This week’s webinar on tick-borne illness and alpha-gal brought up something I keep mulling over ..

Gelatin.

Most people think of gelatin as something in sweets, desserts, capsules, or bone broth. But many childhood vaccines have also used gelatin as a stabilizer, including vaccines like MMR.

Dr. Lynn Fynn raised a very interesting question: with…

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We certainly have a very smart community 🙂

I wanted to share this from the post:

It’s Not Just Red Meat: How Wide the Net Gets

The obvious triggers are mammalian meats: beef, pork, lamb, venison, bison. But the alpha-gal molecule is present in any product derived from those animals, and the list is longer than most people expect:

Dairy: milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, yogurt

Gelatin…

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Thanks @tommywalkshills … you really do give us all a boost with your very kind comments.

I agree, it was such a good show, these three doctors are a powerhouse of knowledge and really know how to engage us.

Ivermectin, the one that shall not be named, such a powerhouse of a medication.

Virginia’s Department of Health is recommending infants ages 6 to 11 months receive a MMR vaccine, as well as compressing the dosage, this is earlier than the age recommended by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Because, they say, of a measles outbreak.

Senior Fellow, Dr. Elizabeth Mumper, a pediatrician, noted that “more than 60…

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The FDA calls it “a dangerous bleach.”

But it is also used in water treatment, food safety, and medical equipment sterilization, and millions of people drink low doses of it every day in treated tap water.

So maybe the honest question is not “is this bleach?”

Maybe it is: what dose, what route, what use, and what evidence?

A new case series in…

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I have loved this series of guides

Magnesium. Zinc. Selenium. Iodine. These minerals help power energy, immunity, thyroid health, metabolism, sleep, mood, blood sugar, bone health and so much more.

The new Minerals 101 guide from IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kristina Carman walks through 14 essential minerals in a really practical way:

✅What they do

✅How…

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The website from Erin Brockovich https://brockovichdatacenter.com/

Erin Brockovich has launched a new interactive map and website, tracking data centers across the United States.

Within the first week alone, the platform received 1,690 resident complaints, with more than 1,800 reports submitted from 47 states soon after going live.

People are raising concerns about the local resources and noise but beyond…

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Hi @lorraine I will drop this question into the team folder to give to the doctors doing the webinar tomorrow … you may want to watch it

When It Comes to Ticks, Why Are Doctors Looking Beyond Lyme Disease?

This week, IMA Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs Dr. Ryan Cole will be joined by IMA Senior Fellows Dr. Kat Lindley and Dr. Lynn Fynn…

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Wanted to add a recent interview Dr. Talley Bowden did with Kibbe on Liberty on Hantavirus : https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IhorckNJHuEdAGEKAjIH0?si=5ceowRJETLSeylhH9QklTg

Hi @dickatlee I will send this question to the team for tomorrow’s webinar .

Apologies @headca its at 7pm ET. If you want to get a reminder register here https://imahealth.org/weekly-webinars/

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Dr. Ryan Cole was joined by Dr. Kat Lindley and Dr. Lynn Fynn.

The three physicians break down what Alpha-Gal Syndrome is, where it shows up in everyday products, how it’s diagnosed and managed, and what families should know about tick-borne illness and prevention heading into summer.

Ticks are not just an outdoor nuisance. For some people, one…

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Wow, another medical horror story I didn’t know about, thank you for educating me @RobertKoch

I can certainly make it avaliable … will tidy it up and add it here.

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Here is a paper that may interest you @ninelives66

Is there any connection between having Long Covid, multiple Covid Vaccinations and developing lymphoma(s)?

https://imahealth.org/new-peer-reviewed-study-links-covid-vaccination-to-cancer-signals/

I wanted to point you to Senior Fellow Dr. Tina Peers who has done loads of work around MCAS

https://imahealth.org/dr-tina-peers-mast-cell-long-covid-vaccine-injury/

Recent interviews talking about her use of Augmented NAC for her and her patients with a Vaccine Injury: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Pc5ItukfD6LrMwJbVGxaU

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Hi @ninelives66 in answer to the two below, a list that I hope helps :

Is there a physician in New Jersey who provides treatment for MCAS & Long Covid?

Is there an Integrative Oncologist located in New Jersey?

Start with the IMA provider directory, where you can search by state. https://imahealth.org/providers/

We are focussing on building…

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The Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Medical Writer to support its expanding clinical, academic, and policy-driven initiatives.

Read full job description, please share it or if its right for you, go ahead and apply.

https://imahealth.org/medical-writer/

Thank you @RobertKoch … when friends are given a cancer diagnosis they are always told to make decisions quickly … it is difficult to have these conversations without them telling you to stop, they feel they need to trust the system, as they are scared.

So I built a document with information they can read in their own time …. I am so glad…

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Hi @warywatersprite I did check the IMA provider list, but could not find an ophthamologist, we are growing that list, so if you do find someone let us know, and we can talk to them about being on our provider list.

Lets see if the community has any suggestions.

Thank you @RobertKoch … Great substack, it had me at the opening line “I get a dull, painful feeling every time someone tells me a friend or a relative has been diagnosed with cancer” … I have two friends undergoing aggressive chemo for breast cancer and one thing I did not think to ask was about the type of biopsy they had.

I really do…

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Get your free guide here: https://imahealth.org/tools-and-guides/antioxidants-plant-compounds-what-they-do-where-to-find-them/

I’ve been looking through IMA’s free Antioxidants & Plant Compounds guide, and it’s a brilliant reminder that food and plants are not just “nice extras.”

These compounds are doing serious work in the body.

Some of the standouts:

Alpha Lipoic Acid — often called the “universal antioxidant,” supports mitochondria, blood sugar, nerve health and…

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Thanks @gabby … if I understand you, you would like specific guides for specific childhood illnesses? Or is this more broadly? And any specific illness?

We do try and think about prevention first, so people don’t get ill, or recover if they do. 🙂

I have met many people who are great at passing exams, but critical thinking is beyond them.

Thanks for sharing your experience @DBartonRD

Yes, that protection of college students feelings is bizarre, it teaches people that words can have an effect, when I was growing up my poarents spent time making sure that I understood words could not harm, my response to them is what mattered.

The dumbing down of all proffessions is a real concern,…

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Don’t miss next week’s IMA show, ‘Beyond the Bite: Understanding Ticks and Alpha-gal Syndrome,’ with host Dr. Ryan and special guests Dr. Kat Lindley and Dr. Lynn Fynn. Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm ET. Register now: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars

An interesting conversation about the case can be seen here https://imahealth.org/forums/groups/public-forum/forum/discussion/dr-elfenbein-case-a-chat-with-a-legal-ai-bot/

Thanks @dottering , lets keep highlighting the doctors that stood-up then, and those still fighting for a better system. We really appreciate the community and your support of all we do.

I am going to add this to the webinar feed too, thanks for sharing. Did you manage to watch the webinar on Wednesday, if not you can find it here https://imahealth.org/the-price-of-medical-courage/

Alpha-gal sounds like a pop band not an immune response to a tick bite that causes the body starts reacting to alpha-gal, a sugar molecule found in mammal meat and other mammal-derived products.

So when someone eats beef, pork, lamb, gelatin, sometimes dairy, and hours later they may get hives, gut symptoms, swelling, breathing issues, or…

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Amino Acids 101: What They Do and Why They Matter, another FREE guide.

Most of us hear “amino acids” and think bodybuilders or protein shakes.

But this guide shows they are about so much more than muscle.

Glycine: found in bone broth, collagen, gelatin and tougher cuts of meat. It supports sleep, calm, gut lining, collagen, detoxification and…

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When you sit in a doctor’s chair, or hand your child over to a surgeon, do you ask where they went to school?

We are trained to see the degree on the wall and trust the system behind it.

But should we?

Senior IMA fellow, Dr. Jennifer Hibberd, says we need to look much harder at what is happening inside healthcare education. And she is not speaking…

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Hi @angela-morton … yes they will be avaliable, we hope very soon, but they are in review with the company that provides the CME’s and we have to await the green light from them. Thanks for your patience and as soon as they are live I will make sure to notify everyone.

Hi @Braves54, this is such a good question. It’s five years on, and there are still so many knock-on effects from the madness of COVID.

One tip I learned from someone who spoke at an IMA conference was this: listen first, then simply ask if they can send you some information or research that explains their position. Then ask if you can share…

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All of us at the IMA just want to say a genuine thank you.

Because of your support, IMA is able to keep building free resources that are used, shared, printed, passed around families, and brought into conversations with doctors.

One of these campaigns is the “Parents First”, helping us build out the new IMA Parents Hub — a place where…

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Well done Dr. Talley-Bowden we love the billboard !!

I saw a really interesting discussion today on X from a functional medicine doctor, it was shared by Jessica Rose, and it was about the spell of diagnosis.

A diagnosis can help, for many people, finally having a name for what they’re experiencing brings relief, validation, and direction.

But modern medicine sometimes turns diagnosis into a kind of…

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Hi @john b ..so sorry for your health struggles, some other ideas.

Three Doctors are taking on new cancer patients :

Dr. Michael Turner

https://imahealth.org/providers/a-michael-turner-md/

Dr. Saleeby

https://imahealth.org/providers/jp-saleeby-md/

Dr. Mollie James

https://imahealth.org/providers/mollie-james-do/

The other suggestion is to…

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Dr. Ryan Cole is joined by Dr. Mary Talley Bowden and Dr. Ron Elfenbein for a conversation that goes right to the heart of what so many of us watched unfold during COVID.

They’ll talk about the Biden administration’s lawfare attacks over Dr. Elfenbein’s position on monoclonal antibody access, Dr. Bowden’s new book Dangerous Misinformation, and…

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The full article : https://brownstone.org/articles/medicine-by-captivity-the-rise-of-the-hostage-physician/

Dr. Joseph Varon’s latest Brownstone piece… I always love the way he writes.

He asks what happens when doctors stop being allowed to simply care for patients and instead become trapped inside a machine of insurance clocks, hospital targets, electronic records, discharge pressure, protocols, dashboards and corporate language.

Patients become…

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Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQYpl28V338