is government funded, whereas 125 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: the US healthcare system is unfortunately privately funded and or 126 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: based on money. Let's just be honest. So the first 127 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: thing I will say is profit over people. Now, this 128 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: is definitely focusing on the US healthcare system, but overall, 129 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: I think it applies everywhere, to be honest, to some degree. Now, 130 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: obviously this is no secret. It's all of the news regularly, 131 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: and modern healthcare prioritizes pharmaceutical profits and procedures over preventative 132 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: and holistic healthcare. That is a fact. They don't want 133 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: to give you free meditation classes feel anxiety, They'd rather 134 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: give you a pill for it. They don't want to 135 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: give you free workouts or a reduced or subsidized workouts 136 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: for anybody who's got depression or who suffers with anxiety. 137 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: They'd rather give you a pill for it because they 138 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: profit from that. One thing I found so crazy was 139 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: how a zempic, which by the way, was a drug 140 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: created for diabetic patients specifically. One example of this which 141 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: made it all so clear was when azempic became this 142 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: weight loss craze. I'm sure you've all heard about a 143 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: zempic and how it is the most amazing weight loss drug, which, 144 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: by the way, it is absolutely not, But it was 145 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: actually created first for patients with diabetes, specifically for patients 146 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: with diabetes. When people started finding out or not finding out, 147 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: when doctors started telling people that it also can help 148 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: with weight loss, especially in the US, because, by the way, 149 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people in the UK have not even 150 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: heard of a zempic unless it's been on an Instagram 151 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: reel or something. It's not something that's recommended in the 152 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: UK the way it is in the US. There was 153 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a shortage of a zepic for diabetes patients, which is 154 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: what the drug was made for, because doctors were selling 155 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: it for weight loss to people who didn't even need 156 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: to be losing weight for their health. And that is 157 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: a perfect example how this healthcare system prioritizes pharmaceutical profits 158 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: over giving someone back their health, and they're prescribing a 159 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: zempic to anyone. There was not even any regulations. There 160 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: wasn't like if you're above a specific BMI. It wasn't 161 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: if you are above a certain weight. No, there are 162 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: people who are within the healthy BMI range, if not 163 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: probably near the lower end of it and been given 164 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: a zempic just to lose a few extra pounds. And 165 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: by the way, most of these people were not given 166 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: the side effects. They weren't told how terrible it can 167 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: be for your body, and the doctors were not thinking 168 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: about the mental effect of this on a person's body, 169 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: of how it changes their relationship with food, how it 170 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: changes their relationship with their body, how it creates fear 171 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: in a person once they come off it, and therefore 172 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: makes someone to stay on it for pretty much the 173 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: rest of their life because their body eventually says, you 174 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: know what, I'm going to stop working because you're not 175 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: letting me work the way that I'm supposed to. You're 176 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: going to give me the bare amount of food, bare 177 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: minimum amount of food because your stomach can't hack it 178 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: when you're on a ZEMPE and your body slowly starts 179 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: to just decide to give up, because why am I 180 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 1: going to keep working on building a strong digestive system 181 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: if you're not giving me much to digest. So it 182 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: was made to help with diabetes, but ended up becoming 183 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: the most viral, most talked about drug for weight loss, 184 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: and to be honest, that sounds a little bit fishy 185 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: to me. My second reason is because of the appalling 186 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: amount of over medication and medication dependency that is created 187 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: because of this system. Patients are often overprescribed medications that 188 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: treat symptoms rather than actually addressing the root cause of it. 189 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: And that's honestly what attracted me to ivaate it the most. 190 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: It was the fact that it always focuses on the 191 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: root cause. It's not just on the symptoms. It's not 192 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: just that, Oh, your skin has acne. Let's just make 193 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: the acne go away. No, it's okay, Where does this 194 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: acne come from? Oh? This acne is probably linked to 195 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: your gut. Let's heal your gut before we think about 196 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: how to heal your acne. When we heal your gut, 197 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: it will eventually end up healing your acne. But let's 198 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: think about the root cause. Does it come from a 199 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: mental state? Are you too anxious right now? Okay, let's 200 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: think about all these holistic ways that we can help 201 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: to heal your anxiety and your gut. At the same time, 202 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: let's think about the foods that are inexpensive, the spices 203 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: that are inexpensive, that you can use on a daily basis, 204 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: to not make you dependent on something, but to help 205 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: heal your body in a natural way. Being on medication 206 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: for the rest of your life is not solving your 207 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: health problem. True health is actually absence of disease, and unfortunately, 208 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: many of these medications may mask some symptoms of one condition, 209 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: but actually end up causing another later in life. So 210 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: then you're unfortunately trapped in this constant cycle of resolving 211 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: one thing to then find another. And by the way, 212 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: if someone has a long term illness and is on 213 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: medication for end is helping with the pain and relieving 214 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: certain symptoms, I totally understand it. But sometimes for short 215 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: term issues, people are put on long term drugs something 216 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: that can be resolved by eating better, sleeping better, going 217 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: for walks, doing more exercise, improving your digestion, doing a cleanse. 218 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: People are put on medication for these things and it 219 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: hooks them onto a medication for years and years and years. 220 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: Some of the statistics I read honestly shocked me. Forty 221 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 1: two percent of Americans are on five or more prescribed drugs, 222 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: and between nineteen ninety nine and twenty nineteen, more than 223 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: five hundred thousand people died from an opioid overdose because 224 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: of the over prescription of painkillers by the healthcare system. 225 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: And then let's talk about the pill. Forty percent of 226 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: women between ages fifteen and nineteen are on the pill, 227 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: not just for contraception, because they went into their doctor's 228 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: office and they said, oh, my crumbs are hurting a 229 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: little bit more than normal, or I'm getting a bit 230 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: of acne on my face because I've just hit puberty. 231 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: And the doctors say, eh, just put you on the pill. 232 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: Just put you on the pill for the rest of 233 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 1: your life, without giving you any warning of what it's 234 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: going to do to your body. The amount of women 235 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: that are just thrown onto the pill at any given 236 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: moment for every damn thing is absolutely ridiculous, And honestly, 237 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: a system that causes dependency and takes away someone's independence 238 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 1: is not a good system. I know so many people 239 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: who have told me something is wrong, like, I know 240 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: something is wrong with me. I feel it in my core. 241 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm feeling like this, my body is just not right. 242 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: And then all the top tests come back within normal range, 243 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: and the doctors will say, no, need to run any 244 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: more tests. You're absolutely fine, you're within this normal range 245 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: and you should just go home. And they're like, no, 246 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: I know there is something wrong with my body, please 247 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: can you run more tests? And they say, well, you're 248 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: within normal range, so there's no reason for us to. 249 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: And these are my friends whose skin is flaring up, 250 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: their digestion is feeling horrible. They're waking up feeling lethargic 251 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: every single day. They are just not well. They do 252 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 1: not feel like themselves, but the doctors don't see their 253 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: symptoms as being serious enough or important enough to investigate. 254 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: And unfortunately, and the fact is, these normal ranges that 255 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: these doctors base their assessment on do not account for 256 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: individual differences, whether it's in lifestyle or genetics or environment. 257 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: Did you actually know that the BMI calculation was developed 258 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: in eighteen thirties by a mathematician and it wasn't actually 259 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: intended to be a formula that measured someone's health at all. 260 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: It was created to assess the average body mass of 261 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: a population, that's it. The study was also, by the way, 262 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: based on European males, so it definitely didn't account for 263 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: gender differences or ethnicity differences or genetics, but somehow became 264 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: the key assessment to determine health and categorize people into 265 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: being underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. And to be quite honest, 266 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: from what I saw as a dietician, it was really 267 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: so inaccurate because so many athletes or people who would 268 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: go to the gym and bodybuild would show up as 269 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: being obese when they were clearly healthier than someone who 270 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: was in the normal range. And honestly, even our BUYO 271 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: markers for things like the A vitamin ranges or mineral 272 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: ranges or hormones, it is so dependent on the person. 273 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: And yes, of course we have to have a normal range. 274 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: But if someone's saying there is something fundamentally wrong and 275 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: it's showing up still as normal in terms of our biomarkers, 276 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: does that mean that we just stop listening to the 277 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: person and how they're feeling when they know their body best. 278 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: And so that's honestly why I feel like we have 279 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: to take our health back into our own hands and 280 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: put in work and time to understand what health means 281 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: to us, because if we're not looking out for ourselves, 282 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: how can we expect somebody else to. And at the 283 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: end of the day, if the system is like this, 284 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: then the best thing we can do for ourself is 285 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: learn about our body, understand it better, and educate ourselves 286 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: on the holistic options that are available. And I will 287 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: say that the healthcare st has started to acknowledge that 288 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: there is a mind body connection, thank god, finally, after 289 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: we've done many studies on it and There's been enough 290 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: research out there, but it's still not enough. They have 291 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: such a limited view of what wellness actually looks like. 292 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: There are more than enough studies now to show the 293 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: undeniable mind body connection, the effect that meditation can have 294 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: on our nervous system and our well being. The list 295 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: goes on. There are more than enough studies now that 296 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: show and confirm the connection between our mind and our body, 297 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: our illnesses and mental stress, meditation and the effect of 298 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: it on our nervous system. The list goes on and on, 299 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: and like I said, it's definitely got better, but they 300 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: will never focus on it completely. They will never try 301 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: and recommend it before recommending medication because they'll go out 302 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: of business. Now, let's talk about the evidence that a 303 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: lot of medications are based on. Shall we Let me 304 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: first start off by saying, there are so many studies 305 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: about so many medications that are so biased and funded 306 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: by people who want that medication to win, and often 307 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: you don't find out until it's too late. The fact 308 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: is that doctors to some degree are just prescribing what 309 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: they're told to They're listening to the people above them, 310 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: and they're not usually the ones actually doing the research. 311 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: In the labs or seeing the results. They're seeing the 312 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: written studies, which are often biased or untruthful, and basing 313 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: their recommendations on something completely unaware of who's created it, 314 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: or who's funded it, or even how it was tested. 315 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: I only think that there's just a lot of blind 316 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: trust and blind leading the blind in this system. I 317 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: actually did some research on the medications and drugs that 318 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: have in the past been marketed as being good for 319 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: someone and then turned out to be absolutely horrific. These 320 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: are just some of the ones that stood out to me, 321 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: but there are so many like this that have happened 322 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: over the years. The first one is a medication called 323 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: salida mine. This was actually in the nineteen fifties to 324 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: nineteen sixties. Originally it was marketed as a sedative and 325 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: treatment for morning sickness for pregnant women. Eventually they figured 326 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: that it was actually causing birth defects in ten thousand babies, 327 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: leading to malformations and things like missing limbs in the children. 328 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: This was actually considered one of the most tragic drug 329 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: scandals to exist in history. The second one is fenfen. 330 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: This was in the nineteen nineties. It was a popular 331 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: drug at that time for weight loss, and it did 332 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: create weight loss, but also it created heart valve damage 333 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: and pulmonary hypertension. The FDA actually pulled this drug from 334 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: the market in nineteen ninety seven. Another medication also prescribed 335 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: to pregnant women in nineteen seventy. It was called des 336 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: and it was prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages 337 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: and complications during pregnancies. It was actually discovered in the 338 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: nineteen seventies that this drug increased the risk of vaginal 339 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: and cervical cancer. It was actually found later on that 340 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: this drug increased the risk of vaginal and cervical cancer 341 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: in the daughters of the women who took that drug. 342 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: It also led to infertility and reproductive issues. The drug 343 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: obviously got banned, but it affected millions of people over 344 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: many generations. Acutane, I'm sure you've heard of it. It 345 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: was a drug that was used for severe acne. It 346 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: was linked to severe birth defects if taken during pregnancy, 347 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: as well as increased risk of depression, suicidal thoughts, and 348 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: inflammatory bowel disease. So even if it was effective for acne, 349 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: it then caused all these other effects, and so it 350 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: was voluntarily discontinued by the manufacturer in two thousand and nine, 351 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: although there are still many generic versions that continue to 352 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: be sold. And lastly, benzodiazepines also known as valium or xanax, 353 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: they are still sold to this day. They obviously used 354 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: to treat anxiety, insomnia, or lots of mental health disorders 355 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: and lots of mental health conditions. They found that long 356 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: term use of these medications causes dependency, cognitive impairment, and 357 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: withdraw symptoms that make it really, really difficult for somebody 358 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: to get off this drug. Look, these are just a 359 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 1: few of the ones that went wrong. I'm sure there's 360 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: been so much incredile research done for so many different 361 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: health conditions that have really helped many people, and I 362 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: don't take it. This does not take away from that, 363 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: but it also doesn't make up for these The fact 364 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: is we need rigorous drug testing over long periods of 365 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: time to really assess how it's going to affect people. 366 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 1: We need research downe but where it's not funded by 367 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: pharmaceutical companies who have investment in the drugs. This is 368 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: not me trying to scare you of taking drugs. That 369 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: is not what I want to do. I get no 370 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: benefit from doing that. I just wanted to highlight these 371 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: so it makes you ask more questions when you do 372 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: get recommended things like this, so you are making informed 373 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: decisions and choice and you do take time to do 374 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: your research on these drugs before just saying yes to them. 375 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: And sometimes the pain and struggle is so difficult that 376 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: temporary relief is necessary. I've had family members who've tried 377 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: all the different types of holistic treatment, but their pain 378 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: was just so severe they really needed strong pain relief 379 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: to take away the pain while they figured out what 380 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: their long term solution was. But you can maybe do 381 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: holistic treatments alongside these drugs to help counteract the negative 382 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: effects of them. If I'm completely honest, I haven't been 383 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: to a normal doctor for about ten years now. It's 384 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: probably my last resort when all else fails, purely because 385 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: I've found myself in better health since I've followed traditional 386 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: holistic systems, so I've never actually wanted to turn back. 387 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: And if you're going to spend money anyway, then why 388 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: not try a holistic system. Whether it's aravada or Chinese 389 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: medicine or acupuncture. All these systems work without having to 390 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: put synthetic drugs into your body. Yes, they take a 391 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: little bit longer because everything naturally takes longer, but it's 392 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: because they're trying to get to the root cause rather 393 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: than just healing the things that you see or feel. 394 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: All these systems have been around way longer than these 395 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: farmer companies have, and to be honest, the evidence for 396 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: a lot of these healing practices date back thousands and 397 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: thousands of years, which is way longer than any of 398 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: these drugs have been tested for. And so I really 399 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: do urge you guys to think about the different holistic 400 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: practices that you have around you that you can turn to. 401 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: And you can maybe start with having a cold and 402 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: a cough. You don't have to go there for something 403 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: really big. If you're not ready to take that leap 404 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: as soon as you get, you know, find yourself being 405 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: a little bit under the weather or unwell, try and 406 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 1: go to a holistic person to try and see if 407 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: they can help you with that small thing, and maybe 408 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: they'll build your trust up for them to help you 409 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: with the larger things if you happen to need it 410 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: later in life. Really and truly, I just hope that 411 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,479 Speaker 1: this podcast was a reminder to you that you do 412 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: have other options. If you're frustrated with your doctors right now, 413 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: if the system has failed you, just know that there 414 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: are other options. And yes, it may take a little 415 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 1: bit longer, and it may take time to find the 416 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: right system that works for you. And it's scary trying 417 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: something new and not knowing what to expect. But is 418 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: it not worth a try to try and get to 419 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: the root of your problem and possibly getting rid of 420 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: a condition that doctors might have you on medicine for 421 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: for the rest of your life. I will tell you, 422 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: I know so many women, so many women who have 423 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: had things like polycystic ovary syndrome where the doctors have said, 424 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: it's just what you have. You can't do anything about it. 425 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: Go on this pill, lose some weight and you'll be fine. 426 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: And it has not helped. If anything, it's made their 427 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: symptoms worse. They've gone to holistic doctors, whether it's acupuncture 428 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: or a vader or Chinese medicine or a mixture of 429 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: all three, and they're able to have children that acne 430 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: clears up, their symptoms are far less and they are 431 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: given hope in a way that the conventional healthcare system 432 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: did not give them and not just hope without follow 433 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: through hope and then result also, And so I always 434 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: say there's always a way. There is always a way, 435 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: you just have to find a different route, and so 436 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: try everything. Like your health is your biggest investment. It 437 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: is the thing I always say this. I'm like, I 438 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: would rather skip holidays, I would rather skimp one so 439 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 1: many other things except for the quality of the food 440 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: I'm eating and the health practices that I invest in. 441 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 1: And so I really encourage you to do that, if possible, 442 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: try different things out and see what works for you. Now, 443 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm really sorry that this was quite a heavy episode, 444 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: and I hope it made you feel more aware and 445 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 1: not more afraid. It was not my intention to scare you. 446 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: It was my intention to inform you. But thank you 447 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: so much for listening, and I'd love to hear your 448 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,880 Speaker 1: thoughts on this. So definitely DM me on our really 449 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: good CRI Instagram page, and don't forget to follow this 450 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: podcast so that you get a notification every single time 451 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: and new episode comes out. Thanks so much.