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Health of people related to Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM) & psychology

Can Wheel Chair Patients Get Affordable Non-Emergency Transport in Santa Cruz County, CA? ONLY if Medi-CAL eligible

Scheduled for out-patient cancer surgery — but the transport person became suddenly sick — where can  you get affordable,   medical  transport  in Santa Cruz County, CA?  The middle class who work are out of luck. 

What can you get? 

Answer:  CSE Bay Area charges $300. out of pocket for 20 miles of   non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) services. You have to bill your insurance.   

CSE Bay Area is easy to contact by phone to schedule a trip  and  they have a local Santa Cruz area office  831 419 4002.  CSE Bay Area  provided us with excellent, reliable service both ways. They are terribly  expensive.     

We just found out via a phone call that Anthem Blue Cross Supplemental  (which we have  from work)  offers zero benefits for NEMT. Yikes!  

The lucky ones? In Santa Cruz County,   those  who qualify for  MED-I-CAL have access to free  non-emergency transport through Central Coast Alliance 831 430 5500 located in Scotts Valley.   Various  CCA vendors – which provide vans for wheel chairs –  include  Hearts & Hands,  based in Salinas, CA.  

There is help:  American Cancer Society 1-800 227 2345 offers free transport to  appointments and  generally requires  3 day notice. Volunteers provide assistance,  i.e. driving  to and from appointments.  A real person answers the phone. It’s a pleasure talking with them.     

What’s going on? Per usual and has gone on for too many years, the    Democrats in CA continue to offer rich  benefits to  the lower class and  to  newly arrived  illegal aliens who cross  our USA borders. 

For many reasons the middle class in CA has left in droves and continues to do so.   Thanks for one-party rule by Democrats in CA.  

Are there other insurance  sources (since our  Anthem Blue Cross does not) which  offer  non-emergency medical transport  (NEMT)?     We are looking into it.  

  Medi-Care Part B may offer non-emergency transport “if medically necessary”  That’s a possibility.  

  In Santa Cruz, DCD insurance (831 423 8542) offers  health insurance products.  You may contact Pam for a telephone interview.  We are attempting to do so. 

There are a lot of folks who have worked 30 plus years and retired who may need Non-Emergency Medical Transport to their doctors.  And their private insurance plans may not pay for NEMT – non-emergency medical transport.  

Reality in Santa Cruz County & elsewhere:      More and more people are asked to get  medical services  provided in non-hospital settings  by  appointment. Agree?   That is reality.    As people age,  more and more  people require walkers or wheel chairs to get to surgical and other   medical appointments.  At times, family and friends may not be available to transport. 

 Why so few options  for  those who have worked all their adult life – 40 plus years –  and who have  private insurance and Medi-Care and now  must pay hundreds of dollars for transport to medical appointments  which is free for those who may never have worked in the USA?   

Are you someone — or know someone  — who may need Non-Emergency Medical Transport — to go to medical appointments?     What’s your experience?  Share!   

written by DrCameronJackson@gmail.com   6/25/2024

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JABS are NOT a VACCINE says 9th Circuit Court so STOP mandating “the JAB”?

The COVID vaccine was touted  to  prevent getting it and also stop the spread.   But millions have gotten COVID  and  also spread it to others.  

Our COVID  story: My husband got COVID while in hospital and spread it to me when he came home,  I’d already had two JABS because our esteemed MD wrote a newsletter saying, “ONE million will die….” No more jabs since for either of us.  But  in Aptos, CA two major pharmacies have signs outside saying GET your FREE COVID booster.   Your government wants you to keep getting the JAB.  

So what’s your JAB/ COVID story? Got the JAB  and all  boosters and doing everything government says to do?  In the news:   Maxine Waters got several boosters and now getting treatment for pancreatic cancer. 

The alarm bells are ringing:  more and more deaths are mounting up and more and more serious side effects happening.   Slow in emerging the overall damage from ‘the  JAB’ is relentless.   

