Secrets Of Herbal Healing - With Brett Elliott, Medical Herbalist

A Pole Shift - FDA Commissioner Dr Makary - Toxins In Food Linked To Chronic Disease in Children

Secrets Of Herbal Healing - With Brett Elliott, Medical Herbalist

Show Notes

Today we speak to comments made on CNBC by the FDA commissioner Dr Makary. It points a major pole shift in both the attitude towards drugs, food, toxins and transparency with the FDA. Key Points in this Video include: · Why did 85% of HealthCare workers in the USA refuse to get a Booster · Why do 40% of children have a chronic disease · Root causes need to be talked about · Thousands of toxins in the...

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