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[Music] when my daughter was nine years old she

when my daughter was nine years old she

when my daughter was nine years old she was playing on an aerial yoga swing it’s

was playing on an aerial yoga swing it’s

was playing on an aerial yoga swing it’s one of those meters and meters of long

one of those meters and meters of long

one of those meters and meters of long silk fabric that suspended from you know

silk fabric that suspended from you know

silk fabric that suspended from you know really high ceilings and she was doing

really high ceilings and she was doing

really high ceilings and she was doing backflips from this aerial yoga swing on

backflips from this aerial yoga swing on

backflips from this aerial yoga swing on her last attempt my daughter

her last attempt my daughter

her last attempt my daughter nine years old she let go of the swing

nine years old she let go of the swing

nine years old she let go of the swing with her hands by accident and her head

with her hands by accident and her head

with her hands by accident and her head came crashing down to the ground and

came crashing down to the ground and

came crashing down to the ground and with such a brutal force on the hardwood

with such a brutal force on the hardwood

with such a brutal force on the hardwood floors at the time when she fell her

floors at the time when she fell her

floors at the time when she fell her head would have been about eight feet

head would have been about eight feet

head would have been about eight feet off the ground so if any of you have

off the ground so if any of you have

off the ground so if any of you have ever suffered from a concussion you know

ever suffered from a concussion you know

ever suffered from a concussion you know how debilitating a concussion can be

how debilitating a concussion can be

how debilitating a concussion can be they’re painful often they prevent you

they’re painful often they prevent you

they’re painful often they prevent you from living your life even to the

from living your life even to the

from living your life even to the fullest so my daughter she couldn’t go

fullest so my daughter she couldn’t go

fullest so my daughter she couldn’t go to school she couldn’t read she couldn’t

to school she couldn’t read she couldn’t

to school she couldn’t read she couldn’t watch TV to distract herself from the

watch TV to distract herself from the

watch TV to distract herself from the pain and for me as a mother watching her

pain and for me as a mother watching her

pain and for me as a mother watching her daughter go through this

daughter go through this

daughter go through this it was also excruciating for me over the

it was also excruciating for me over the

it was also excruciating for me over the course of 30 days I took my daughter to

course of 30 days I took my daughter to

course of 30 days I took my daughter to see several different types of

see several different types of

see several different types of specialists and health care

specialists and health care

specialists and health care practitioners we saw medical doctors we

practitioners we saw medical doctors we

practitioners we saw medical doctors we saw eye doctor as we saw concussion

saw eye doctor as we saw concussion

saw eye doctor as we saw concussion specialists took her to physio

specialists took her to physio

specialists took her to physio acupuncture cranial sacral I did voodoo

acupuncture cranial sacral I did voodoo

acupuncture cranial sacral I did voodoo stuff with her I did anything to try and

stuff with her I did anything to try and

stuff with her I did anything to try and get her healthy and at best her pain

get her healthy and at best her pain

get her healthy and at best her pain would come down to about a seven out of

would come down to about a seven out of

would come down to about a seven out of ten but usually within half an hour of

ten but usually within half an hour of

ten but usually within half an hour of her receiving a treatment the pain would

her receiving a treatment the pain would

her receiving a treatment the pain would come back up to a 15 out of 10 so after

come back up to a 15 out of 10 so after

come back up to a 15 out of 10 so after 30 days I said enough is enough and I

30 days I said enough is enough and I

30 days I said enough is enough and I took her to the emergency room and I

took her to the emergency room and I

took her to the emergency room and I said you have to check her out something

said you have to check her out something

said you have to check her out something has to be wrong with her now I’ve been

has to be wrong with her now I’ve been

has to be wrong with her now I’ve been working for the last ten years with

working for the last ten years with

working for the last ten years with people who suffer from cancer and

people who suffer from cancer and

people who suffer from cancer and chronic disease and I teach them a

chronic disease and I teach them a

chronic disease and I teach them a metabolic nutritional therapy that

metabolic nutritional therapy that

metabolic nutritional therapy that actually reverses their illnesses so

actually reverses their illnesses so

actually reverses their illnesses so give me someone who has type 2 diabetes

give me someone who has type 2 diabetes

give me someone who has type 2 diabetes ms any type of autoimmune disorder

ms any type of autoimmune disorder

ms any type of autoimmune disorder infertility migraines Crohn’s irritable

infertility migraines Crohn’s irritable

infertility migraines Crohn’s irritable bowel I mean the list is long I’ve

bowel I mean the list is long I’ve

bowel I mean the list is long I’ve worked with hundreds of clients and I

worked with hundreds of clients and I

worked with hundreds of clients and I know how to use food as medicine but

know how to use food as medicine but

know how to use food as medicine but when it came to concussions concussions

when it came to concussions concussions

when it came to concussions concussions are an acute condition right it happened

are an acute condition right it happened

are an acute condition right it happened from an injury similar to a car accident