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COVID protection you can do NOW — Dr Vladimir Zelenko’s protocol

What you can do NOW  for COVID virus  protection?   Get prepared now.  

Whether you are in total lock down as  in Sydney, Australia or confused by the most recent flip flopping by Washington D.C. politicians such as Dr. Fauci   whether to wear a mask indoors or outdoors –  do what you can to be prepared.

Now is the time  to keep other drugs in your medicine cabinet should  you or family members  develop  symptoms of the CCP virus aka COVID-19 or some variant.   Be sure to have Zinc, vitamin C (1,000 mg tablets),  one of the ionophores that open the door so  that the zinc can  do its work,  and  appropriate antibiotics.

Ionophores — they  are necessary to  transport  the zinc  into the cells –  they include Ivermectin, Quercetin and Hydroxychoroquine (HCL).   You need ONE of the ionophores.   HCL is treatment of choice for people over age 45.

Whether you are  fully vaccinated or not — get prepared.

Hydroxychoroquine (HCL) plus Zinc for over age 45 OR Quercetin plus Zinc for under age 45 & no major health issues.  

Start  Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s protocol ( if possible)  within 5 days of symptoms.  Yes — get a PCR test but don’t wait for results to start treatment.

Click  the  link  below detailing what medicines, how long to take and in what strength  to  utilize  per  Dr. Zelenko’s Protocol.

https://pdlabsrx.com/blogs/news/dr-zelenko-protocol

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Ivermectin: a better alternative to getting vacinated? What’s the Prevention Protocol?

Ivermectin: A  better alternative to getting the vaccine for COVID-19  aka CCP virus?     Some folks  say Yes!

Is Ivermectin useful for prevention?

Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

This is from the American Thinker: Saturday, July 24 is World Ivermectin Day, as “people of the world will come together to celebrate ivermectin for a day focused on unity, love, and gratitude for this precious gift from Mother Earth.”

‘I will be with them.  Being of venerable age, I am at risk for COVID, so I follow the debates over the vaccines and treatments, such as iivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, with intense interest.

‘My conclusion, on which I am willing to bet my life, is that taking ivermectin is a superior alternative to vaccination, both for prevention and, should it come to it, treatment.  I am convinced by the careful scientific work of the FLCCC, the BIRD group, and independent researcher Andrew Hill and reinforced by the refusal of the government health agencies to respond in any coherent fashion.

So — what IS the  Prevention Protocol utilizing ivermectin for ALL or any persons especially the elderly, those with  a compromised immune system, and those with  multiple health issues?  

Prevention Protocol utilizing  ivermectin:

Take  0.2 mg/kg per dose ivermectin WITH or AFTER meals.Take 1 dose today and repeat in 48 hours.  Then take 1 dose WEEKLY.   Also take vitamin D3 (1,000 -3,000 daily);  vitamin C (500-1,000 TWO times a DAY;  Zinc 30-40 a day; Quercetin  250 mg; Melatonin 6 mg before bedtime.

If you show virus  symptoms, the following  is the  Early Outpatient Protocol:  .02 -.04 per dose  ivermectin (WITH or AFTER meals one time a day for 5 days OR until recovered.  Use the upper dose (.04) IF:  in regions with more aggressive variants. 2) IF treatment started on or AFTER day 5 or in pulmonary  phase OR those with multiple  cormidities/ / risk factors.

Also take Fluvoxamine  50 mg twice daily for 10-14 days. Add to ivermectin IF  1) minimal response after 2 days of ivernectin;   2) in regions with more aggressive variants;   3) treatment started on or after day 5 of symptoms or in pulminary phase OR   4) nummerous cormidities / risk factors. AVOID if patient is already on an SSRI.  

