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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

For decades I have felt so alone in my relationship with medicine vs. health. If Sars2 delivered one good thing, it’s to know we are an army, and a principled one. Thanks Colleen!

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Two decades ago, I never imagined I'd see the medical freedom movement grow so large.

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Jan 31, 2022·edited Jan 31, 2022

We leash ourselves to that torture device, like the grain mill that slaves used to use, round and round again when we start taking most of the Pharma drugs. One leads to another to another to another. Side effects of one treated with another. Slow death. As compared to turmeric, just as an example that has no side effect I am aware of (? Happy to learn if there is one?) or melatonin, which, while apparently (just learned this) can have hormonal side effects not good for some people, still not bad ones and certainly ones that stop as soon as one stops taking it. Not so with others. Mom and dad take almost nothing (mom has used BP meds), they are almost 92. Take many many nutraceuticals.

I take also and believe many that I was already taking have kept me safe from the “dreaded” c19.

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pharma discovered that Vit D lowered bp, but they cant patent vitamins so they figured out the mechanism and isolated the molecule/s that actually lowered it and patented that.

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Another problem is they are studying vitamins and drugs in isolation from one another. I take 70 nutraceuticals, many of which work together.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Lovely article! 🙌

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Considering your wonderful role in this movement, I appreciate that very much!

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So refreshing to have the reality presented from this point of view rather than strictly vax/anti-vax. Thank you!

I had to go to the ER yesterday. I was terrified for many reasons, but it was a positive experience: They didn't ask about COVID vax, didn't test me for COVID, and didn't force me to wear a mask - save for when I was in 'public' areas. They addressed my problem, gave me appropriate treatment for my problem, and didn't try to admit me. On my visit summary, there was no order to get the COVID vax and no order to get the flu shot. Massive difference compared to the last PCP appointment I went to (September), where they tried to impose all the vaccine/COVID measures and other than mask wearing, I had to repeat "no" constantly.

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I am very glad, and surprised, to hear your experience there was unpressured.

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I was really surprised too, it will be interesting to see what happens at the follow-up appointment in about a month - since that will be during "normal business hours" and at a specialist's clinic.

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Fascinating. Which hospital in what city? Local rural hospitals are, at this point, where I’d probably prefer to go. At least here in Texas.

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I live a bit north of you in the Heartland, in a metro area, and this hospital is part of a "mega health system" (as I call them now). This was also one of the hospitals that fired/refuse to hire due to vax mandates. Those two things together were why I was so shocked with having a positive experience. I suspect that things would have been different during "business hours" when administrators would be around, but I will take the good where I can get it.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

I love your renegade spirit and remaining true to yourself. Not always an easy thing to do, to draw attention by being different. Some people call that rebellious, I call it strength.

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Thank you. JP Sears has a new t-shirt that captures this well: "Courage is contagious."

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Love it! So true 🦁

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Is there a resource that lists naturopathic physicians by locations with contact information? I would love to find providers in my area! Thanks for all you professionals are doing to help people !

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https://naturopathic.org has a directory of I think about half of naturopathic physicians. You can search by zip code.

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Thank You!

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It has been a very tough uphill fight against the medical Mafia for many decades. I'm so thankful for the progress over the last decade in terms of "recognized" medical schools adding food and nutrition to the curriculum. I thank my lucky stars for the doctors like you and many others you mentioned who have stepped up to be both the front line for patients and our freedom. It continues to make all the difference! <3

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Thank you, and I hope to live up to expectations.

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You're already a country mile past the mark, you couldn't be disappointing unless you took Gotlieb's spot at Pfizer.. We are a family of Factor VIII hemophiliacs and were a medically involved family beyond that. Over about 15 years as the primary care giver I logged enough clinical hours to rival the residents.

I've always been hard core about chemical free, nutrient dense, organic food. One of my most memorable dust ups was with a nurse who wanted to hang TPN and found objection about ingredients was irrational. She tried to convince me pharma science was superior, then argue the order was written. As if some doc on rounds trumped my wishes as a given!

