{"id":9868,"date":"2020-02-02T17:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T01:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nebulous-oyster.flywheelsites.com\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2021-06-02T05:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T12:38:55","slug":"healthy-immunity-2020-modern-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennifermargulis.net\/healthy-immunity-2020-modern-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Immunity 2020: The Cutting Edge of Modern Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the power of modern medicine and medical breakthroughs, most of us think of our doctors as all-knowing. We go to the doctor to fix what\u2019s broken. We put our trust in them and our trust is well placed: our doctors heal us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your back hurts and your doctor prescribes a muscle relaxant. You start taking it and\u2014like magic\u2014your back doesn\u2019t hurt anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t breathe from asthma, your doctor prescribes an albuterol inhaler. You start taking it and\u2014like magic\u2014you can breathe again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors are using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2019\/11\/19\/780510277\/gene-edited-supercells-make-progress-in-fight-against-sickle-cell-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gene editing to find a cure for sickle cell anemia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, developing a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20191114\/New-type-of-bionic-pacemaker.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bionic pacemaker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that may slow heart failure, and developing ways to reverse depression through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20191004\/Long-term-study-data-shows-DBS-is-effective-for-patients-with-treatment-resistant-depression.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deep brain stimulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern medicine is amazing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if modern medicine is also failing us?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if some of what our doctors recommend makes us sick instead of well?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if our doctors aren\u2019t keeping up with the most recent peer-reviewed science and aren\u2019t aware that some of their clinical recommendations are completely out of date?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just some of the questions we\u2019ll be discussing at <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyimmunity.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthy Immunity 2020<\/a>: The Cutting Edge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a conference that brings together thought leaders and clinicians from a variety of disciplines to talk about healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jennifermargulis.net\/healthy-immunity-birth-old-age\/\">immunity<\/a>, the microbiome, best lifestyle practices, and the failures and triumphs of modern medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headlined healthy immunity speakers this year include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beloved pediatrician and addiction specialist <strong>Paul Thomas, M.D.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duke University Medical School\u2019s <strong>William Parker, Ph.D.<\/strong>, a world-renowned immunologist who was part of the team to discover that the appendix is NOT a vestigial organ<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bob Sears, M.D.<\/strong>, author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vaccine-Book-Decision-Parenting-Library\/dp\/0316180521\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=3110e7-20&amp;linkId=46f84c60bf2b7f2d9c334e7a52c84e1a&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Vaccine Book<\/em><\/a>, son of William Sears, M.D. (who coined the phrase \u201cattachment parenting\u201d), and a tireless champion of children\u2019s health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Monika Buerger, D.C.,<\/strong> an expert in functional neurology, neuronutrition, and coauthor of <em>Pediatric Chiropractic<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here for the entire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyimmunity.org\/speakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">list of speakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their bios.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9869\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9869\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9869\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jennifermargulis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Educate.-Inform.-Empower..png\" alt=\"Healthy Immunity 2020 will examine cutting-edge advances in modern medicine | Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D. \" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jennifermargulis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Educate.-Inform.-Empower..png 800w, https:\/\/jennifermargulis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Educate.-Inform.-Empower.-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/jennifermargulis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Educate.-Inform.-Empower.-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/jennifermargulis.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Educate.-Inform.-Empower.-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Join us for a conference on healthy immunity and the cutting-edge advances being made in modern medicine. Photo courtesy of Kacie Flegal, D.C.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>Drilling down in modern medicine<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While every presenter brings their unique expertise and areas of interest, all of the speakers have one thing in common: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They believe that we have to drill down and find the root causes of pain, disease, and chronic illnesses.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does that mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means combining the best of modern medicine with the best of alternative healing practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means making diet and lifestyle changes to best support the body\u2019s natural healing mechanisms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it means being open-minded when <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennifermargulis.net\/aluminum-toxicity-infants-children\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new scientific information<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reveals that there may be a better way to practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So instead of (or in addition to) that muscle relaxant for your back pain, you also audit your <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennifermargulis.net\/dont-read-this-sitting-down-or-why-im-buying-a-standingwalking-desk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workspace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, car, and living room to make sure that they\u2019re as ergonomic as possible (this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Everlasting-Comfort-100-Memory-Cushion\/dp\/B01IJNJAZ0\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=3110e7-20&amp;linkId=08762be69e1a3064e6b9331fdd4ec244&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lower back support wedge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a lifesaver for me). You also start doing exercises to strengthen your core muscles, which will help your back. And, perhaps most importantly, you examine the stress in your life and take steps both to reduce stress and to better cope with stress so you\u2019re not holding stress and anxiety in your back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You use the albuterol inhaler as needed but you also find ways to reduce the allergens you\u2019re exposed to every day. The interventions that have helped me reduce my asthma have included putting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blueair-205-Performance-HEPASilent-Filtration\/dp\/B01L7VZX52\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=3110e7-20&amp;linkId=c5fa6f8d6a91acd1494d6448117fe0b5&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HEPA air purifier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the bedroom (which we run at night, usually during hayfever season), taking care of the mold we found growing around the windows, and eating an anti-inflammatory, real food diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to take back your health?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in continuing education units for your profession?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wanting an excuse to visit Ashland, Oregon, aka Paradise on Earth?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyimmunity.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy Immunity 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Buy your tickets early to get the best deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Published: November 26, 2019<br \/>\nLast update: February 2, 2020<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the power of modern medicine and medical breakthroughs, most of us think of our doctors as all-knowing. We go to the doctor to fix what\u2019s broken. We put our trust in them and our trust is well placed: our doctors heal us. Your back hurts and your doctor prescribes a muscle relaxant. 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