Integrative Health Consultant and Educator
Integrative Health Consultant and Educator

What Gets *You* Agitated?

During the month since my last blog, there have been several issues that were interesting or irritating to me. But none *inspired* me to write an article. It finally occurred to me to ask for suggestions.

What issues are you passionate about that I can address through the blog? Please email me your suggestions at info@askdrjones.com (put "Blog Topic" in the subject line). O.K. — there were a few things that got me agitated —

Kevin Trudeau’s bestseller, Natural Cures – "They" Don’t Want You To Know About. 

Give me a break. If we could dig up the writers of our constitution and show them this book, they would unanimously agree on a new amendment. "You can’t publish crap as medical science." There is *some* truth to *some* of what Trudeau writes, but it seemed to me that he has had an ax to grind since he suffered from something like panic disorder, and the medical treatment he sought was not helpful. Much of what he asserts as medical fact has no scientific basis. Mostly he directs people to his website (naturalcures.com), "the premier information source for all your health needs." You can have 24/7 access to his secret, magic treatments … for $9.95 a month or the bargain deal lifetime membership, which is only $499. Trudeau has already been fined and reprimanded, but he has found that the courts protect the individual – no matter how outrageous – instead of protecting its citizens. I doubt our founding fathers are resting well.

What’s up with Terrell Owens? 

One of the most talented football players in the league dissing his quarterback, getting fired, losing a fortune, not to mention endorsements … Is he crazy? I doubt it. Narcissism can be so extreme that it makes people act crazy. How about his apology? It wasn’t the worst ever by a professional athlete, but it makes the final four. No accepting responsibility, no evidence of remorse – more like "my attorney said to apologize, so I’m apologizing. Now get out of my face!"

What about the Medicare Prescription Plan?

I would have blogged this issue, but after a 2-hour seminar and several articles, I didn’t understand it. I plan to first go to law school, so I can understand the type of language it uses. Then I plan to study the use of the English language as a means to make things so complicated and divergent that you will always be able to defend it by changing its interpretation. It does address the question – What’s wrong with letting the government solve our social problems? As they say in law res ipsi loquitor ("the thing speaks for itself").

Follow-up on Florida teacher accused of sexual abuse of young male student

(Click Here to see original article "Crazy But Not Insane") She plea-bargained a deal to avoid a public spectacle of a trial. She will be under 3 years house arrest and 10 years of probation. Her lawyer said she is in treatment for Bipolar disorder and is on 5 different medications. They had 3 psychiatrists including 1 national expert who were going to testify she did meet the standard for legal insanity – BUT, the district attorney had 3 psychiatrists who all agreed she was mentally ill, but she didn’t meet the standard for legal insanity. I’m ambivalent about not getting to see the trial. It would have been entertaining court "high drama." But it wouldn’t have been good for psychiatry to be depicted as lacking in scientific objectivity. If she was found not guilty by reason of anything, then we need to make "emotion" a defense. In that case, not even O.J. was guilty.

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