Staying
current on procedures, treatment options, statistics and research have always
been important to me. Why?
1) I enjoy it
2) It helps me to deliver the best
possible care to my patients
3) The more I know the better resource
for healing and education I can be for my patients
4) I satisfy my requirements to practice
in the state of Texas.
Important
right?
The seminar reinforced
much of what I attempt to educate patients about every day in my practice. But I did pick up a few new jewels of wisdom that
many of you will benefit from.
What you may
not know is many of the lectures I attend like this one, are given by Medical Doctors
who work with, appreciate, teach and learn from Chiropractors.
Unfortunately,
there aren’t enough MD’s that are truly interested in anything other than
blindly following the tragic and harmful path of doling out dangerous
medications.
Those MD’s
who have questioned that path, stepped
off of it and onto a holistic path that we Chiropractors are on, often are black
listed, ridiculed and criticized by their colleagues. You may know some of the big names like Deepak
Chopra, Andrew Weil, Julian Whitaker and in the last few years, Dr. Oz. There are countless others, most not in the
national spotlight.
David
Brownstein is the Medical Doctor who gave the lecture on thyroid disorders. I’ve wanted to meet him for a while now. He’s written about eleven books on natural
healing. He was a traditional MD that
believed like many, what he was taught in med school—don’t associate with or
ever refer to Chiropractors. We are
evil.
Dr.
Brownstein had become extremely disillusioned with medicine, the problem drugs
were causing in patients and the lack of results!
He had
serious discussions with his wife about quitting the profession. That’s a huge decision. Fortunately she introduced him to a Chiropractor
(that he didn’t really want to meet), but would ultimately change his path and his
life. That decision has translated to
thousands of patients eliminating their medications and healing naturally. Not to mention it also put him on the road of
writing and lecturing.
Brownstein
cited statistics, and studies that would bore most of you. Such as:
∙ over
100,000 people die each year from properly prescribed medications
∙over 500%
increase risk in breast cancer in women deficient in progesterone
∙1,000% increase
risk in developing cancer of any sort in women deficient of progesterone
Are you
aware that the #1 cause of death in this country is due to medical drugs,
medical procedures and cancers caused by nuclear scans? You’ve likely heard me talk about this before
if you’ve attended one of my lectures or read some of my articles or books.
Brownstein also spoke about the pitifully poor
quality of the majority of nutritional products available to consumers. Again, something I speak about incessantly
and every patient who sits with me for a nutritional consultation gets to hear.
You know,
I’m amazed by humans. We fall from one
end of the spectrum to the other.
Example?
Some people buy
nutritional supplements from places like warehouse stores, drugstores, and the
like. Buying quantity for the lowest possible
price. (They delude themselves into
believing that they are getting a great deal for their dollar. We all love bargains, sales and free, things,
etc. Don’t we?
But should
we sacrifice quality, performance and results for a bargain? I don’t think so.
Others buy a
product because they identify with a brand or store they believe is good. i.e.
Whole Foods, GNC, etc.
Then there’s
the group that is attracted by outrageously high pricing and names or
ingredients that appear or sound exotic.
Something from a distant land, with a foreign name, from the top of the
Himalayas, to the depths of the oceans, or from deep in the rain forest or outer
space. All seem to hypnotically entrance
some people and trigger a belief that the product must obviously be superior!
I’ve even seen
one product that has lutein, grape skin extract, selenium, Co-Q 10 with special
processing that costs but a mere $350 per month! Are they serious? Listen, don’t get taken in. You don’t want to buy garbage, but you don’t
need to lose your mind and spend too much either. Generally too low or too high, don’t
bother. Do expect to pay more for better
products, however. You will get results. Most doctors carry high quality products,
while most retail stores don’t. Sorry
that’s the fact of life. Know the
source, but don’t get taken in.
I’ve seen
people’s lives change with a $60 consultation and maybe a hair analysis, or
food allergy test and some reasonably priced high quality nutritional
products. I’ve also had patients throw away
bags full of products worth hundreds of dollars because the supplements were
junk and not doing a bit of good for them.
The goal is not to be on the most products but to supplement some key
ingredients for a therapeutic benefit.
And this can be done without spending $2000 to $5000 for testing,
consultation, and products. Unfortunately,
I’ve seen patients run in to this trap too with some doctors in our area.
After Dr.
Brownstein changed to a holistic practice, he would write scripts for nutritional
supplements to be purchased at the health food store. He did this because he thought it was
“beneath him to sell nutritional products”.
But what he learned is something I’ve taught you…most nutritional
supplements are not good quality! His patients
weren’t getting well. So, Brownstein
began spending his own money, sending products out for independent lab
testing. He was shocked and appalled by
the majority of products from retail stores.
He found what we have—there are a handful of really good companies that
guarantee their products are:
∙consistent potency
from one bottle and pill to the next.
∙the product
in the bottle is actually the product that is supposed to be in the bottle
Biotics is
one company that both he and I rely on.
We get great results and our patients love them. I have
used them for many years because of their superior quality and the team of
experts that formulate their products.
The bottom
line for the patient = effective results.
Oh yes…and
for those 70 million people who are gluten sensitive (68 million seem to be
patients of mine). All Biotics Research products
are gluten free! This is over 300 products. Other companies may boast one or two gluten
free products.
Another area
that Brownstein spent a lot of time on was the use of iodine, the right type
and dosages of iodine. Most of you know
this is a product we love to use in our practice because it really transforms
lives. Some of his case histories were
fascinating. One was even his
nurse. I’m sure she wasn’t thrilled
about being discussed at a seminar. We
both agreed iodine supplementation can give dramatic effects in a short period
of time. Typically patients will lose
their “brain fog”, increase concentration and see dramatically improved energy
fairly rapid. But many other problems
disappear too.
Brownstein also
spoke about toxicities in the body and medical drugs that destroy our nutrients. A good reference on this is the handout by
Spectracell Laboratories “Do the Prescriptions You Take Deplete Your Nutritional
Status?” Likely it’s stuck in a drawer somewhere. Go find it.
Check any medications you are taking to see how it’s depleting certain
key nutrients and what health problems could result. If you don’t have the chart, let me
know. I’ll send it to you, or you can
come and get one. Here are a few
examples from the chart.
Anti-Inflammatories
Deplete these nutrients: What potential health
problems might result?
Vitamin D Osteoporosis, muscle weakness,
hearing loss
Vitamin B6 Depression, sleep
disturbances, increased cardiovascular disease risk
Chromium Elevated blood sugar,
cholesterol and triglycerides, diabetes risk
Diabetic Drugs
Coenzyme Q10 Various cardiovascular problems,
weak immune system, low energy
Vitamin B12 Anemia, depression,
tiredness, weakness, increased cardiovascular risk
Antacids/Ulcer Medications
Calcium Osteoporosis, heart
and blood pressure irregularities, tooth decay
Iron Anemia, weakness,
fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails
Cholesterol Drugs
Coenzyme Q10 Various cardiovascular problems,
weak immune system, low energy
To stay
healthy you must keep your physiology (your internal chemistry) balanced. Not bombard yourself with medications. Ideally we should get all the right nutrients
our bodies need from our foods. But that
is not realistic in today’s world. Don’t
fool yourself; you need nutritional supplements as much as I do.
This article
is getting way too long and I haven’t even scratched the surface. Let’s talk.
If we haven’t consulted on nutrition or your unwanted health problems in
a while, let’s get updated. Give me a
call. (281) 499-4810
You may also
want to read one of Dr. Brownstein’s many books. You’ll find he recommends much of the same
types of supplements and treatments that we do.
But it’s nice to have a second opinion.
Let me know if you want to pursue changing your health.
Now, there
are a few things that only a prescribing doctor can help you with. I can’t take you off your medications, but I
can show you what works for others and I teach you what I and my family do to
keep healthy, which allow us to be drug free.
Interested? If you have a good
relationship with your MD, and he or she is alternative minded we can work as a
team for your benefit.
Oh yeah…one
last thing. Brownstein really hammered
statin drugs and discussed the research.
I hate to keep saying I’ve told you this before but…
A four year
study followed thirty severely ill diabetic patients. The result?
No difference between Lipitor and placebo in terms of combined risks of
heart attacks, strokes and death. When
fatal strokes looked at individually, fatal strokes found to be over 200%
higher in Lipitor group.
I realize
sometimes hearing it from another source or an “M.D.” makes it more real for
you. That’s okay.
Bottom
line.—I want you and yours to live a long healthy life.
Stop
believing commercials and advertising.
Look at the research. Everything
I share with you is documented. I read
other doctor’s research and you can too, if you want to be bored. Anyway, I’ve always got your “back” and I’m
here to help however I can, whenever you want.
Blessings,
Dr. Rick
Barrett
P.S. Mention this article and my staff will give
you a 10% discount on your next nutritional supplement purchase.
