I just finished watching the interview with Jeff Berwick and Clive de Carle, thank you for sharing all this as I now have three+ new people to follow. I have been taking all sorts of vitamins regularly for about 3 years, and I noticed a decrease in flu-like,cold-like symptoms so I would say they are doing something. I also used to burn very easily in the sun, and it seems like since taking supplements I can spend more time outdoors without burning. My nails, skin and hair have become healthier and more resilient.
My boyfriend had told me about a program called the "foundation five," which involves taking these supplements daily: Multivitamins, Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Magnesium, and Probiotics.
I do the foundation five along with other supplements like Collagen, Vitamin C, L-Theanine for relaxation, etc. I just finished up a bottle of Diindolylmethane which balances estrogen levels.
Much like what De Carle said about widespread Magnesium deficiencies, I was told Vitamin D deficiencies are very common. I didn't get tested for Vit. D before taking supplements, but I did get tested after taking them for a year and I was well into the healthy range of Vitamin D, despite being very fair skinned, vegetarian, and not spending much time outdoors with half the year too cold to do so. Very happy with the results from vitamins so far.
Here's a short clip from a doctor who is an expert on Vitamin D if interested. This doctor has said we need more Vitamin D than is actually recommended. There are longer, more informative videos out there too:
Seeing content like this gives me great hope for the future of health. I started my path to becoming health/nutrition conscious shortly before my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. She got a second opinion at a highly esteemed establishment that offered experimental treatments after receiving a stage 4 diagnosis, and they told her she could easily live another 10 years with their treatment plan. She went back to the first doctor, who was pessimistic from the start. When she told him what the other doctor said, he scoffed and said he "NEVER had a stage 4 patient last that long." I was horrified and saw this as a huge red flag, and did my best to encourage her to go back to the doctor with the optimistic outlook, but she chose the archaic pessimist unfortunately. Her experience with doctors like him during such a crucial time was disheartening, and I lost a lot of trust in the average medical "professional." Certainly not saying there aren't good ones out there, as there was a doctor who was obviously more passionate about prolonging her life and quality of life, but she did not continue treatment with that one.
Re: Patients have to unlearn too… yes I remember the days of checking nutritional labels worrying about fat and cholesterol, shocking to learn now it is starving our brains and clogging our arteries. I wonder what it would take to inspire people to think outside of the box a little more often and not blindly trust doctors (or outdated health information) as some type of ultimate "authority."
I will definitely check out the video "How and Why Big Oil Conquered the World," I have liked the videos I've seen from Corbett thus far. Thanks again!