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Welcome to Let’s Talk wellness now, the podcast where we challenge the status quo of healthcare and empower you with knowledge to take control of your health. I’m Dr Deb, and today we’re diving into the topic that affects us all, the broken healthcare system, and what can we do about it while we’re waiting for change. Today’s episode is the faults in our healthcare system and how to take control of your health.

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So you know, it takes about eight to 12 months, sometimes even years, to see a specialist. In that time, people are left waiting, suffering or searching for answers on their own. I know firsthand. I waited two years to see a neurologist,

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only to be told, Deb,

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I don’t think you have MS for two years, I lived with that possibility. I almost sold my business, I almost sold my homes, and I questioned my future. Now, deep down, I believed my symptoms were caused by Lyme, mold, toxins and other root causes, but that lingering, what if, haunted me. How many people have gone through the same thing? How many are told that they have a neurological disease, when in reality, no one has investigated the true cause.

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I have seen this firsthand with many of my clients who’ve been waiting 678, 1012, months to see the rheumatologist, the neurologist, the cardiologist. It is very sad, and it is very hard now, could I have seen a neurologist sooner? Yes, I could have, but my schedule got in the way. I had to cancel my appointment, and then as soon as I canceled my appointment, I had to get another referral, then I had to wait for the referral, then I had to wait for the appointment again, and it was another six months, and then the doctor had to cancel, and then we were back and forth and stuck in all of this mess. And it’s frustrating as the client. It’s frustrating as the practitioner. Why should I have to send a referral three times to the same doctor for the same patient because their appointment was canceled. That shouldn’t have to happen. It shouldn’t have to happen to the client. It shouldn’t have to happen to the provider.

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You know, it’s it is a struggle, and it is the system that we’re working within today. And it’s my opinion that our healthcare system is failing us. We don’t have enough providers. Wait times are too long, and when we do get to the office, there’s barely enough time for a provider to truly listen. We are the sickest nation in the world, and yet, 90% of our healthcare funds go to treating chronic disease, According to Robert F Kennedy Jr,

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so what do we do? Do we wait for the government to fix this, or do we take our health into our own hands, the broken healthcare system? Why is it actually failing us? Well, the problem of long wait times, the impact of delayed diagnoses and treatments on patient outcomes. How many illnesses worsened during the waiting period?

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Overworked and understaffed? Why are there so few providers? How did we get here? Insurance and pharmaceutical industry influence? Are patients being steered towards pharmaceuticals rather than true healing, a true lack of preventative care? Why do we focus more on treating symptoms rather than preventing disease in the first place? These are all questions that we need to answer if we’re truly going to take back our health, and we’re truly going to make a difference in the world of health and wellness.

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All of these aspects are contributing factors to the unhealthiness of our country, but they are not the only thing. They are not the only reason, because we have power as our own individual, as the freedom we have in this country. We have power to take care of our families, of our homes, of what we put into our body.

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And in this next segment here, I’m going to show you how you can take back control of your own health, because the good news is we can start at home. Even if we want true wellness, we have to clean up our environment, our food and our bodies. And here’s how

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you know you have to detox your home, remove toxic.

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Cleaning products and replace them with good natural options like vinegar and water and baking soda. Try brands like Grove Collaborative for non toxic household products. I have used Grove for, oh my gosh, probably well over 10 years already. They make great products that are natural, they’re not toxic. They make your environment smell good. They clean well, and you don’t have to worry about exposing your children, your grandchildren and your pets, yes, your pets to these toxic chemicals. We do not need them in our environments. Very easy ways get rid of the scented candles and the plug ins, they emit harmful chemicals, and instead, use things like essential oils for a freshness or a natural scent, lavender, lemon. I use a lot of lemon in my house. I love the way lemon smells. It smells clean to me. I add it to some of my natural cleaning products. I diffuse it in the air. It’s just a great, fresh, clean scent. You can get essential oils from places like dolterra or Young Living oils. They are very great, high quality essential oils, and they can be used in a lot of different fashions you want to reduce your EMF exposure. Well, what the hell is EMF exposure? It is electromagnetic field. It is everywhere around us. We talk a lot about 5g

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that is just one big part of it. But do you know you live in a sea of EMF every single day for me just recording this podcast, I have two computer screens, I have a monitor, I have a computer, I have a phone and I have a

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stereo speaker. All of those things will emit this electromagnetic field, and unless things are hardwired into your wall. You’re using what’s called Wi Fi. Wi Fi emits a ton of electromagnetic magnetic field. You know, you can buy an EMF meter, and I did this in my office and realized that the sea of what I was floating in was crazy. I was putting off just my computer system stuff. Was putting off over 500,000

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watts of EMF, and I was sitting at that computer for 12 hours a day, that is not healthy, that is not safe. So I had to find what was it that was emitting that much EMF for me,

