Surviving the Medical Meltdown (41 page)

farm store antibiotics,
138
–39

farm/vet store drugs,
137

F.A.S.T. test (for stroke),
166
–67

fat (body),
80
,
87
,
101
,
102
,
116

fat (dietary),
73
,
84
,
87
,
88
,
93
–95,
96
,
97
.
See also
oils

advantages of eating,
75

fat and cognitive impairment prevention,
95

myth of eating low,
93
–95

omega-3,
83
,
96
,
110

which kinds to eat,
88
,
96
,
173

FDA,
4
–5,
6
–7,
54
,
137
,
140
,
141
,
144
,
152

Federal Reserve,
39
–40

FEMA,
150

fever,
164
,
176
,
182
,
193
,
195
,
196
,
197
,
227
,
254

with other symptoms,
178
–79

feverishness,
193
,
194

fish,
83
,
96
,
110

fish oil,
88
,
95
,
96
,
108
,
110
,
113
,
241
,
249
,
250

5-HTP,
107
,
247

flaxseed oil,
95
,
110

fleas,
192

flour,
28

gluten-free (recipe),
257

white,
76
,
85

flu.
See
influenza

fluids (for cold/flu relief),
195
–96

food poisoning,
181
,
193
,
198

foods

the four most responsible for modern disease,
85

foot pain,
218
–20

fracture

defined,
207

(open),
162
,
167
–68,
209

fraud,
17
–18,
19
–20,
30
,
49
,
61
,
235

free radicals,
77

fructose,
92
–93

fruits,
97

fungus,
188
,
190
–91,
252

G

gamma E,
251

gastrointestinal supplies to stock,
246

general surgeons, decline in,
21

generic versus name-brand drugs,
141

glutathione,
90
,
91

gluten,
80
,
85
,
86
,
87
,
98
,
173
,
190

gluten-free bread recipe,
256

gluten-free flour recipe,
257

glycation,
76

GMO (genetically modified) foods,
98

Good Calories, Bad Calories
(Taubes),
84
–85

government

avoiding dietary recommendations of,
78

takeover of medical system,
37
–48

Grain Brain
(Perlmutter),
85
,
87
,
94
–95,
96
,
257

green tea,
97

Grossnan Sinus Irrigator,
242
,
254

groupthink (in medicine),
26
,
30
–31,
79

growth hormone,
103
,
114

H

handbooks (medical),
122

healing principles,
186

health, percentage related to one’s diet,
98

health savings account,
65
–66, 341

heart attack,
8
,
82
,
94
,
106
,
135
,
162
,
170
–71,
182

signs,
173

heart disease,
34
,
52
,
70
,
77
,
82
,
84
,
94
,
98
,
117
,
171

heavy metals,
96

heel pain,
219

HHS.
See
Department of Health and Human Services

high fructose corn syrup,
92
–93

Hippocratic oath,
11
,
52
,
236

hives,
189
–90

home remedies for abdominal distention,
182

hormone replacement,
114
–18

hospital closure,
12
,
49
–51

household

chemicals that are caustic,
175

products to stock up on,
248

HSA.
See
health savings account

human bites,
178
,
205
–6

Hydro Floss,
233
,
235
,
242

hydrogen peroxide,
222
,
230
,
233
,
235
,
247

hypertension,
112
,
164

hypothyroidism,
27
–29

I

illegal immigrants and disease,
157
–58

immune health, supplements for,
113

inability to urinate or defecate,
181

inducing vomiting,
174
–75

infection,
10
,
76
,
77
,
137
,
138
,
168
,
177
,
178
,
181
,
182
,
183
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185
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186
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188
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191
,
192
,
195
,
197
,
198
,
226
,
227
,
228
,
229

ear,
221
–25

facial area, effects on brain of,
231

sinus,
254

solution to fight,
186
,
252

inflammation,
77
,
88
,
89
,
219
,
228
,
233
,
234

influenza,
82
,
157
,
193
,
197
–98

insulin,
74
,
75
,
76
,
87
,
116

insect bites,
137
,
175
,
188
,
191
–92,
201

insurance, the role of,
58
–66

recommendations,
65
–66

integrative medicine/physicians,
36
,
95
,
127
,
128
,
129
,
131

interval training,
102

iodine,
28
,
29
,
111
,
115
,
151
,
250

Iodoral,
111
,
113
,
250

isopropyl alcohol,
184
,
229

Israeli Bandage,
243
,
247

itchy eyes,
193

J

jock itch,
190
,
191

Johnson, Lyndon,
4

joint penetrations,
162
,
170
,
177

Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
,
95

K

Keflex,
231

Keith, Lierre,
83
–84

Ki4U.com,
151

L

LaLanne, Jack,
76
,
95

Lancet Oncology
,
8

lice,
158
,
159

Life Extension Foundation,
111
,
113

Lights Out
(Wiley),
103

Lortab,
90
,
91

loss of consciousness or changed mental status,
162
,
173
–74

lowering of temperature (mechanically/chemically),
179

“low-fat,”
93
–96

lupus,
85

Lyme disease,
138
,
201
–2

lysine, recommended daily dose,
250

M

magnesium,
112
,
113
,
114
,
184
,
251

malaria,
153
,
158
,
192

malpractice insurance,
6
,
16
,
50

manuals, sources for,
241
–43

margarine,
79
,
88
,
173

meat fat,
88
,
96

meats, best to eat,
96

MediBid,
127
,
241

Medicaid,
4
,
5
,
12
,
16
,
17
,
45
,
49
,
52
,
65
,
126
,
131
,
235
,
236

medical care, paying for your,
135
–36

medical meltdown

getting prepared for the,
67
–118

living through the,
119
–235

telltale signs presaging the,
12
–13

what it will look like,
49
–57

medical record, how to make your own,
258
–59

medical seventy-two-hour supply kit,
245

Medicare,
xi
,
3
–6,
9
–12,
15
–21,
25
,
31
,
36
,
43
,
45
,
46
,
49
,
52
,
54
,
59
,
61
,
62
,
125
,
126
,
127
,
131
–32,
135
–36,
141
,
236

medicine

the future of,
236
–38

the future of, in America,
12
–14

telltale signs presaging catastrophic systemic failure,
12
–13

medicines, storing and stockpiling,
137
–45

melatonin,
104
,
105
,
106
,
144
,
148
,
245
,
247

mental status, in case of change of,
162
,
173
–74

metabolic process,
74
–77

metabolism,
27
,
29
,
74
,
101
–2,
109

methylation,
109

mid-arch pain,
219

mid-level providers,
133
–35

milk

recommended amount daily,
96

skim versus full-cream for spiking insulin,
75

ministroke, symptoms,
167