from an injury similar to a car accident

from an injury similar to a car accident and I didn’t think I knew anything about

and I didn’t think I knew anything about

and I didn’t think I knew anything about concussions I had done a lot of research

concussions I had done a lot of research

concussions I had done a lot of research in neuroscience literature and but

in neuroscience literature and but

in neuroscience literature and but really I didn’t know what to do to help

really I didn’t know what to do to help

really I didn’t know what to do to help her but the sad thing was is that none

her but the sad thing was is that none

her but the sad thing was is that none of the doctors and other healthcare

of the doctors and other healthcare

of the doctors and other healthcare practitioners could help her either we

practitioners could help her either we

practitioners could help her either we know how to diagnose

know how to diagnose

know how to diagnose concussions but we do not know how to

concussions but we do not know how to

concussions but we do not know how to treat them so often people are left on

treat them so often people are left on

treat them so often people are left on their own to try and figure it out and

their own to try and figure it out and

their own to try and figure it out and often they resort to antidepressants

often they resort to antidepressants

often they resort to antidepressants sleep medications and other types of

sleep medications and other types of

sleep medications and other types of opiates that really they become addicted

opiates that really they become addicted

opiates that really they become addicted to and this is the last thing I wanted

to and this is the last thing I wanted

to and this is the last thing I wanted for my daughter so the emergency doctor

for my daughter so the emergency doctor

for my daughter so the emergency doctor that morning 8:30 in the morning in

that morning 8:30 in the morning in

that morning 8:30 in the morning in Whistler he said you know you might have

Whistler he said you know you might have

Whistler he said you know you might have to prepare yourself that your daughter’s

to prepare yourself that your daughter’s

to prepare yourself that your daughter’s gonna have to be home for school for a

gonna have to be home for school for a

gonna have to be home for school for a year before she might even feel better

year before she might even feel better

year before she might even feel better and I couldn’t believe it

and I couldn’t believe it

and I couldn’t believe it the wait-and-see approach the do-nothing

the wait-and-see approach the do-nothing

the wait-and-see approach the do-nothing approach this was not good enough for my

approach this was not good enough for my

approach this was not good enough for my daughter it wasn’t good enough for me so