Good thing the first person I get to know for every admission is the charge nurse. They've seen enough they don't argue the infallibility of the doctors' judgement. They're also incredibly practical and compassionate and get sh*t done. Your patients are beyond lucky to have you; the field of medicine even luckier that critical thinkers like you walk among them.

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Feb 1, 2022·edited Feb 1, 2022

“gottliebs” spot. That comment was hilarious. If dr Huber was in charge of Pfizer they’d probably not exist. AWESOME idea!!!!!! I’d rather see DR HUBER take the helm of the FDA but most ND’s would puke at the thought.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Excellent post, Colleen

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You're a class act

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Important work

Thank you

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Awesome, Dr Huber. Wish you were my doc, as do many of us here😊

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Thank you.

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Very nice history lesson here. Thank you! I had no idea protests went back so far.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

I bought and read your book, and it has been such a fantastic and eye-opening source of information to use in teaching others about why the masks are so detrimental to health. I'm very appreciative of your efforts in writing the book, and wish everyone could read it (most especially the mask fanatics!).

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Thank you.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Well said.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Very interesting to hear your history and comments about cancer treatment. A couple of years ago I experienced this firsthand after getting breast cancer. I went to a prominent cancer center for treatment. I was lucky in that my cancer was not one of the more serious types, being only estrogen positive. Nevertheless, the recommended treatment course was more than I was comfortable with. For post-surgery radiation, I managed to get into a clinical trial that minimized the standard amount and location of radiation – otherwise I would have refused it altogether.

My oncologist recommended the standard five years of estrogen-suppressing medication. This has common side effects like joint pain and osteoporosis. I took it for a few months and then stopped, being uncomfortable with monkeying with hormones in general, and especially during a pandemic. I'm very lucky that my oncologist, while stuck in the slot-car track of standard treatment, is good-natured when I go in for my quarterly scolding, and our discussion about statistics and scientific studies about the treatment.

Having read obsessively about metabolic chemistry for the last 10 years, I was familiar with the concept of things like ketogenic diets and their possible benefits for adjunct (not replacement) cancer treatment. At least one other prominent cancer center is conducting studies about this. At my own cancer center, I would bring this up with every single person I interacted with. No interest whatsoever.

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" . . . when I go in for my quarterly scolding." My patients come in and tell me about such visits; it always irritates me that they were subjected to such abuse. The scolding should go the other way if at all.

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And all fairness it is not abuse. As I said, my oncologist, a sweet young Chinese doctor, is very good-natured. I tease her about scolding me, but I also don't hesitate to let her know that I have no interest in screwing with my hormones, since I consider that one possible cause of the cancer (1970s high-dose hormone birth control pills).

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Are you still undergoing treatment or are you following a natural course? Mostly curious but I love to hear natural success stories since I truly believe the things I was already taking prior to covid kept me free from covid. (Ie, eg, I take 70 things but I was already taking a lot of Rosemarinic acid containing herbs which were proven viral fighters, vitamin D in large quantity (5,000 prior now 10,000 Iu per day), zinc, quercetin, vitamin c. Not that it’s perfect. I’m not gonna gloat about c19 free until I die, anyone is susceptible to a virus and I don’t always watch my sugar intake (yea yea I know I know) but....

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I've been eating low-carb, intermittently ketogenic, for about 12 years now. I became stricter once I got the cancer diagnosis, completely eliminating vegetable oils and most pork and chicken (because of PUFA which is possibly tumorigenic). Like I said, I stopped taking the anastrozole (estrogen suppressor) but aside from that not doing anything special. Aside from very few supplements, I don't take any pharmaceuticals, even aspirin. I get lots of desert sun in the summer and take D3 in the winter.

Because metabolic dysfunction is the main comorbidity that leads to bad Covid outcomes, I hope I'm pretty well protected against that. There's always the danger of smug confidence though…

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Yes. I agree. Haven’t had c19. Confidence is ok Smugness is not. I could get. Thanks for reply on what you did. Mercola would agree with you.

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Amazing post, Dr. Huber. I wish you were my physician! (I live in Wisconsin, though). If only more doctors were like you...

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Jan 31, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber

Thank you- I’m happy to be part of the 3.5

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