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and the biggest component of it was my printer and was my serial speaker. Those two things emitted so much EMF, and as soon as I made sure I turned off the Bluetooth, made sure I turned off the Wi Fi for them that went way down, went down to, like, almost 6000

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it was crazy how much I was sitting in front of this causing these issues, and I was wondering why my body was buzzing and why I was getting a headache and why I couldn’t see well. And as soon as all of that was taken away. Those symptoms went away. So it is not a small thing. It is a big deal, and you want to really check what is going on in your phone. You want to use what’s called a safe sleeve. That’s what I have here on my cell phone. A safe sleeve is a

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cover that goes onto your phone that helps block the EMF, and when you use this, make sure you put your safe sleeve towards your body when you stick it in your pocket, because that’ll really protect you. These kinds of things create a lot of issues for us. We were not meant to be part of this electromagnetic field for 1012, 1415, 20 hours a day, and yet we are now. There’s also something you can do. You can install what’s called a Stetzer meter. This blocks dirty electricity so all of our outlets have dirty electricity floating around in our environment. And if you hold that right there, I’m going to grab one for you so you can see what see what it looks like. Sorry, you probably didn’t hear me so well when I walked away from you. But this is a Stetzer meter. And along with this Stetzer meter, comes a electro reader that you can actually plug into your outlet, and it’ll tell you how much dirty electricity is running through that electrical circuit, and it does that because somewhere in that line, things are not grounded properly, and that dirty electricity is going to cause a lot of symptoms for you, headaches, blurred vision, numbness, tingling, all of those kinds of things when.

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You find your outlet that’s a problem. You stick one of these Stetter meters inside of there, retest it, and you would be amazed at how low that dirty electricity level goes to. It can go down to nearly nothing. All of these kinds of things are going to help you feel better. Are they costly? No, like a pack of 20 of these Stetzer meters is about 800 bucks, not horribly expensive, and it makes a big difference for you. You want to run air purifiers in your home and crack your window a little bit to really improve your air quality, you have to be mindful of the toxins in our home. We’re in our home a lot. We’re in our work environment a lot. You know, fight to have these things installed in your work environment. Get them in your home environment. It makes a big difference. Why do we want air purifiers there? Because our air is toxic. Now, I know you guys are going to say to me, but I live in a brand new home. Well, so did I and you know what I found in my brand new home,

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extremely high toxic levels of formaldehyde. Why do we have formaldehyde? Well, formaldehyde off gasses. Everything that’s new that we bring into our brand new home, off gasses, our flooring, off gasses, the stain, the paint, the new furniture that we brought in, all of those things contained formaldehyde, and formaldehyde is a chemical used for embalming fluid. Yes, it’s embalming fluid. And do you want to breathe that every day? No, so you run the air purifier and you crack the window a little bit, and that will help remove those high levels of formaldehyde until the off gassing is done. Now, guess how long it takes to off gas formaldehyde,

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seven to 10 years. It’s a very long time. So when you say, my been in my house for three years, it’s not a problem. I would guarantee that it is a problem for you, and you need to make these kinds of changes if you want to live a healthier, happy life, if you want to protect your children, if you want to protect yourself your pets from developing cancer, from developing chronic illnesses, these kinds of things are really important. Now next, I want to talk about, how do we clean up our food? Well, whenever possible you want to buy organic. If cost is a concern, prioritize the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15 from the Environmental Working Group. You can find this at ew g.org

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and you’ll know which foods you need to always buy organic and which ones are not so bad you could get away with not buying organic. It’ll keep your costs down on your food sources. Now, do you need to buy organic toilet paper?

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No, you don’t have to. Is it helpful? Yes, but I am more concerned about what you’re putting into your body. Now, do I think you should be buying organic body washes and hair shampoos and hair products and makeup Absolutely because skin is the largest organ that we have, and you’re going to be absorbing all of those toxins from those those chemicals, those products. So don’t do things like this on your body. This stuff is so toxic,

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and everybody loves it. It smells great, but most people can’t stand to be around you because the scent is so strong that it affects them. So don’t do things like that. Do things like this. This is rooted it’s a hydrating lotion, and it works really beautifully. It smells nice. It’s good on your skin, and these things are going to be better for your body and for you. Now, the other thing is, you want to eliminate dyes, especially from children’s foods. Excuse me, we’ve known since 1980 that red dye contributes to attention deficit disorder and behavioral issues, yet it’s still in our foods. When I worked in an allergy clinic back in 2002

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I saw children react to foods like corn dyes, blue dye, red dye, yellow dye, oranges. It is not just gluten and dairy that triggers our brain. Did you know that dairy can act like morphine in your brain? Yes, it acts like morphine to some of us in our brain, these dyes and these chemicals can do the exact same thing. Many of these foods triggered neurological and behavioral responses.

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Get these things out of your child’s food sources. You know, does it mean that occasionally they can’t have something they really love? No, occasionally they can, but they shouldn’t be having it every day, five times.

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A day that is not the way that we were built to be eating things or being exposed to things.

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Food is medicine. Test your food, test for food sensitivities and eliminate the ones that are causing your body inflammation. Now, as an older person, right? We know what foods don’t do well for us, but I want to challenge you and ask you, how many of you know that maybe corn doesn’t sit with you, or dairy doesn’t sit with you very well, but you eat it anyway. It gives you inflammation. It gives you brain fog. Maybe you’re tired afterwards, but you still eat it because we justify that. Our children do the same thing. And did you know that when you have a food sensitivity, you crave it that much more you want it all the time, which doesn’t really make sense, does it? Because if we’re not tolerating something and our body doesn’t like it. Why the hell does our body want so much more of it? Well, that’s the allergy part of it. That’s the sensitivity part of it. So when you see cravings and and experiences where you can’t control yourself with a particular product, it’s most likely a food sensitivity. So if you take your five most hated foods and your five most favorite foods, those 10 are your food sensitivities. So just start eliminating them. Start challenging them. Now. Food sensitivities are different than food allergies. Food allergies are almost immediate. You eat something, you get a headache, a stomach ache, you get an anaphylactic reaction. Your throat closes. Those you know pretty fast, within a couple of hours to 24 hours food sensitivities, though, these are delayed reactions. Your food reactions can last and start up to 14 days after you eat something, making it extremely challenging to figure out which food might be a problem. So we usually recommend that you rotate your foods. So start with one, eliminate it for five days. You can eat it every day for five days. Take it out again for five days, and journal how you’re feeling when you’re doing this, it’ll make a big difference in you identifying the foods that cause the biggest problems for you. Remember food is medicine. Test for food sensitivities, eliminate the ones causing inflammation in your body. Hydration matters. Are you drinking clean, filtered water, free from heavy metals, chemicals, toxins, pesticides and herbicides. If not, make sure you are because it is a big deal for you.

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Now finding the right health partner, we need medical detectives, providers who listen, look for root causes, and don’t just hand out prescriptions. If you’re struggling with symptoms, don’t accept a quick diagnosis without questioning it. Find a practitioner who will investigate Lyme, mold and toxins, the potential root causes, support you in detoxing and restoring your health naturally, help you balance hormones, gut health and immune function without jumping straight to pharmaceuticals. Look at metabolic health, chronic inflammation and environmental factors affecting your body. Ask yourself, is your doctor listening? Are they looking deeper? Are they open to alternative therapies that actually work

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if not, find a partner, find a health partner that will do these things with you instead of dictating to you and telling you there’s nothing wrong with you,

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how to heal your body while waiting for the system to Change. Well, we can’t sit around waiting for government regulations or massive overhauls in health care, we have to take control of what we can change today. And here are some simple, actionable steps for you, grow your own food, start a small garden, even if it’s just herbs on a windowsill. This can make a big difference, not only in the cost for you, but you have control over what’s being put on and in your food.

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Reduce toxins in personal care products, look for brands free of parabens, phthalates and artificial fragrances. Practice mindfulness and stress reduction. Chronic stress leads to chronic disease. Meditation, grounding and nature exposure can help us move your body daily, even if it is just stretching or walking outside. Movement is medicine and of course, sleep hygiene really.

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Reduce the blue light exposure at night. That’s the light that goes on your computer screen, on your phone screen. There’s settings on there that you can reduce that blue light. You can turn it off. You can lower it, very important, so you’re not over stimulated before you go to bed. Don’t read things that are going to excite you or get you upset before bed, set a sleep schedule and make your bedroom a sanctuary. Get the TV out. Don’t watch the news while you’re getting ready to go to bed. These things are huge.

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You know, health is not a privilege, it’s a right. But until the system changes, we have to take responsibility for our own well being, clean up your home, your food and your knowledge, educate yourself, empower your family and seek out the right health professionals. If this episode has resonated with you, please share it with a friend. Subscribe to the podcast and join me on this journey toward true wellness. Let’s create a new health paradigm, one home at a time until next time, be well and be empowered and always keep asking why. Thank you for listening to the podcast. Let’s talk wellness now brings expert insights directly to you. Please note that the views and information shared by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Let’s Talk wellness now its management or our partners, each affiliate, sponsor and partner is an independent entity with its own perspectives. Today’s content is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and should not be considered specific advice, whether financial, medical or legal. While we strive to present accurate and useful information, we cannot guarantee its completeness or relevance to your unique circumstances. We encourage you to consult with a qualified professional to address your individual needs. Your use of information from this broadcast is entirely at your own risk. By continuing to listen, you agree to indemnify and hold let’s talk wellness now and its associates harmless from any claims or damages arising from the use of this content.

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