daughter it wasn’t good enough for me so

daughter it wasn’t good enough for me so then that’s when I decided to apply

then that’s when I decided to apply

then that’s when I decided to apply everything I knew about working with

everything I knew about working with

everything I knew about working with cancer and chronic disease and apply it

cancer and chronic disease and apply it

cancer and chronic disease and apply it to my daughter that day so I left the

to my daughter that day so I left the

to my daughter that day so I left the emergency room we walked over to the

emergency room we walked over to the

emergency room we walked over to the physio clinic and I demanded that the

physio clinic and I demanded that the

physio clinic and I demanded that the physiotherapist massage her intensely

physiotherapist massage her intensely

physiotherapist massage her intensely all the way through her body not just

all the way through her body not just

all the way through her body not just her shoulders not just her neck not just

her shoulders not just her neck not just

her shoulders not just her neck not just her head after that we are fortunate

her head after that we are fortunate

her head after that we are fortunate that there was an acupuncturist in the

that there was an acupuncturist in the

that there was an acupuncturist in the same clinic and I said okay I want you

same clinic and I said okay I want you

same clinic and I said okay I want you to follow up this treatment with

to follow up this treatment with

to follow up this treatment with acupuncture therapy to increase blood

acupuncture therapy to increase blood

acupuncture therapy to increase blood flow circulation anything to help my

flow circulation anything to help my

flow circulation anything to help my daughter after that we walked over to

daughter after that we walked over to

daughter after that we walked over to the optometrist unfortunately being in

the optometrist unfortunately being in

the optometrist unfortunately being in Whistler everything is just a

Whistler everything is just a

Whistler everything is just a five-minute walk away so we were lucky a

five-minute walk away so we were lucky a

five-minute walk away so we were lucky a bit different if you’re in Vancouver or

bit different if you’re in Vancouver or

bit different if you’re in Vancouver or in another big city so I went to the

in another big city so I went to the

in another big city so I went to the optometrist and I said you know tell me

optometrist and I said you know tell me

optometrist and I said you know tell me anything you know about how to heal the

anything you know about how to heal the

anything you know about how to heal the brain from an eye perspective and she

brain from an eye perspective and she

brain from an eye perspective and she thought I’m sure she thought I was crazy

thought I’m sure she thought I was crazy

thought I’m sure she thought I was crazy and she said but you know what there is

and she said but you know what there is

and she said but you know what there is something you can do go get a pair of

something you can do go get a pair of

something you can do go get a pair of rose-colored glasses

rose-colored glasses

rose-colored glasses okay now this isn’t to you know be

okay now this isn’t to you know be

okay now this isn’t to you know be hopeful but literally go get a pair of

hopeful but literally go get a pair of

hopeful but literally go get a pair of rose-colored glasses

rose-colored glasses

rose-colored glasses and tape off the periphery of the

and tape off the periphery of the

and tape off the periphery of the glasses so that there’s less stimulation

glasses so that there’s less stimulation

glasses so that there’s less stimulation coming into the eyes to give the eyes a

coming into the eyes to give the eyes a

coming into the eyes to give the eyes a break and then to ultimately give the

break and then to ultimately give the

break and then to ultimately give the brain a break so that’s what I did and

brain a break so that’s what I did and

brain a break so that’s what I did and what was incredible is her pain by this

what was incredible is her pain by this

what was incredible is her pain by this point had dropped down to about a 7 out

point had dropped down to about a 7 out

point had dropped down to about a 7 out of 10

of 10

of 10 so then after this we were fortunate to

so then after this we were fortunate to

so then after this we were fortunate to have a therapy float tank company in

have a therapy float tank company in

have a therapy float tank company in Whistler so I took over to West Coast

Whistler so I took over to West Coast

Whistler so I took over to West Coast float and if any of you don’t know what

float and if any of you don’t know what

float and if any of you don’t know what that is they’re basically sensory

that is they’re basically sensory

that is they’re basically sensory deprivation pods and they’re full of

deprivation pods and they’re full of

deprivation pods and they’re full of magnesium so from a nutrition

magnesium so from a nutrition

magnesium so from a nutrition perspective

perspective

perspective I knew that magnesium is apps

I knew that magnesium is apps

I knew that magnesium is apps lutely critical for brain health for

lutely critical for brain health for

lutely critical for brain health for cellular regeneration for total body

cellular regeneration for total body

cellular regeneration for total body repair so my daughter nine years old she

repair so my daughter nine years old she

repair so my daughter nine years old she agreed to undress slip into the float

agreed to undress slip into the float

agreed to undress slip into the float tank and she was in there for 90 minutes

tank and she was in there for 90 minutes

tank and she was in there for 90 minutes absorbing magnesium transdermally

absorbing magnesium transdermally

absorbing magnesium transdermally through her skin the best way to take

through her skin the best way to take

through her skin the best way to take most drugs and nutrients so after that

most drugs and nutrients so after that

most drugs and nutrients so after that her headache could come down to a 5 out

her headache could come down to a 5 out

her headache could come down to a 5 out of 10 and I thought incredible we have

of 10 and I thought incredible we have

of 10 and I thought incredible we have some success and again it wasn’t good

some success and again it wasn’t good

some success and again it wasn’t good enough for me so then after that I

enough for me so then after that I

enough for me so then after that I brought my daughter home and I did what

brought my daughter home and I did what

brought my daughter home and I did what I did best nutrition and I pumped her

I did best nutrition and I pumped her

I did best nutrition and I pumped her body full if every type of nutrient in

body full if every type of nutrient in

body full if every type of nutrient in high high dose that I can think of and

high high dose that I can think of and

high high dose that I can think of and that was her lunch now she was tired

that was her lunch now she was tired

that was her lunch now she was tired from all of these treatments in just one

from all of these treatments in just one

from all of these treatments in just one morning so after that I had her lay down

