Putting the plan in ACTION is where the results come in








Free and subsidized just don’t seem to work that well in this country – they take something of value and quickly devalue it. Like subsidized food for instance; soy, wheat and corn are the three most popular ones. Traces of them can be found in just about any pre-packed food and in 99% of fast food. They are horrible for us thanks to being genetically modified, mass produced, heavily sprayed with pesticides like atrazine and planted in degraded soil – Thank you Monsanto and the US Government.
Insurance has become the same in this country – subsidized health care is not working! Many people have insurance and only pay a portion of their medical costs or if they are lucky pay none of the cost of medical expenses and worse yet mandated health care is coming down the pipeline which most likely will push unneeded medication on uninformed patients. Unfortunately free and subsidized has devalued medical care to the point of ridiculous; it has driven subpar health care into what is now sick care. Doctors cannot run the tests necessary; they are so quick to prescribe medication it will make your head spin and they are directed by the insurance company instead of their medical wisdom.
This is driving two different types of care for the future – The conventional medical route also known as allopathy will become strictly sick care and the Functional Realm will be where people go for true health care. Health care should be defined as preventative maintenance to keep us as close to 100% as possible on the wellness meter. Functional Practitioners look for causes and optimum ranges; they are not quick to prescribe medication as they are looking to allow the body to heal itself. Functional means running the appropriate labs to both be proactive and prevent health issues from arising or to find deficiencies and address them through proper nutrition and supplementation.
People with insurance have a tendency to be reckless with their health and most of the time they are so used to the ‘medical system’ they don’t even realize it is happening. I know from the experience of not having any health insurance for years that I myself take health serious. I constantly run labs, avoid toxins, eat organic, stay on my basic supplements and run protocols. Man I take it so serious I have not had a drop of alcohol in over 5 years nor a speck of gluten in 3 years; but then again I can’t do these reckless things as no one is going to pick up the tab when I get sick or need a supplement or god forbid medicine.
Having been in the ‘medical system’ for years when I did have insurance and seeing and feeling how my health suffered I just couldn’t do it anymore. I became a Functional practitioner to help myself and others reach optimal health through labs and protocols. I emphasize labs with my clients as I don’t want to be like the medical industry and just throw supplements at people. For example an Organic Acid Test sheds light on ‘maple syrup syndrome’ which is a marker of a B complex deficiency associated with poor assimilation of the Branch Chain Amino Acids. This unique smelling urine (like maple syrup) is an indication of a B complex deficiency, especially Thiamin. Thanks to Dr. Mark Schauss, when he mentioned this syndrome at a seminar, I realized the smell of maple syrup was not just my pancake craving in overdrive and was caused by a real deficiency. So a quick easy urine collection test functionally assesses biomechanical individual needs; much like a blue print for a home telling you exactly where the nails go.
Unfortunately insurance has caused individuals to become cheap with their health. I always stress labs with my clients however many are hesitant to spend the money up-front as we have become a society that would rather drive an expensive vehicle or take an extravagant vacation than put a few bucks into our own health care and find out what is necessary to be optimal or feel better.
Don’t be reckless with your health, be proactive and invest in yourself; your body is worth it! JROD