Dr. Thomas is leading the battle to practice ethical health care and evidence-based medicine, honor informed consent and stand up against medical coercion at every level. Please join me in supporting his efforts.

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

How A Fever Is A Wonderful Thing (HHF Podcast #11)I welcome Dr. Paul Thomas to the show. Dr. Paul is a best selling author & holistic pediatrician with a huge practice. Dr. Paul is committed to helping parents make informed and proactive decisions about their children’s health and well-being.
Listener’s of the episode 10 with Dr. William Parker learned about the major risks that come with using Tylenol and acetaminophen, so Dr. Paul and I discuss how and when to treat a fever without acetaminophen. Plus, we talk about navigating a doctor’s visit or trip to the ER where the standard of treatment is to reflexively give acetaminophen.
Dr. Paul and I also discuss flu shots and how the scary statistics we see on the news are quite misleading. We finish the podcast by discussing his new book, The Addiction Spectrum. We pay particular attention to how our children’s addiction to phones and screens are messing up their brains

Dear Friends of Dr. Paul’s! 

We're doing a book signing THIS FRIDAY at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing at 7 p.m. 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton
Please help us get the word out.

Hope to see you there!

​Building Bridges in Children’s Health (https://bbch.community) is doing end-of-the-year fundraising campaign and has pledged to donate a fraction of BBCH membership fee proceeds to Pediatric Health Outcomes Initiative (PHOI), a prospective registry that will collect data from volunteers in pediatric practices for future studies with the goal to improve overall pediatric outcomes. 

​BBCH complements the mission of PHOI by equipping parents with the knowledge of current science and law that will empower them in protecting their children's health.  If you join BBCH Community with a promo code PHOI-2018, BBCH will donate 50% ($50) of your membership fee to PHOI research.  This promotion is for new BBCH members and will end on Dec 31, 2018.

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They already teamed up on a book that took a middle road on the vaccine debate. 

Now Dr. Paul Thomas and Ashland journalist Jennifer Margulis explore addiction in a new book, The Addiction Spectrum: A Compassionate, Holistic Approach to Recovery. 
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The book explores the mechanisms of addiction and how they can be countered.  The pleasure the brain gets from addictive substances is immense, and for most people it does not work to "just say no." 
The co-authors spend an hour in the studio helping us better understand the components of addiction and how they can be defeated. 

When I cover the keys to health, the keys to recovery from a chronic condition or the keys to preventing a chronic condition I generally focus on 7 things:

1. Eat real food (produce, organic if you can, nothing processed or from factories)
2. Get your nutrients (we all must supplement vitamin D and likely other nutrients)
3. Reduce Stress (this might have to include turning off the news and your smart phone alerts)
4. Get enough exercise
5. Fix your biome (internal environmental diversity)
6. Surround yourself with nurturing people who support your passions and healing
7. Get enough SLEEP (Restorative good sleep!)

 
So how much sleep is right for you? While this can certainly vary from person to person, and we need more during times of growth or stress, there are some guidelines.
 
In my scan of important articles (something I do every day) I stumbled on three – all addressing the sleep issue based on studies presented yesterday at the European Society of Cardiology.
 
The PESA study enrolled 3,974 healthy middle-aged adults and carefully tracked sleep quality and quantity. 
 
Here is what they found:

1. Those getting less than 6 hours a night had significantly more atherosclerosis than those who got seven to eight hours.
2. Those with the most fragmented sleep were more likely to have atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
3. Those with short or disrupted sleep were also more likely to have metabolic syndrome, (the combination of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity).