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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2022 · 30 MIN

The Politics of Health Care: Why Taking Charge is a Matter of Life or Death

from Life in Paradise on a Shoestring · host Dawn Fleming

This episode covers why it is so important to take personal responsibility for our health care and not strictly rely on “professionals” to keep us healthy. Understanding history of healing and medicine gives us power and shows how historical philosophies still drive behavior in our modern era. In the pharmaceutical industry profits trump public health priorities, there are many examples of the life and death consequences.   The American Medical Association: who's in control?  How multinational companies use charitable foundations to avoid taxes and control the organizations their donations flow to.Did you get your Free Copy of Dawn's book yet?Connect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlifeinparadise/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawndfleming/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnfleming/Website: https://www.lifeinparadisepodcast.comSupport the show

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This episode covers why it is so important to take personal responsibility for our health care and not strictly rely on “professionals” to keep us healthy. Understanding history of healing and medicine gives us power and shows how historical philosophies still drive behavior in our modern era. In the pharmaceutical industry profits trump public health priorities, there are many examples of the life and death consequences. The American Medical Association: who's in control? How mu...

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