Disclaimers, Disclosures, and My Position on Health Freedom

A few things you should know

Last updated: 12/4/2025

The Short Version

Everything I write is for educational purposes only. I am not your doctor. I am not diagnosing you. I am not treating you. I am not prescribing to you. I share what I do in my practice, what I personally use, and what I observe clinically. I am human. This means that I make mistakes. Your results will vary. Consult a qualified practitioner before changing anything about your health regimen.

The Legal Stuff (That I’m Required to Say)

This Is Education, Not Medical Advice

Nothing on this Substack, my podcast, my social media, or any other platform where I create content constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. I am a licensed physician, but I am not YOUR physician unless you are formally enrolled as a patient in my practice.

The information I share is based on:

• My clinical observations over 10+ years of practice

• My interpretation of scientific literature

• My personal experiences and experiments

• Frameworks I’ve learned from mentors

This does not mean it will work for you. Your situation is unique. Your biochemistry is unique. Your environment is unique. You need personalized guidance from a qualified practitioner who knows your case.

What We Actually Do (And Don’t Do)

What if your symptoms improved significantly? What if you could reduce your dependence on prescriptions and procedures, and worry less about what your condition might do next?

The goal at our practice is to help people address the underlying factors I believe contribute to chronic health issues.

Let me be clear.

This is not medical treatment for disease.

We work with patients under medical supervision to address lifestyle, environmental, and nutritional factors. We focus on what I call “repair deficit” - supporting the body’s natural capacity to repair and maintain itself.

This means:

• Optimizing nutrition based on lab testing

• Identifying and reducing environmental exposures

• Supporting digestive function

• Addressing lifestyle factors like sleep, light exposure, and stress

• Working alongside (not replacing) conventional medical care

This does NOT mean:

• Treating, curing, or healing diseases

• Replacing your specialists or primary care physician

• Guaranteeing any particular outcome

• Claiming these approaches work for everyone

Not Claims to Treat, Cure, or Prevent Disease

When I discuss working with patients who have chronic health conditions, I am NOT claiming to treat, cure, heal, or prevent those diseases.

I work with patients to:

• Support their body’s natural repair processes

• Address underlying factors that may contribute to symptoms

• Optimize nutrition, lifestyle, and environment

• Support them as they work with their medical team

When I say a patient’s “symptoms resolved” or a condition “went into remission” or markers “normalized,” I am describing clinical observations. I am not claiming I cured a disease.

Our Actual Patient Outcomes (With Full Context)

Here’s what we’ve observed: Between January and December 2024, we tracked outcomes for patients in our program using a standardized survey. We asked patients to rate their improvement on a 0-10 scale (0 = no improvement, 10 = complete resolution of concerns).

The Data: We had 103 patients who completed at least three months of care during this period. All 103 returned their outcome surveys (100% response rate). The average reported improvement was 6.74 overall. Breaking this down by specific domains:

• Mood: 7.50

• Stamina: 7.10

• Cognition: 7.08

• Digestion: 7.01

• Energy: 7.00

• Sleep: 6.96

Critical Context You Must Understand:

1. These are self-reported improvement ratings - Patients rated their own improvement. This is subjective, not objective clinical measurement.

2. This represents patients who completed at least 3 months - This data includes only patients who completed at least three months of the program. It does not include:

   • Patients who started but completed less than three months

   • Patients who never formally enrolled after initial consultation

   • Anyone who was not in our program during this timeframe

3. 100% survey return rate - Every patient who completed three months returned their survey. This is unusual and worth noting. It may reflect our patient engagement processes, the quality of patients who choose to work with us, or other factors we’re not aware of.

4. Program length varied - Patients were in the program for 3-12 months during this measurement period. Longer participation may correlate with better outcomes (or people who see results may stay longer - we don’t know).

5. These are averages - Some patients reported 10/10 improvement. Some reported 2/10. The average doesn’t tell you where YOU will fall.

6. No control group - We don’t know how these patients would have done without the program, with a different program, or with conventional treatment alone.

What This Data Actually Means:

Among patients who completed at least three months in our program during 2024, most reported meaningful subjective improvement in how they felt. That’s it. That’s what we know.

What This Data Does NOT Mean:

• These results are typical for anyone who tries our approach

• You will get these results

• Our approach is superior to other approaches

• These improvements will last forever

• This data proves causation

• Everyone who starts the program completes three months

Individual Results Vary (A Lot)

The patient stories in my book and on this Substack represent exceptional outcomes within the group described above. They are NOT typical results. They are individual experiences that I found compelling enough to share.

