Here is a summary of why I am building this site.

1. I have had health problems for over forty years that doctors ignored and would not treat and numerous alternative medical treatments failed both forcing me to do my own research.
   1. Eventually I discovered when I treat lyme disease, candidia, and autoimmune problems with certain natural compounds my health improved.
   2. The medical profession ignored my problems and prescribed more and more drugs that were actually increasing the rate of my health decline.
   3. Almost every dr. treated my symptoms as if I were a hypochondriac, when asked if they could treat my immune system they all stated they could not.
2. Few of the internet directories containing health information are unbiased.
   1. Most promote a product under the guise of offering health information.
   2. Those that do not promote a product are usually biased toward either a general medical view or alternative medicine.
      1. Neither has a balance or objective review.
      2. There are wonderful and damaging products, procedures and use of chemicals on both sides and neither will give the other an open minded acceptance.
      3. Truth and pure research should be the guide and this site attempts to make that distinction with resources provided to allow you to make an intelligent decision based on facts.
3. Third: It is the goal of this site to provide a perspective on facts not speculation or even on testimonials. Too often testimonials without sources or proof are used on the internet as if they are true. I believe testimonials without source and substance information are no better than fiction and should not be given an ounce of consideration. If a person makes a testimonial and do not provide their name and contact information it should never be given credibility.
4. Fourth: This site hopes to show that no one person or profession has all the answers.
   1. The medical field has held themselves up as unquestionable god like figures for too long.
   2. Doctors are the number three cause of deaths in the US. see source
   3. They are trained that up to one half of all their patients have psychometric diseases (hypochondria).
   4. They overuse antibiotics even when current research proves it is harmful.
      1. Antibiotics are one of the most prescribed drugs in the US.
      2. They are frequently prescribed for viruses even though they will not help a virus.
      3. Antibiotics destroy the immune system resulting in numerous other problems for which the Dr's. prescribe more harmful drugs and the cycle goes on and on lining the pockets of pharmaceuticals and HMO type health care at the expensed of the patient who trusted their doctor to do no harm.
   5. Both alternative and medical professions make life threatening mistakes and both help heal. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could avoid the harm and get the best of each profession?
   6. Conventional and alternative medicine seldom focus on the source of a health issue and instead treat the symptom. A few examples are arthritis drugs, reflux drugs and statin drugs that attempt to minimize a symptom but not address the cause. Further it is being documented by reputable dr's in research labs that this process makes the disease worse.
5. When I began my research it was to find solutions to my own health and eventually I came to believe that most health problems all come from one problem and it is oxidative stress.
   1. Oxidative stress first neutralizes the correct function of the immune system causing autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, diabetes and heart disease among just a few.
   2. This problem is beginning to receive lots of publicity usually distorted for commercial profit. Most of the commercial products to address this problem actually increase it.
   3. The commercialized food industry is raping this concept by providing fat free foods and foods high in antioxidants. Unfortunately they usually increase weight gain and their additives neutralize the free radicals and feed us more oxidants. My research indicates a free radical is not killed but pushed out by having a 70% antioxidants to 30% oxidants. Thus good health is obtained only by this ratio. The question is, can processed foods add enough (70%) antioxidants to counter the oxidants in the processing and additives? If not, then they are feeding us oxidants not healthy food.

The health information on this site is intended to provide a source for truth in order to help others avoid some of the problems I have experienced. I started my health process trusting and believing the medical field. After numerous experiences of my symptoms being ignored and being treated as a hypochondriac, then with three situations where drugs caused harm I began to realize there had to be some way to find out the information I needed. I began over a long period of time to realize there are serious problems with our present health care and if I do not find the answers for myself I will soon be dead.

See my article on how to do your own research and do so to find your own answers. Stop trusting others to give you what you must determine for yourself if you want to protect your health and life. Get more than just a second opinion from one type of profession.

Joe Holmes