morning so after that I had her lay down

morning so after that I had her lay down and then I applied what I call the

and then I applied what I call the

and then I applied what I call the Temple Grandin technique now if you

Temple Grandin technique now if you

Temple Grandin technique now if you don’t know who Temple Grandin is she’s

don’t know who Temple Grandin is she’s

don’t know who Temple Grandin is she’s an incredible woman who has autism and I

an incredible woman who has autism and I

an incredible woman who has autism and I applied compression therapy so a lot of

applied compression therapy so a lot of

applied compression therapy so a lot of you probably know what compression

you probably know what compression

you probably know what compression therapy is if you’ve ever had surgery or

therapy is if you’ve ever had surgery or

therapy is if you’ve ever had surgery or an injury where you wear compression

an injury where you wear compression

an injury where you wear compression stocking so what I did is I applied

stocking so what I did is I applied

stocking so what I did is I applied compression therapy to her entire system

compression therapy to her entire system

compression therapy to her entire system in an effort to compress and promote

in an effort to compress and promote

in an effort to compress and promote healing and circulation and ultimately

healing and circulation and ultimately

healing and circulation and ultimately to give her brain a break from all of

to give her brain a break from all of

to give her brain a break from all of the incoming noise that we suffer from

the incoming noise that we suffer from

the incoming noise that we suffer from every single day now my daughter slept

every single day now my daughter slept

every single day now my daughter slept for two and a half hours the longest nap

for two and a half hours the longest nap

for two and a half hours the longest nap she had taken since she was 3 years old

she had taken since she was 3 years old

she had taken since she was 3 years old and when she woke up her headache was it

and when she woke up her headache was it

and when she woke up her headache was it a 1 out of 10 Wow is right but it still

a 1 out of 10 Wow is right but it still

a 1 out of 10 Wow is right but it still wasn’t good enough for me so I fed her

wasn’t good enough for me so I fed her

wasn’t good enough for me so I fed her again another nutritious highly rich in

again another nutritious highly rich in

again another nutritious highly rich in omega threes meal and I took her to the

omega threes meal and I took her to the

omega threes meal and I took her to the chiropractor and so at the chiropractor

chiropractor and so at the chiropractor

chiropractor and so at the chiropractor I said listen my daughter had a

I said listen my daughter had a

I said listen my daughter had a concussion and I’m trying to heal her

concussion and I’m trying to heal her

concussion and I’m trying to heal her and I’m trying to do it in a day so I

and I’m trying to do it in a day so I

and I’m trying to do it in a day so I need you to go through her and type

need you to go through her and type

need you to go through her and type exactly I’d had enough my poor baby was

exactly I’d had enough my poor baby was

exactly I’d had enough my poor baby was in pain so I said you need to adjust her

in pain so I said you need to adjust her

in pain so I said you need to adjust her body and make sure her entire skeletal

body and make sure her entire skeletal

body and make sure her entire skeletal system is in full alignment from head to

system is in full alignment from head to

system is in full alignment from head to toe so I said I’ll pay you as much as

toe so I said I’ll pay you as much as

toe so I said I’ll pay you as much as you want just do it and she did

you want just do it and she did

you want just do it and she did after that her pain was still a one out

after that her pain was still a one out

after that her pain was still a one out of ten but she had a sparkle in her eye

of ten but she had a sparkle in her eye

of ten but she had a sparkle in her eye for the first time in a month so I took

for the first time in a month so I took

for the first time in a month so I took her home and again better another

her home and again better another

her home and again better another nutritious brain meal and put her to bed

nutritious brain meal and put her to bed

nutritious brain meal and put her to bed and for the first time in a month she

and for the first time in a month she

and for the first time in a month she slept peacefully all night and when she

slept peacefully all night and when she

slept peacefully all night and when she woke up the next morning her pain was a

woke up the next morning her pain was a

woke up the next morning her pain was a zero out of ten and the first thing she

zero out of ten and the first thing she

zero out of ten and the first thing she said is that she was ready to go back to

said is that she was ready to go back to

said is that she was ready to go back to school and since that day she hasn’t

school and since that day she hasn’t

school and since that day she hasn’t missed a single day of school because of

missed a single day of school because of

missed a single day of school because of her concussion at all the reason why I

her concussion at all the reason why I

her concussion at all the reason why I think I was able to do that for my

think I was able to do that for my

think I was able to do that for my daughter is because I have this truly

daughter is because I have this truly

daughter is because I have this truly innate belief that the body is not a sum

innate belief that the body is not a sum

innate belief that the body is not a sum of independent parts but is in a

of independent parts but is in a

of independent parts but is in a complete magical whole it’s a

complete magical whole it’s a

complete magical whole it’s a self-healing organism that if we just

self-healing organism that if we just

self-healing organism that if we just enable the body to heal itself it will

enable the body to heal itself it will

enable the body to heal itself it will because that is how our body is designed

because that is how our body is designed

because that is how our body is designed the other thing is that we need an

the other thing is that we need an

the other thing is that we need an entire integrated healthcare system if

entire integrated healthcare system if

entire integrated healthcare system if we are truly going to tackle the health

we are truly going to tackle the health

we are truly going to tackle the health issues that we are faced with now right

issues that we are faced with now right

issues that we are faced with now right now one in two Canadians will be

now one in two Canadians will be

now one in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime

diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime

diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime anybody here shocked by that statistic