When I share a story about someone who “made a complete recovery” or “went into remission,” understand:

• This person may have been unusually compliant

• They may have had unique circumstances that favored improvement

• They may have benefited from factors I’m not aware of

• Timing may have played a role (some conditions naturally wax and wane)

Some patients see dramatic improvements quickly. Some see modest improvements over time. Some see minimal improvement. This is the reality of clinical medicine.

Every time I share a patient story, assume this disclaimer applies: “Individual results. Not typical. Results vary significantly. No guarantees. Not medical advice.”

I Sell Products I Recommend

I am transparent about this. When I recommend supplements, lab tests, or other products:

• Products I sell directly: I have a financial interest in your purchase.

• Affiliate relationships: I may receive compensation when you use certain links or codes.

• Products I don’t sell: I recommend them because I believe in them, not because I profit.

Your purchases support my ability to create free educational content. I appreciate that.

I only recommend products I personally use or that I use in my practice. I don’t recommend garbage just to make money. My reputation depends on the quality of what I recommend.

My Position on Regulatory Overreach

Here’s where I get to say what I really think.

The System Is Broken

The current regulatory framework around health and medicine is designed to protect pharmaceutical profits, not patient health. The FDA and FTC have been captured by the industries they’re supposed to regulate.

I believe:

• Patients have the right to know what works

• Practitioners have the right to share clinical observations

• The truth about healing should not be suppressed to protect drug sales

But I also live in reality. I have a medical license. I have a family to support. So I comply with regulations while being as transparent as legally possible.

Why I Can’t Say What I Want to Say

The FTC says I can’t claim to “treat” or “cure” diseases unless I have two adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. Do you know how much those cost? Millions of dollars. Sometimes hundreds of millions.

Who has that kind of money? Pharmaceutical companies. That’s who.

So I’m not allowed to tell you that vitamin C can treat infections, even though Frederick Klenner, MD used it successfully in the 1940s. I’m not allowed to tell you that iodine can address thyroid issues, even though I’ve observed it help countless patients. I could go on.

Instead, I have to say things like “may support” and “associated with” and “patients report.”

This is ridiculous. But it’s the game I have to play.

What I Can and Can’t Promise

What I CAN promise:

• I will be as transparent as legally possible

• I will share what I observe clinically

• I will only recommend what I personally use or believe in

• I will tell you when I’m selling something

• I will provide outcome data with full methodology and limitations

What I CAN’T promise:

• That you’ll get the same results as my patients

• That these approaches will work for you

• That you won’t need conventional medical care

• That I have all the answers

• That the average patient outcome applies to you

Your Responsibility

If you choose to implement anything I discuss:

1. Consult a qualified practitioner first - Seriously. Don’t just start megadosing iodine because you read about it on Substack.

2. Work with your existing medical team - I am not asking you to fire your doctors. I’m giving you information to discuss with them.

3. Monitor your progress - Get lab work done. Track symptoms. Pay attention.

4. Use common sense - If something makes you feel worse, stop doing it.

5. Take responsibility - You are ultimately responsible for your health decisions. Not me. Not your doctor. You.

6. Understand statistical reality - If our average patient reports 6.74/10 improvement, that means some patients had zero improvement while others had complete resolution. Averages hide individual variation.

Our Ultimate Goal

Our ultimate goal is to share this framework with as many people as possible. It takes dedication to the work, one person at a time.

I can’t be everyone’s doctor. But I can share what I’ve learned. That’s what this Substack, my book, and my podcast are about.

Will it work for you? I don’t know. But I believe it’s worth exploring with qualified guidance.

Emergency Situations

If you are having a medical emergency:

• Call 911

• Go to the emergency room

• Do NOT email me

• Do NOT post in the comments asking for advice

Nothing I write here is for emergency situations.

Working With Me

If you want to become a patient:

• We have limited capacity

• There is an application process

• Not everyone is accepted

• This is not a substitute for having a local doctor

If you are my patient:

• Clinical communication happens through our patient portal, not through Substack comments

• Emergency situations require emergency care, not an email to me

Changes to These Disclaimers

I may update these disclaimers as regulations change or as my practice evolves. The version that matters is whatever is current when you read my content.

Bottom Line

I want to help you. I want to share what I know. I want to be as transparent as possible.

But I also want to keep my medical license and stay out of legal trouble.

So I walk a line between being helpful and being compliant.

If you understand that:

• Everything here is education, not treatment

• Results vary wildly between individuals

• Patient stories represent exceptional outcomes

• Our outcome data has significant limitations

• You’re responsible for your own health decisions

...then we’re good.

If you’re looking for someone to cure you or guarantee you results, this isn’t the place for you.

Questions about these disclaimers? Get in touch.

Want to work with us? Apply here.

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