The Pattern You’re Not Supposed to Notice
Have you ever noticed how unbelievable it is that big pharma has a drug for everything...
But a cure for nothing?
They’ve got pills to manage your diabetes. Not reverse it.
Pills to lower your blood pressure. Not fix what’s causing it.
Pills to reduce your cholesterol. Not address why it’s high.
Management. Maintenance. Monthly refills.
That’s the business model.
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 55, my doctor handed me a prescription and a pamphlet. Said I’d probably be on medication for life.
He was wrong.
Seventeen years later, no diabetes. No pills.
What changed? I stopped managing symptoms and started feeding my body real food. Moved it daily. Let it sleep and recover.
Turns out your body has this incredible ability to heal itself when you give it what it actually needs.
But there’s no profit in telling you that.
There’s no monthly subscription to eating meat and vegetables. No patent on walking. No pharmaceutical rep getting a bonus when you sleep eight hours.
I’m not saying medicine doesn’t have its place. It does.
But if your doctor’s only tool is a prescription pad, maybe it’s time to ask different questions.
Your body wants to heal. It’s designed for it.
The question is: are you giving it the chance?
Have you ever gotten off a medication by changing how you eat or move? Or are you on something right now and wondering if there’s another way?
I want to hear your story. The real ones. The messy ones. Drop a comment.
I have four stories. 1. I was in my 50s and had high cholesterol. At the time I still believed everything my doctors told me and started on Lipitor. Even though the reason my cholesterol was high was that my GOOD cholesterol was off the charts high -- because I exercised daily. He handed me a lab slip (paper because this was before records were digital). He told me to come back in 3 months and have my labs drawn to make sure I didn't have liver damage from the Lipitor. He assured me that side effect was rare. I dutifully went in three months later had my labs drawn and never heard a word so assumed all was well. When I scheduled my physical a year later, I found out my doctor had left the clinic and I had a new doctor. She ran labs. That night she (the doctor herself not an assistant) called me at home and told me to stop the Lipitor immediately. Apparently there had already been liver damage at the 3 month mark but since my doctor left the clinic no one read the lab report!!! It took a year with special instructions and a restricted diet to get my liver enzymes back to normal range. 2. About 10 years later another doctor insisted I needed meds to lower my cholesterol. She stated that the statins had improved and I would have no problems. And being in my 60's if I didn't lower that cholesterol I would have a stroke. At the time I golfed daily and one day I was walking up the hill on the 7th hole and I could hardly move my legs. I complained to a man in my foursome that I must be getting old. He said, "No - it's the stupid pills you started taking." I quit the pills and my legs returned to normal. Walked without pain. 3. A few years ago my doctor in Astoria once again insisted I had to take pills for cholesterol. When I refused she insisted I go in for a cardiac calcium scan because I was in my 70s and surely would have a stroke if I didn't take meds. My scan showed that my arteries have ZERO blockage. Not even 5% or 10% but ZERO. Medication not required. 4. When I moved 5 years ago to the Coast, I spent 3 full days working in the yard to clean up my new place. I came in after the third day with a rash on my arm. For months I tried everything over the counter to get rid of my rash. I finally got a referral to a dermatologist in Astoria. For three years they tried me on different cremes and I think most of them had steroids or cortisone or something like that. My rash worsened, spread to both arms, my neck and upper back ---- and my skin became paper thin so that the slightest bump would cause blood to spurt from my arms. I carried band aids wherever I went, At my final visit before I moved, the dermatologist suggested Dupixent, a once a month injection. I told him he didn't even know what my rash was so why go to that extreme. I went home and researched Dupixent and found it is also used for asthma. I learned from "Dr. Google" that both asthma and eczema are caused by an over active immune response to allergens. On my own I started taking over the counter Zyrtec and I changed my laundry detergent. It helped somewhat. I found a new dermatologist when I moved to Olympia. He agreed with me and said because of the location of my rash, he suspected an allergic reaction to my shampoo and or hair conditioner. He also gave me a prescription for a creme that was not as heavy-duty as the ones I had before. I changed to Cera V shampoo and conditioner. Within a month, my rash was gone. No monthly injection needed..