Heroes of the Health Care Revolution

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beeds — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:31 GMT

Though it has been four months since the last comment and I probably won't be heard, I'm going to suggest Dr. Joan Mathews Larson of the Health Recovery Center in the Twin Cities. In 1992 she wrote a book (updated in 1997) entitled "Seven Months to Sobriety". Her nutritional program for alcoholics has a 75 per cent success rate. AA has a 25 per cent success rate. And since real food has a lot to do with real health I also want to nominate a man who died this past January. Charles Walters was not a doctor but the founder of the best eco-agriculture group in the country: Acres USA in Austin TX. I'm going to keep the comments from this article for a long time; so many great doctors and websites!! Thanks Dr. Mercola!!

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merkgh — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:34:34 GMT

For health-care hero, I nominate Andrew Cutler, the technical whiz behind the safest, most efficacious protocol for heavy-metal chelation to date.

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joilinxo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:26:46 GMT

I think that Dr. T. colin Campbell, Dr. John McDougall, and Dr. Pam Popper are just three doctors that are making a huge difference in how we view our healthcare and prompting us to be more proactive! They ARE making a difference, especially in their lobbying efforts on our behalf, as well as through PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) ,and through the Wellness Forums Lifestyle Medicine Certification Course!

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G-ma — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:00:43 GMT

At the start of each life, there are some who are trying to change our world one baby at a time--childbirth educators-doulas- midwives-infant massagae educators-researchers- parent groups-- the list goes on and on!! They are heros!!!!

We need to educate, (with evidence based information) honor and support women as they birth. Family and parent bonds become stronger when parents have been educated and encouraged to take an active role in their birthing experience and the care of their baby.

This work is inspired by; Marsden Wagner (Born in the USA), Sarah Buckley, The Milbank report, The WHO, The CIMS coalition, Ina May Gaskin (Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth), Lamaze International, Thomas Verney , founder of APPPAH (The Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health), Marshall and Phyllis Klaus, Penny Simkin. (the list goes on and on)--These are all heros as well!!

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realkaren — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:31:34 GMT

WOW! It took awhile to get through 30 blog pages! There were two names I was looking for:

Ellen W. Cutler, DC whose information on enzyme therapy coupled with a diet appropriate to my nutritional type (thanks Dr. Mercola!) paved the way for me to get off the proton pump inhibitors (Prevacid, Prilosec) I have been on for 16 years. Apparently everything else that has been going wrong with my health stems from poor digestion (GERD, ulcer, poor immunity, arthritis, depression, obesity) because I am experiencing significant improvement with all of those.

Dr. Kam Yuen, whom I have no firsthand experience of but I sure want to!

Dr. Mercola is the source I use to vet everyone and everything else that comes my way. By gosh, I am the primary caretaker of my health and my primary partners are my chiropractor and Dr M.

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Email4me23 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:30:18 GMT

Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski in Houston, TX is doing amazing work in treating cancer. I wish more people would talk about his successful program.

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noni_w — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:47:36 GMT

My new hero is Dr Steven Sinatra and specifically his information on Mitral Valve Prolapse and supplements for this heart condition. noni_w

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infinity — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:23:59 GMT

I do not know the health practitioners you talk about as your personal heroe but I respect you enough to accept your evaluation and enthusism. I have written before about Dianetics. This is a purely secular philosophy based on the researches of Ron Hubbard over many years. I personally have experienced one aspect of it: Assists. I have met nurses who practice something similar when they can. Rion made it a standard technologyIt is a totally non-invasive procedure, comprising directing a person's attention to a part of the body that''s injured in some way, minor or major. The person is known to be an immortal spirit -- but this is a scary concept to confront because if you feel or know it is a FACT, then you have to look at your level of responsibility for your actions/non-actions over a LONG LONG time. Here's one example of my own experience: I had a non-diabetic gangrenous infection in my left foot and ankle. Having started to handle this with proper physical medical attention (as required by Ron Hubbard's instructions), I then got a Dianetic Assist with the aid of the highly sensitive E-meter. During the procedure, I saw my leg, ankle and foot swelling and redness go down, down, down, till they were almost normal. The remaining abnormality is very heavy scar tissue on the foot and a smaller amount inside the outside of the calf, just above the ankle. Sometime soon I will handle this completely and have a normal food/ankle again. Plse check this out for yourself--we are not a fad, cult, or crazy. We are millions of people around this planet who wish not only to free themselves but help others. There are many free intro lectures/videos, & low-cost short courses available to ALL. Helper

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peg281944 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:42:26 GMT

My heros of the independent/alternative health care revolution go back a ways to Rene Caisse who treated people with cancer and diabetes with great success (in fact in re-reading the info I have it in mind to use Essiac as a preventive measure). Along the way I realized I am a feminist and through that reading I leanred of the early 'witches' - wise women healers and I knew I wanted to become one. I started studying Susan Weed and then Juliette deBairacli Levy (went to some of Susan Weed's workshops). Then came across the book: "The Handbook of Alternatives to Chemical Medicine" by Jackson/Teague (which I still refer to often). Then Hulda Regehr Clark (The Cure for all Diseases) who may be one of the most revered because she provides inexpensive and layperson level remedies. When I did her 3-stage cleanse my severe allergies were totally gone for over a year until they climed back up. My first hero may even be Rachel Carson and her ovular book "Silent Spring" which first made me aware of all the harmful chemicals. Now I get good info from Healthy Traditions research (which I study) and workshops (my local chapter of Weston A. Price) and of course Mercola.com. Oh I also found Sacred and Healing Herbal Beers by Buhner so amazing (I make my own lemon balm beer every fall) and his newer book about direct perception with plants (your heart connection) and of course the Boston Women's Health books were really good info for women. I now explore fermentated vegetables and just make my first batch of lacto-fermented sauerkraut (yummy!). So thanks for asking about my health/well-being heros. It was fun to think back on it (I'm sure I left some amazing people out to boot!).