anybody here shocked by that statistic

anybody here shocked by that statistic one in two Canadians one in four living

one in two Canadians one in four living

one in two Canadians one in four living in a car with a chronic degenerative

in a car with a chronic degenerative

in a car with a chronic degenerative disease this is an epidemic and it’s not

disease this is an epidemic and it’s not

disease this is an epidemic and it’s not being handled well within our current

being handled well within our current

being handled well within our current medical system yes if you are in a car

medical system yes if you are in a car

medical system yes if you are in a car accident yes I bow down to those doctors

accident yes I bow down to those doctors

accident yes I bow down to those doctors the team of medical practitioners who

the team of medical practitioners who

the team of medical practitioners who are there waiting in the emergency room

are there waiting in the emergency room

are there waiting in the emergency room to treat you but again that’s a whole

to treat you but again that’s a whole

to treat you but again that’s a whole integrated healthcare team that waits

integrated healthcare team that waits

integrated healthcare team that waits for you in acute situations but we don’t

for you in acute situations but we don’t

for you in acute situations but we don’t have that when it comes to chronic

have that when it comes to chronic

have that when it comes to chronic degenerative disease now does anyone

degenerative disease now does anyone

degenerative disease now does anyone know what this number is seven point

know what this number is seven point

know what this number is seven point five that’s the number of minutes that

five that’s the number of minutes that

five that’s the number of minutes that GPS are given to work with you to treat

GPS are given to work with you to treat

GPS are given to work with you to treat you to diagnose you to prescribe you

you to diagnose you to prescribe you

you to diagnose you to prescribe you seven point five minutes and that is not

seven point five minutes and that is not

seven point five minutes and that is not enough even with socialized medicine

enough even with socialized medicine

enough even with socialized medicine seven point five minutes is a disgrace

seven point five minutes is a disgrace

seven point five minutes is a disgrace because it’s not enough time for a

because it’s not enough time for a

because it’s not enough time for a doctor to look into the magic crystal

doctor to look into the magic crystal

doctor to look into the magic crystal ball and figure out what it’s truly

ball and figure out what it’s truly

ball and figure out what it’s truly wrong with you now with all the work

wrong with you now with all the work

wrong with you now with all the work that I’ve been doing with my clients

that I’ve been doing with my clients

that I’ve been doing with my clients they come to me misdiagnosed often they

they come to me misdiagnosed often they

they come to me misdiagnosed often they come to me on the wrong medications they

come to me on the wrong medications they

come to me on the wrong medications they come to me in severe chronic pain and

come to me in severe chronic pain and

come to me in severe chronic pain and they’ve been living that way even after

they’ve been living that way even after

they’ve been living that way even after ongoing surgery multiple surgeries after

ongoing surgery multiple surgeries after

ongoing surgery multiple surgeries after surgery after surgery

surgery after surgery

surgery after surgery and I know many of you can relate to

and I know many of you can relate to

and I know many of you can relate to that okay our medical system is not

that okay our medical system is not

that okay our medical system is not working when it comes to chronic

working when it comes to chronic

working when it comes to chronic degenerative disease and that’s the cold

degenerative disease and that’s the cold

degenerative disease and that’s the cold hard truth so I have a proposition and

hard truth so I have a proposition and

hard truth so I have a proposition and it’s to rethink what it’s like to go to

it’s to rethink what it’s like to go to

it’s to rethink what it’s like to go to the medical doctor and instead of having

the medical doctor and instead of having

the medical doctor and instead of having a doctor say hmm what’s the right

a doctor say hmm what’s the right

a doctor say hmm what’s the right surgery or pill for this illness because

surgery or pill for this illness because

surgery or pill for this illness because that’s what they are taught in medical

that’s what they are taught in medical

that’s what they are taught in medical school they are taught to diagnose and

school they are taught to diagnose and

school they are taught to diagnose and prescribe and that is it so when it

prescribe and that is it so when it

prescribe and that is it so when it comes to our healthcare system we need

comes to our healthcare system we need

comes to our healthcare system we need to reimagine medic the medical education

to reimagine medic the medical education

to reimagine medic the medical education system this is one of the courses or

system this is one of the courses or

system this is one of the courses or programs even that I would require of

programs even that I would require of

programs even that I would require of all medical students and it would be

all medical students and it would be

all medical students and it would be called food is matter better medicine

called food is matter better medicine

called food is matter better medicine than drugs I met at a fantastic doctor

than drugs I met at a fantastic doctor

than drugs I met at a fantastic doctor from Ireland and he said when he was in

from Ireland and he said when he was in

from Ireland and he said when he was in medical school he was actually required

medical school he was actually required

medical school he was actually required to read a book with the same title and I

to read a book with the same title and I

to read a book with the same title and I thought that’s incredible but just a

thought that’s incredible but just a

thought that’s incredible but just a book there should actually be a program

book there should actually be a program

book there should actually be a program because you see I’m not a medical doctor

because you see I’m not a medical doctor

because you see I’m not a medical doctor and in fact the orthomolecular

and in fact the orthomolecular

and in fact the orthomolecular nutritional therapy that I teach my

nutritional therapy that I teach my

nutritional therapy that I teach my clients that reverses infertility type 2

clients that reverses infertility type 2

clients that reverses infertility type 2 diabetes heart disease gets people off

diabetes heart disease gets people off

diabetes heart disease gets people off medication and gets them to cancel their

medication and gets them to cancel their

medication and gets them to cancel their scheduled surgeries it’s done through

scheduled surgeries it’s done through

scheduled surgeries it’s done through nutrition and doctors we know when they

nutrition and doctors we know when they

nutrition and doctors we know when they graduate from medical school on average

graduate from medical school on average

graduate from medical school on average they receive about 6 to 12 hours only at

they receive about 6 to 12 hours only at

they receive about 6 to 12 hours only at some universities of nutritional

some universities of nutritional

some universities of nutritional training and in most universities

training and in most universities

training and in most universities medical colleges they don’t even teach

medical colleges they don’t even teach

medical colleges they don’t even teach nutrition at all so when I have my

nutrition at all so when I have my

nutrition at all so when I have my clients who are doctors patients and

clients who are doctors patients and

clients who are doctors patients and they actually healed their doctors go

they actually healed their doctors go

they actually healed their doctors go how is that possible how did it work

how is that possible how did it work

how is that possible how did it work well it couldn’t have had anything to do

well it couldn’t have had anything to do

well it couldn’t have had anything to do with your diet and in fact it had

with your diet and in fact it had

with your diet and in fact it had everything to do with the changes it

everything to do with the changes it

everything to do with the changes it made to their diet in their lifestyle

made to their diet in their lifestyle

made to their diet in their lifestyle the second course that I would teach is

the second course that I would teach is

the second course that I would teach is called the power of the human mind now

called the power of the human mind now

called the power of the human mind now did you know that there was a study

did you know that there was a study

did you know that there was a study released in 2014 that showed that in 74

released in 2014 that showed that in 74

released in 2014 that showed that in 74 that the sham surgeries were effective

that the sham surgeries were effective

that the sham surgeries were effective in 74 percent of trials and sham

in 74 percent of trials and sham

in 74 percent of trials and sham surgeries are pretend surgeries so what

surgeries are pretend surgeries so what

surgeries are pretend surgeries so what happens is you could you you might be

happens is you could you you might be

happens is you could you you might be scheduled to have a surgery and what

scheduled to have a surgery and what

scheduled to have a surgery and what you’ll go into the emergency room the

you’ll go into the emergency room the

you’ll go into the emergency room the surgical room

surgical room

surgical room then the doctors there will pretend to

then the doctors there will pretend to

then the doctors there will pretend to do the surgery they communicate with

do the surgery they communicate with

do the surgery they communicate with each other they pass instruments back

each other they pass instruments back

each other they pass instruments back and forth they actually cut you open and

and forth they actually cut you open and

and forth they actually cut you open and close you out but without doing anything

close you out but without doing anything

close you out but without doing anything and it’s been proven that the body heals