Also do the following:  Steamed essential oil inhalation 3 times a day (e.g., VapoRub and OR  chlorhexidine/ benzydamine mouth wash gargles AND Betadine nasal spray  2-3 times a day .  And — take  Vitamin D3 4,000 IU/day; vitamin C 500-1000 TWICE daily; Quercetin  250 mg twice a day; Zinc  100mg/day;  Melatonin 10 mg before bedtime;  Aspirin 325 mg/day unless contraindicated;  Also — Monitoring of oxygen  saturation is recommended.  See flyer on page 2.  

Next Question:   Where can one buy ivermectin?  It’s not cheap …. Amazon has it.  You can buy it via Canada.  To be updated!

written by Cameron Jackson, Ph.D.  7/25/2021

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Hernia repair by cell proliferation / anabolic process / herbal poultice

 Hernia  of  abdominal  wall  image  

Need healing from a hernia  which  you’ve had for years and best not to try  more surgery? Did surgery fail for you?  What else can you do which  may help?  What about a herbal poultice?        

A hernia is like an iceberg. The majority of damage is below the surface. In most cases, all the damage below must be repaired before the bulge recedes or go away. This takes time and it may seem to you that nothing is happening because you still see the bulge but not so. Here are the layers of tissue which makes up the abdomen wall. 

https://www.naeturalhealthinformation.com/hnh-herbal-comfrey-poultice.html

All the layers of the abdominal wall need to heal — all 9 layers:

“There are nine layers to the abdominal wall: skin, subcutaneous tissue, superficial fascia, external oblique muscle, internal oblique muscle, transversus abdominis muscle, transversalis fascia, preperitoneal adipose and areolar tissue, and peritoneum. Nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatics are present throughout.

For 30 years, Hunter’s Natural Health provides products to assist in the natural healing of hernias. Read the testimonials.   Learn about the process.

A herbal poultice  may provide healing and relief from your hernia.    Why not give it a try?   Help your body rebuild  itself.

written 6/11/2021    by Cameron Jackson, psychologist  JAJ48@aol.com

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Take hydroxychloroquine, zinc & an anti-biotic IF you experience CCP Virus symptoms & test positive?

Got COVID?   Why not, with medical OK,  immediately take hydroxychloroquine, zinc & antibiotic for a  week IF you experience CCP virus symptoms and test positive?  You got to take charge of your health decisions and do so using rational thought.  Don’t trust the “medical experts” like Dr. Fauchi and local health officers.

Why wait until you are so sick that you then  seek hospital aid? Current reports about what to do shed little light on what you can do which won’t hurt you.

For example —

Let’s  hypothesize that you call your MD  and say that  your symptoms are chills,  a cough, severe body aches and a horrible   headache.  Your MD  tells you to s take 2 Bufferin every 4-6 hours, drink lots of water  and call  him back in  the morning.  That’s a standard medical treatment  protocol  for possible symptoms of flu.

That  MD would not   also inquire  who were all your Contacts this past week and have those Contacts  also take the same medical regime  of  2 Buffern  every 4-6 hours  in order to prevent them from experiencing the  flu like symptoms  (chills, body aches, cough) which   you are experiencing.

Yet  that’s exactly  what some European  researchers did when inquiring into the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine.   Persons who said they had symptoms of COVID  provided Contacts and a thousand Contacts got a medical regime compared to a thousand who got  a “fake” regime.   And guess what  — there was no statistically significant difference.   So the researchers conclude that use of hydroeychloroqine  is not effective.

Check it out for yourself.     https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2021801

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Armour Thyroid compared with synthetic improves “quality of life” for users

Remarkable study comparing Armour Thyroid and levothyroxine.

Several studies have shown that many patients with hypothyroidism on levothyroxine replacement report that they have   “low quality-of-life.” issues.  Overall finding of this study is that real thyroid replacement (brand name Armour) improves “quality of life” issues  with greater weight loss also reported.  Using Armour twice a day is recommended for some patients.  Details below:

An alternative to levothyroxine replacement for patients
with hypothyroidism is desiccated thyroid that comes from pig thyroid, of which the most common brand is Armour Thyroid.