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goldilux — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:01:54 GMT

Some of the health care professionals misuse their authority to prescribe medication in many ways. My mentally ill adult child used to function very well on an older and much cheaper medication. We had a harmonious family life. We moved to a beautiful smaller town below Tampa Florida. What a mistake that was. Now some High Ego Nurse has put her on the newest most expensive mental medication and my child functions now like some person out of a horror movie. She changed size 24 to a size 28. She has public outbursts is overly anxous and angry. She used to have friends and go to group meetings. All she is interested in now is food. The grocery store is everything to her now and nothing else. This is how she curbs her sudden awful anxiety. I cry internaly every time I see her. Her care provider only laughs at me when I complain. My daughter is devoted to this woman like the People in "Jones Town" were to their follower. I wonder how many other families have to endure this horroble plight. Medicare has to fork out so much more money for such useless tratments. I even wrote to the Florida Board of Nursing for help, with no help. They cover each others butts.

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naturalnursecom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:44:55 GMT

Dr. Serafina Corsello, MD, opened her elegant Corsello Centers for Complementary Alternative Medicine in Huntington, L.I. and New York City in 1980. Dr. Corsello graciously invited me to work at her side as a nurse in her centers, which I was privileged to do for 20 years. At The Corsello Centers, individualized patient care, and ongoing staff training and education were always paramount. Therapies available at the center included Bio-Feedback, Acupuncture, Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Allergy Desensitization, Chelation Therapy, Intravenous Vitamins/Minerals and Botanicals, to name just a few. Dr. Corsello was truly a pioneer in the use of cutting edge medical tests, which are just now starting to be used by more mainstream physicians, such as heavy metal analysis, as well as inflammatory factors, such as C-Reactive Protein. Dr. Corsello was honored with being one of only twenty-five physicians in the United States to sit on the ad hoc committee which established the guidelines for the Office of Alternative Medicine within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As a nurse, the most fulfilling aspect of working at the Corsello Center was to watch patients actually heal and get better and better; more often then not, completely getting off of all pharmaceutical drugs after a period of time (perhaps a year or more), and having all the tests that indicate the presence of a disease condition register as negative, along with the complete disappearance of all symptoms. Dr. Corsello always said, “The guiding force for all physicians should be the Hippocratean dictatum, ‘Prima non nocere’ — first do no harm. From this basic starting point, physicians need to recognize that good physiology depends upon a healthy relationship among our thoughts, our spiritual beliefs and our chemistry.”

Dr. Serafina Corsello passed away on February 20, 2009. I will truly miss my beloved friend, colleague and teacher, and pray that she is heartily welcomed to her deserved place in heaven!

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Ryan Sweet D C — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:02:42 GMT

I nominate Fabrizio Mancini, DC, Christopher Kent, DC, and Patrick Gentempo, Jr., DC, to be the leaders in the healthcare reform for our country.

Why?

Their names, to me, are synonymous with "health". The role they play in our current health care reform has increased the leverage for health care practitioners in the field, to educate the public how to attain health. Because of their roles, cutting edge technological advancements in the health care field are currently being used and are having dramatic effects on the public awareness of health and how to create wellness. The responsibilities of attaining health are being put back into the hands of the individuals, and with the simple yet powerful tools that they posses to attain health, people are having dramatic life changing experiences.

Through the knowledge of these individuals it is my hope that one day we could all have the same opportunity to tap into the true healing potentials our human bodies already have. At this point less than one percent of our country's population has been made aware of how to unlock this, often times, hidden blocked health potential. These three individuals are helping to enlighten everyone that they can.

Thank you Dr. Mercola, for giving the people a voice.

(For those of you that thought chiropractic was for back pain, neck pain or headaches, you are are likely to be pleasantly surprised to know that by seeing a skilled chiropractor, you can actually unlock mental impulses (messages that travel across your nerves), that can be congested for years, limiting your true expression of life and health. Words can not describe the benefits of having all of your mental impulses reaching your body, you just need to experience it. Don't wait until something is wrong to fix it, prevent it.)

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Lanakila — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:35:27 GMT

i would like to recommend Dr. James Chestnut of The Wellness Practice - Eat Well, Think Well, Move Well in Canada.

And Dr. Bruce Wong of Lifetime Family Wellness Center in Hawaii. He is adds to his wellness practice the concept of being spiritually well.

Dr. Bruce has been mentored by Dr. Chestnut for years. with the knowledge I rec'd from Dr. Bruce, I have been able to coach others on their wellness journey as well.

He definitely has a global vision & mission.

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cintidinger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:36:19 GMT

Jonathan Wright,MD of Tacoma Washington.

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Mad Dad — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:55:14 GMT

I nominate Dr. Van Merkle, of Dayton Ohio. He is a DC and also a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. He treats people by doing extensive testing (blood, urine, hair) and finding out what is really underlying a person's health problems. he then designs a regimine using proper diet (organic, no artificial sweetners or ingredients) and nutritional supplements to allow a person's own body to heal itself. He has been on the radio here in Dayton for over 15 years, and it is from that show that I forst learned about Dr. Mercola's website. His own website is http://www.3000health.com/

He travels around the country teaching other DC's and MD's how to use his techniques.