The Western allopathic treatment model is captured by white-knight syndrome, in which allopaths save the world by selling drugs at a devastating human cost.
I knew there healthcare system was seriously flawed, but I had no idea it was this bad.
I have a couple of conditions which I take medications for. I would love to get off those pills and use natural remidies. I'm scared, though, probably because the powers that be want me to be scared, but knowing that doesn't make me feel more comfortable switching to natural help.
How do I go about finding a qualified, good naturopath?
Ugh, so sorry! I don't want to scare, only provide information. Though, I know the terrified feeling. I was nervous about losing my rescue inhaler for those just-in-case moments, but I have far fewer lung events now and nowhere near the severity of what they used to be, so I no longer need my rescue inhaler. I never thought I'd see the day, but it's here.
I found my ND using a general search and looking for key terms on the practice website before scheduling a meet-and-greet appointment. Terms like, holistic, homeopathy, alternative medicine, and lifestyle medicine are all good signs of a physiology-first approach.
If you want some help, let me know. I love a good ND search.
Great article, thanks for sharing your experience. I almost deleted and wanted to unsubscribe after reading you blaming this whole medical abomination on white men and emphasizing it a second time.
Thanks for giving it a second chance. I'm not a "blame all white men" kind of person. Life is too short for such nonsense, and those kinds of assertions serve to divide more than they repair and heal; your comment surprised me. I try not to speak in collectivist or broad demographic language (though I'm not perfect).
I do know the Rockefeller baby is one I'm happy to throw out with the bath water. Not because he was a white man, but because he bullied government into acting on his behalf, and I'm no fan of the oligarchs in charge.
I hear you. One of my exs said repeatedly in front of me and her sons that she didn't want to hear from white guys anymore. I eventually got tired of hearing it and called her out. She was stunned, like couldn't believe that divisive language is hurtful.
Scary. Fascinating. Reaffirming, in the end. Time to get back to basics, I think. We did just fine for thousands of years before the days of 'gotta make a buck or a billion.'
Wonder if we should do an old fashioned letters exchange. My first job out of college was working for a third party health insurance company which managed multiple plans for a variety of industries and usually for workers in those industries whose own jobs were likely making them sick. Add to that my own experience with a congenital heart defect (doctors often implied it was my mother's fault. It wasn't. A researcher by heart and a question asker by trade, I learned some interesting tidbits) and a childhood spent in hospitals and doctor's offices.
One benefit I have to say having worked in the insurance industry and having spent a lifetime listening to doctors, I spoke the language of insurance, and recall one time schooling a customer service person on her lingo as she tried to explain to me what I needed/what was covered/what the doc said to which I explained, that particular treatment would kill me. Cook me, actually. This is the tip of the iceberg of the stories. Mine and those lovely patients I met via phone for the few years I was in the industry. Oh the stories we could tell!
Sadly, though, I didn't know a lot of the background you bring up. But, thanks to my pediatric cardiologist, who told me to always listen to my own body. (He was a man. In the 80s. Told me to listen to my own body. Whodathunkit! He was not an American. He and his wife were from South Africa). I took his advice and have stood by it since I was fifteen.
Wholeheartedly agree. When we are able to speak the language of health insurance and medical standards, we begin to see the systemic issues hidden in that language. Asking questions is imperative, especially considering all the differences there truly are between individuals - dietary needs, sleep hygiene, stressors and stress management techniques, all the things. Too often "what is needed" ≠ "what is covered," and I believe folks should stop viewing their health as something coverable anyway. So wild to me to externalize our health and wellbeing.
I love that your pediatric cardiologist told you to listen to your body. I didn't find a doctor with such tact until after my daughter was born. Thankfully, she and I now both get to lean on intuition and have learned (and continue to learn) so much about our physiological needs.
This made me want to cry.
I knew there healthcare system was seriously flawed, but I had no idea it was this bad.
I have a couple of conditions which I take medications for. I would love to get off those pills and use natural remidies. I'm scared, though, probably because the powers that be want me to be scared, but knowing that doesn't make me feel more comfortable switching to natural help.
How do I go about finding a qualified, good naturopath?
Ugh, so sorry! I don't want to scare, only provide information. Though, I know the terrified feeling. I was nervous about losing my rescue inhaler for those just-in-case moments, but I have far fewer lung events now and nowhere near the severity of what they used to be, so I no longer need my rescue inhaler. I never thought I'd see the day, but it's here.
I found my ND using a general search and looking for key terms on the practice website before scheduling a meet-and-greet appointment. Terms like, holistic, homeopathy, alternative medicine, and lifestyle medicine are all good signs of a physiology-first approach.
If you want some help, let me know. I love a good ND search.
I'd love some help. Im hoping to move soon, so I'll have to get back to you on where to look.
Thank you so much! You are awesome!!!
Great article, thanks for sharing your experience. I almost deleted and wanted to unsubscribe after reading you blaming this whole medical abomination on white men and emphasizing it a second time.
Thanks for giving it a second chance. I'm not a "blame all white men" kind of person. Life is too short for such nonsense, and those kinds of assertions serve to divide more than they repair and heal; your comment surprised me. I try not to speak in collectivist or broad demographic language (though I'm not perfect).
I do know the Rockefeller baby is one I'm happy to throw out with the bath water. Not because he was a white man, but because he bullied government into acting on his behalf, and I'm no fan of the oligarchs in charge.
I hear you. One of my exs said repeatedly in front of me and her sons that she didn't want to hear from white guys anymore. I eventually got tired of hearing it and called her out. She was stunned, like couldn't believe that divisive language is hurtful.
It truly is bizarre when one fails to recognize us/them rhetoric exactly for what it is.
Scary. Fascinating. Reaffirming, in the end. Time to get back to basics, I think. We did just fine for thousands of years before the days of 'gotta make a buck or a billion.'
Wonder if we should do an old fashioned letters exchange. My first job out of college was working for a third party health insurance company which managed multiple plans for a variety of industries and usually for workers in those industries whose own jobs were likely making them sick. Add to that my own experience with a congenital heart defect (doctors often implied it was my mother's fault. It wasn't. A researcher by heart and a question asker by trade, I learned some interesting tidbits) and a childhood spent in hospitals and doctor's offices.
One benefit I have to say having worked in the insurance industry and having spent a lifetime listening to doctors, I spoke the language of insurance, and recall one time schooling a customer service person on her lingo as she tried to explain to me what I needed/what was covered/what the doc said to which I explained, that particular treatment would kill me. Cook me, actually. This is the tip of the iceberg of the stories. Mine and those lovely patients I met via phone for the few years I was in the industry. Oh the stories we could tell!
Sadly, though, I didn't know a lot of the background you bring up. But, thanks to my pediatric cardiologist, who told me to always listen to my own body. (He was a man. In the 80s. Told me to listen to my own body. Whodathunkit! He was not an American. He and his wife were from South Africa). I took his advice and have stood by it since I was fifteen.
Wholeheartedly agree. When we are able to speak the language of health insurance and medical standards, we begin to see the systemic issues hidden in that language. Asking questions is imperative, especially considering all the differences there truly are between individuals - dietary needs, sleep hygiene, stressors and stress management techniques, all the things. Too often "what is needed" ≠ "what is covered," and I believe folks should stop viewing their health as something coverable anyway. So wild to me to externalize our health and wellbeing.
I love that your pediatric cardiologist told you to listen to your body. I didn't find a doctor with such tact until after my daughter was born. Thankfully, she and I now both get to lean on intuition and have learned (and continue to learn) so much about our physiological needs.