Western allopathic medicine and traditional plant-based medicine are fundamentally different. Western medicine uses chemically derived drugs to cause the body to act in a certain manner. Conversely, traditional plant-based medicines provide natural phytochemicals which support your body's innate ability to heal itself.

For thousands of years mankind has used plants to treat illness. Today we are led to believe that ancient man lived short unhealthy lives. If this were true, we would never have become the dominant species on this planet. Common sense tells us we are being lied to. If you look at life expectancy 200 years ago and life expectancy today the numbers tell us that we are living longer. That is not the full story. Those numbers include infant mortality. Western medicine has been miraculous at keeping babies alive that 200 years ago would not have made it to adult hood. What I found most startling when I looked at the numbers was that when I removed infant mortality from the data, it shows that our life expectancy today is actually lower than it was 200 years ago. And 200 years ago people were vital much longer than they are today. They continued to contribute to their groups until the end of their lives. Today far too many people spend their final years isolated with little or no quality of life.

The American healthcare system is broken. It has fallen prey to greed. Part of the American spirit is being positive, and thinking everything will work out. We like to believe that hospitals and doctors operate from a place where they have our best in mind. In reality, the medical system has morphed into an industry geared toward maximizing profits and corporate growth. The foundation of the American healthcare system is to make life long customers. Curing our diseases does not fit with this business model. The system is geared toward managing our symptoms while keeping us sick. The food pyramid as described by the US government is high is carbohydrates and sugar, and low in meat at fat. Our bodies convert carbohydrates to sugar which makes the body pump out large amounts of insulin. A diet high in carbohydrates causes insulin resistance. Meat and fat are highly digestible, and as such, are bioavailable to the human body. They are also high in protein, amino acids, and most of the nutrients we need. The majority of our calories should come from meat and fat.

Between 2010 and 2022, PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) and its 31 member companies gave at least $6 billion in grants to over 20,000 organizations, including major medical and patient groups. This does not include the millions of dollars they contribute annually to politicians. These entities are supposed to act in our best interest. That does not happen when they are paid millions of dollars to enact policies that keep us dependent upon pharmaceuticals.

Myriad studies have shown that Insulin Resistance is the underlying cause of most of the chronic diseases affecting Americans. I did a search on Pubmed for papers written about Insulin Resistance, and it returned 18,081 results. Insulin Resistance is caused by a diet high in carbohydrates and sugar. Eliminate carbohydrates and sugar and you eliminate the main cause of diseases like type 2 diabetes, high blood sugar, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis, increased risk of heart disease and stroke, liver disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fibrosis, cirrhosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, irregular menstrual cycles, infertility, hyperandrogenism, Cushing’s syndrome, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, obesity, certain cancers, vascular disease, and even mental health disorders such as major depressive disorder.

I believe we can improve the health of our country and reduce the cost of healthcare by using traditional plant-based medicine and western medicine in a two-pronged approach. Most of our ailments can be cured using traditional plant-based medicines. This fact has been proven through tens of thousands of years of historical evidence, and new scientific clinical data. Across the world, there have been thousands of scientific studies and clinical trials which have proven the efficacy of botanical medicines. We can lessen the burden on our hospitals and doctors by turning to them only when and if plant based medicines have failed.

Whether you want to become an herbalist, or you just want to know how to heal those you love, the information presented on this website, or during our in person classes, will help guide you along your path.

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