Armour Thyroid has been in use for almost 100 years (since
the 1920s) although it went out-of-favor about 25 years ago with more doctors prescribing synthetic levothyroxine. However recently there has been an added interest in using Armour
Thyroid and other formulations of desiccated thyroid, partly because of the low quality-of-life
some patients have on levothyroxine replacement and partly because of an interest in patients to  use something they consider “more natural” and less synthetic.

Most endocrinologists andconsensus guidelines by the American Thyroid Association still recommend the use of synthetic
levothyroxine and to avoid desiccated thyroid, in part due to the erroneous belief that desiccated
thyroid is not standardized. .  It IS standardized.

In the May 2013 issue of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539727, Huang and colleagues from the Walter Reed Medical National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland published the results of a
randomized crossover study in which 70 patients completed the study and received either desiccated thyroid or levothyroxine replacement. In the introduction to this paper they commented that the T4 and T3 content of desiccated thyroid preparations, especially Armour
Thyroid, has now been standardized. They cited a paper by JC Lowe published in the journal
Thyroid Science in 2009 states that it is that Armour Thyroid has indeed been standardized so
that 1 grain of Armour Thyroid contains 38 µg of L-T4 and 9 µg of liothyronine (T3).
The 2013 study by Huang and colleagues used to a conversion factor that 1 mg of Armour
Thyroid was equivalent to 1.67 µg of levothyroxine to determine equivalent dosing between the
two preparations. Patients were on a stable dose of levothyroxine and had a normal TSH beforethe study started. Half of them were then initially given Armour Thyroid and half of them
continued on the levothyroxine. 78 patients were randomized and 70 concluding the study, with 35 received Armour Thyroid at the beginning and 35 received levothyroxine at the beginning.
The dose of either the levothyroxine or the Armour Thyroid was adjusted after six weeks so that
the TSH was between 0.5 and 3.0. They continued on that dose for an additional 10 weeks. After 16 weeks, patients were switched over to the other compound with the same adjustment at 6weeks and continued for another 10 weeks.

TESTING:   At the beginning of the study and at the end of each 16 weeks session, the patient underwen  thyroid function test, biochemical testing, memory testing (the Wechsler memory scale), a  depression inventory, and a thyroid symptom questionnaire.

They compare the results before and  after treatment for each group.

