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Pants are for squares.
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The clean up is simple - remove insurance and government from the transaction. The problem is that too many believe these bodies to be helping the situation, rather than the core problem. The complexity of the transaction allows this to happen. There is no actual need for any of the middlemen, but fear keeps us shackled to…
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I point to South Park - where the real conspiracy is getting the population to believe that the government is capable of pulling off a conspiracy. In most cases it is simply gross incompetence followed up with CYA measures.
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I just learned about this about 2 years ago and have been in the industry for over 15 years, but largely in the R & D or regulatory functions (I rarely if ever get involved in sales). Learning this was a tremendous eye opener and really shows exactly why medicine is so expensive - it isn't, but there a multiple middlemen…
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The ordering process is absurdly and deliberately complicated. Orders are made in negotiations between the manufacturers, suppliers, distributors with oversight by various government agencies. To make issues more complicated the "price" is rarely the actual price due to the inclusion of charge-backs. This is a legal…
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Oh we definitely agree, but I recognize the government at a bigger fish in this transaction. The manufacturers are simply doing the bidding of the government. All the federal and state agencies are responsible for this and everybody looked the other way even when the safety data was sending up signals everywhere. Then…
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The language used in these articles is purposefully misleading (disinformation) and absolves the three letter agencies of all responsibility - despite having complete oversight of sales and distribution. The DEA and FDA knew this information - have always known as manufacturing of schedule II product requires a monthly…
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Applying Five Why principles - does this lead to another cause? Manufacturers are simply fulfilling a desire for product. This is a symptom of a larger cause. The DEA has known about this for decades as each shipment of schedule II pharmaceuticals is done under their purview. This is a CYA measure trying to pass blame onto…
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I find the best way to look at exercise as a vehicle to push you to an ideal. Pick an athlete you aspire to be like. Pick an activity you dream of excelling at and then identify exercises which help you toward this path.
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This is a one sided view of the process. It costs more because the process costs more. Customers are incentivized to use technology as the process is simpler and requires less labor, hence the implementation of short term benefits from an app or website. People without access to an app aren't being penalized anymore than…
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This issue originated prior to most pharmacovigilance systems in the 1990s where people vastly underestimated the impact of psychological addiction and the damage to receptor sites over long periods of time (>7 years). I've posted this before, but Jonathan Hari's TED talk is a must see on this topic:…
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What specific mandates? It's a model that works as central planning simply cannot keep up with technological advances and even if it could there is rarely consensus. The justice system needs tort reform and some manner of loser pays.
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This has been the model the US has used for ages - the industry is expected to police themselves based upon guidances instead of rules since the 90s when every regulation became such a political hot button and nothing can get passed through congress. There's a good deal of risk assessment and mitigation involved which…
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The primary change in the last century was a shift from scarcity to abundance. Self control isn't an innate human quality, although it is reinforced through cultural and societal means. As the cultural concepts of sacrificing the present for the future diminished much of the "old wisdom" has died. Weight is simply one of…
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Welcome aboard! For anyone with a thyroidectomy the ideal range of TSH is 0.2-2.0. You should take your meds first thing in the morning - I set an alarm and take Synthroid with water at 5 am. I drink coffee around 8 am and a light breakfast around 10 am. The primary driver in this is CICO - thyroid has almost no detectable…
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Needed? Reevaluate this desire. You cannot lose at such a high rate safely without a team of medical professionals monitoring you. The human body can withstand great changes, but it is the rate of change that determines success and mitigates risk. Move slowly.
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I note that CBD like all supplements is labeled a supplement as it cannot produce objective evidence to support its claims. It simply does not hold a level of risk where it requires a prescription.
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Possibly - one of the many determinants of dosage is your body mass. This issue with thyroid and most endocrine glands is that if they begin to produce diminished levels of hormones, these organs rarely go back to full functional levels, but I'm speaking in generalistic terms. None of this matters in your specific case. I…
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It took me ~ 1 year to lose 60 lbs. I started out at a rate about 2 lbs/week and this trended down over time as I drew closer to my optimal BMI. If you want to establish a reasonable goal I would set this at 50 weeks from your starting point. More importantly make small changes instead of drastic ones and take careful note…
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Not at all - I feel there's a solid number of people here who understand the limits of hormonal disorders and can push back against the woo. I would mention that when I lost 60 lbs the first reaction of my endocrinologist was to lower my Synthroid, but monitoring my panel revealed no discernible change - meaning I'm…
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Preach! I've been keeping a journal and logging things such as the time I take my supplement, what other medications I'm taking, full thyroid panel, weight, my energy level, quality of sleep, etc for 19 years. I started MFP about 5 years ago and began tracking intake as well with other factors and the only impact I note is…
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Representative government requires an informed populace. When the same body control the information the process is fatally flawed. Licensing prohibits innovation in favor of monopolies. Regardless one cannot sue the government. Burden of proof is a moot point. Is there evidence of fraud and woo peddling?
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This is my primary issue with this case. Where is the consequence? I could rationalize this if the defendant was giving out harmful information. The other issue is that what recourse is available when the licensing body (the government) claims expertise and isn't held accountable? Can I sue the government for harmful…
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I have ~80k left on the mortgage and will have this paid off in <2 years by our current plan. This remaining debt is intentional as shifting investments would not be wise. There is definitely something to being in debt that affects one's mindset and reinforces the slave/owner mentality. Had no student loans personally and…
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Analyse the difference between weekdays and Saturdays/Sundays. I'm going to assume the primary difference is scheduling outside your control. If true then an answer is to schedule out your Saturdays. I plan out a long run/bike/swim on the weekends for training, but this also eats up time where I can't be eating. I also…
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I question the legal foundation of such a concept. Licensing is limited to practicing a set of skills which amounts to sharing intellectual property and expanding this where an inherent level of risk exists. A great deal of risk exists in medicine, engineering, construction, etc., but holistic health? It's a strong tactic…
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Stories like these are what eventually drove me into medical science. I was diagnosed with an ulcer at 13 and before Helicobacter pylori was accepted by the medical community. People often mistake medicine for science, when it is an interesting merger of engineering and science. Practice becomes dogmatic and humans rarely…
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There's nothing to agree on as the experience and reaction is entirely subjective. It amounts to debating over whether a restaurant is good or not. Debating over objective evidence is productive. We only have control over a certain number of variables in a situation like this. As such a proven strategy for success is to…