and it’s been proven that the body heals

and it’s been proven that the body heals itself just from thinking that it

itself just from thinking that it

itself just from thinking that it underwent surgery and the same thing for

underwent surgery and the same thing for

underwent surgery and the same thing for placebo trials placebo trials are almost

placebo trials placebo trials are almost

placebo trials placebo trials are almost as effective if not more effective than

as effective if not more effective than

as effective if not more effective than most of the drugs out there and a

most of the drugs out there and a

most of the drugs out there and a placebo is just a sugar pill but what’s

placebo is just a sugar pill but what’s

placebo is just a sugar pill but what’s even more fascinating is that even when

even more fascinating is that even when

even more fascinating is that even when doctors tell their patients and

doctors tell their patients and

doctors tell their patients and researchers tell the control groups that

researchers tell the control groups that

researchers tell the control groups that they are given a placebo and that

they are given a placebo and that

they are given a placebo and that they’re going to be given undergo a sham

they’re going to be given undergo a sham

they’re going to be given undergo a sham surgery they still heal which is truly

surgery they still heal which is truly

surgery they still heal which is truly remarkable we don’t know anything about

remarkable we don’t know anything about

remarkable we don’t know anything about the human mind we think we do science

the human mind we think we do science

the human mind we think we do science and neuroplasticity is still only at the

and neuroplasticity is still only at the

and neuroplasticity is still only at the forefront of research right now the mind

forefront of research right now the mind

forefront of research right now the mind is incredibly powerful and doctors need

is incredibly powerful and doctors need

is incredibly powerful and doctors need to learn this in medical school and it

to learn this in medical school and it

to learn this in medical school and it should not just be isolated to the neuro

should not just be isolated to the neuro

should not just be isolated to the neuro scientists the third course that I would

scientists the third course that I would

scientists the third course that I would teach is called anything but meds but

teach is called anything but meds but

teach is called anything but meds but I’m open to other titles as well perhaps

I’m open to other titles as well perhaps

I’m open to other titles as well perhaps it’s pharmaceuticals in surgery only as

it’s pharmaceuticals in surgery only as

it’s pharmaceuticals in surgery only as a last resort or don’t pay me until I

a last resort or don’t pay me until I

a last resort or don’t pay me until I get you healthy any one of those courses

get you healthy any one of those courses

get you healthy any one of those courses are the type of course that doctors need

are the type of course that doctors need

are the type of course that doctors need to take not just a course but an entire

to take not just a course but an entire

to take not just a course but an entire program because there is not a single

program because there is not a single

program because there is not a single pharmaceutical drug out there that

pharmaceutical drug out there that

pharmaceutical drug out there that doesn’t have debilitating side effects

doesn’t have debilitating side effects

doesn’t have debilitating side effects even death are associated with most of

even death are associated with most of

even death are associated with most of these drugs did you know that the third

these drugs did you know that the third

these drugs did you know that the third leading cause of death in North America

leading cause of death in North America

leading cause of death in North America is medical error from Mis diagnosis

is medical error from Mis diagnosis

is medical error from Mis diagnosis interaction of drugs operating on the

interaction of drugs operating on the

interaction of drugs operating on the wrong arm the wrong organ the wrong

wrong arm the wrong organ the wrong

wrong arm the wrong organ the wrong person so we definitely need a change

person so we definitely need a change

person so we definitely need a change within our medical system now this is

within our medical system now this is

within our medical system now this is not a far-fetched fantasy this is

not a far-fetched fantasy this is

not a far-fetched fantasy this is something that is attainable right now

something that is attainable right now

something that is attainable right now but we need to demand it as patients and

but we need to demand it as patients and

but we need to demand it as patients and we need to demand it as citizens we also

we need to demand it as citizens we also

we need to demand it as citizens we also need to advocate for ourselves do the

need to advocate for ourselves do the

need to advocate for ourselves do the research do the learning go to great

research do the learning go to great

research do the learning go to great lengths to do anything that you can to

lengths to do anything that you can to

lengths to do anything that you can to keep yourself off meds to keep your

keep yourself off meds to keep your

keep yourself off meds to keep your organs intact because your body needs

organs intact because your body needs

organs intact because your body needs a healthy vibrant body if it’s truly

a healthy vibrant body if it’s truly

a healthy vibrant body if it’s truly going to heal thank you

going to heal thank you

going to heal thank you [Applause]

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