There was not a statistical improvement in symptoms for general
health questionnaires or neuropsychological testing, however there was a trend toward
improvement in these tests for the group that took the desiccated thyroid compared to the
levothyroxine replacement group. There was a 2.86 pound weight loss among the group that took
the desiccated thyroid compared to the levothyroxine group that was significant. Patients on
Armour Thyroid did get a slightly lower HDL level that is the good cholesterol, so that could be
a potential detriment to Armour replacement.
TSH was slightly higher in the group on Armour Thyroid then in the group on levothyroxine, so
possibly if the dose of Armour Thyroid was a little bit higher (the authors recommended 1 mg of
Armour Thyroid = 1.47 µg of levothyroxine), the TSH would have been lower and more
improvement might have been seen with the Armour Thyroid. Both total T4 and free T4 were
much lower on the Armour Thyroid than on levothyroxine replacement indicating that patients
on Armour Thyroid need an additional low dose of levothyroxine, as Dr. Friedman often
prescribes. Total T3 went up on Armour Thyroid as expected. Baseline (on stable levothyroxine
replacement) reverse T3 (a test used by many functional medicine doctors and other nonEndocrinologists to track poor T4 to T3 conversion) was above the range in many of the patients
suggesting that levothyroxine replacement increases reverse T3 and did go down with the
Armour Thyroid compared to the levothyroxine replacement. This suggests that levothyroxine
raises reverse T3 and Armour Thyroid lowers it, but doesn’t conclude that patients with an
elevated reverse T3, either on no treatment or on levothyroxine replacement need to go on
desiccated thyroid.
Most importantly, 49% of the patients preferred Armour Thyroid, 19% preferably levothyroxine
and 33% did not notice a difference. This was important as the study was blinded and they didn’t
know which thyroid preparation they were taking and indicates some subtle improvement in how
they were feeling with Armour Thyroid. The subgroup that preferred Armour Thyroid lost even
more weight; they lost 4 pounds on Armour Thyroid compared to levothyroxine. They had better
well-being and their thyroid symptoms were significantly better with better cognitive function on
Armour Thyroid compared to when they were on levothyroxine. This suggests that a subset of
patients need Armour Thyroid as opposed to levothyroxine alone. These patients may be poor
converters of T4 to T3.
There were no side effects in the Armour Thyroid group; specifically there was no increase in
heart rate or pulse.
The authors concluded that improvement with Armour Thyroid may not be detected by the
relatively insensitive methods used in the study. They also concluded that once-daily desiccated
thyroid in place of levothyroxine caused modest weight loss and possible improvements in
symptoms and mental health without appreciable adverse effects. They recommended studies
with a longer duration to clarify the efficacy and safety of desiccated thyroid.
Dr. Friedman has several comments on this paper. First he found it to be a very well designed
and well executed study done by a reputable group and published in a superb journal. He notes
that the Armour Thyroid was given as a single dose once a day without levothyroxine. Since
Armour Thyroid contains T3 that has a short half-life, Dr. Friedman prescribes Armour Thyroid
twice a day with additional levothyroxine. He suspects that if the study gave Armour Thyroid
twice a day plus levothyroxine supplementation those patients would have done even better than
on once a day Armour Thyroid. This study clearly refuted that Armour Thyroid is inferior to
levothyroxine.
The study also pointed out the importance of trying to determine the subset of patients to put on
desiccated thyroid. A significant subset of patients did prefer the desiccated thyroid. Those who
preferred desiccated thyroid were more likely to have autoimmune thyroid disease and had a
slightly higher reverse T3, although neither of these were significant. The study examined all
patients with hypothyroidism on levothyroxine replacement, most of whom were doing well. If
the study used the subset of patients who were on levothyroxine replacement and feeling poor,
Dr. Friedman surmises that they would have done even better on desiccated thyroid. Many of the
patients who come to see Dr. Friedman have a low quality-of-life on levothyroxine replacement.
If your doctor refuses to prescribe desiccated thyroid, show him the 2013 article or better yet,
come out and see Dr. Friedman.
For more information about Dr. Friedman’s practice or to schedule an appointment, go to
www.goodhormonehealth.com or email us at mail@goodhormonehealth.com

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Live in CA & Test POSITIVE for COVID-19 virus. What to do?

What to do when  you test POSITIVE for the  COVID-19 virus aka  the CCP virus?

This post concerns COVID-19 aka the CCP virus   and, in particular,  what’s happening in  Santa Cruz County, California.    For  general information on COVID-19   for Santa Cruz County CA, read the  Good Times  click  HERE.  For  world wide information from  The Epoch Times on COVID-19  aka CCP Virus,  click HERE.

Recently,  on  Santa Cruz California radio station  KSCO (1080 AM)   Psychologist  Cameron Jackson, Ph.D.,  asked   Health official Gail Newel,  MD what medical treatment the County  recommends  for people who test  positive for the  COVID-19 virus.  Dr. Newel  is the  Health Officer  for the county of Santa Cruz, California.  The  question and answer  interview with Dr. Newel  is available in the archives of  KSCO (1080 AM).

Gail Newel,  MD,  replied that people should rest and take lots of liquids.  In response  Dr. Jackson said.  “What you are recommending is what people typically do for the flu.   As you well know,  the CCP virus kills people by the thousands.   And   there are treatment protocols that do work.”

Gail Newel, MD  said there were some medicines are   “in the works”  but  she could not name any specific ones.

In response, psychologist  Dr. Jackson said:  “There are   treatment protocols — such as hydroxychloroquine  coupled with zinc and an antibiotic –  which are available with a prescription.  Zinc can be bought over the counter and the other two require a prescription.”    Dr. Newel replied  that research did not support those medications.  Dr. Jackson disagreed. “Will you read  the research if I send it to you?’ asked Dr. Jackson.

Dr. Gail Newel  is the top health official for Santa Cruz County in California.  In that position, Dr. Newel   makes decisions which affect Santa Cruz county residents in many ways e.g.,  which businesses can open, whether  and at what times people can go to the local beaches s and when  and where  face masks must be worn.

So what should YOU do if you get a POSITIVE diagnosis of COVID-19 aka the  CCP Virus?

For openers, don’t rely on what the Health Officer for  Santa Cruz County has to say.  Dr.. Gail Newel,   Health Officer for Santa Cruz County CA,  has not read the current research which says that persons newly diagnosed (not hospitalized, not on oxygen) can be helped  considerably by a combination of hydroxychloroquine  with zinc and an antibiotic.

What to do?  Get the required prescriptions and do the treatment with the say so of your physician.   Some persons, for example those who take Bystolic (blood pressure medication. ) cannot take hydroxychloroquine.  There’s another medicine typically given for parasites that can be used.

How to stay up to date on COVID-19 aka CCP virus? One excellent source of information is  TheEpochTimes   which has world wide coverage.  California currently leads the world  with 62,701  COVID-19  deaths and 3770,150 cases.

written by Cameron Jackson  PSY14762  Licensed Psychologist

Monerey Bay Forum

127 Jewell Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States (US)
Phone: 831 688 6002
Fax: 831 688 7717
Email: jaj48@aol.com

 

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Real face of Marxism: ‘racial justice’ for Blacks only in San Francisco

Let’s help create Marx’s  ‘classless society’ in San Francisco  by favoring Blacks?   Government has gotta get rid of income gaps between Blacks and others?
     London Breed, the Mayor of San Francisco, recently announced an innovative new program designed to provide financial support for women expecting a child both during the pregnancy and for six months after the baby is born.
 Breed said in a statement. “The Abundant Birth Project is rooted in racial justice and recognizes that Black and Pacific Islander mothers suffer disparate health impacts, in part because of the persistent wealth and income gap.”
Given the costs associated with prenatal care, medical expenses and the costs associated with raising an infant, that’s a nice idea, isn’t it?
I’m sure plenty of mothers-to-be could use that sort of help. But as with so many things in this world, there’s a catch.

Or a couple of catches, actually. First of all, it won’t be available to everyone. You have to be selected by the people in charge of the project.

Oh, and don’t bother applying if you happen to be a Native American, Latina, or White woman expecting a child. The offer only applies if you are either Black or of Pacific-Islander background. (Yahoo News)

Maybe San Francisco’s mayor hopes to change life expectancy for Black babies aborted by Black moms?  In New York City more babies are aborted by Black mothers-to-be than are born.

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Firenze Sage:    Well it might be slightly better than sending the  corpse to planned parenthood for body parts sales.
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Fire & evacuations in Santa Cruz, CA — help even for cockroach pets?

Horses, cats and dogs are being  cared for in response to the  huge fires near Santa Cruz, CA.   We expect animals will be  cared for.

How about  pet cockroaches?   Yep — and the person caring for the pet cockroaches wants to know “What breed are they?’

Answer:   There’s 4K+  different kinds of cockroaches  but only a handful in the USA.

Check out Facebook  page for Alida Stevens for  the skinny on cockroach pets.

Alida Stevens just put up on Facebook some pictures showing  what’s happening to our Aptos CA  beaches laden with ash from the fire.  

By the way, what the heck do you feed cockroach pets? Gotta keep those pets safe ’til they can get back to their owner.

 

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