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"When there are no more leaders to follow you must become one."
My daughter got married! On July 14, 2018, my son Tare and I had the privilege of walking my daughter Zanele "down the aisle" to the love of her life, Deondrae Rhone. Family and friends came from Zimbabwe, Canada, and across the United States, and we all felt blessed to be part of this beautiful, diverse, chaotic, and big-hearted family.

That's not my only big news: I also have a new book coming on September 4, The Addiction Spectrum.
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THE ADDICTION SPECTRUM

"The world is in the midst of an addiction crisis. Opioids steal most of the headlines. But whether it is from heroin, meth, or another substance, thousands of people have died, and sadly more will die in the coming months and years."

My new book, The Addiction Spectrum, combines my personal journey recovering from alcoholism with my experience helping hundreds of patients struggling with addiction. An empowering, outside-the-box, holistic approach to solving the addiction crisis in America, this book has been called a "welcome godsend" by critics.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!
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Online for FREE from
​August 13-19, 2018

Solutions for Health and Recovery

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30 experts explore the new face of addiction and what we can do to recover and end the suffering. These informative presentations will provide a 360 degree view of the current issues we all face and provide invaluable insights about the path to recovery. This comprehensive summit is the first of its kind to address the worldwide epidemic. Please join us as the brightest minds provide the latest science, research, and approaches to recovery. 
​This summit is about finally finding solutions we can use today to the national epidemic of addiction. People are dying, children are becoming addicted, entire towns and cities are falling victim to opioid and prescription drug addictions. Clearly conventional medicine won’t fix this problem, so we have to. This summit is about bringing together 30 experts in functional medicine, addiction recovery, mindfulness, stress-reduction, alternative health, and more to investigate the solutions that are working, and to bring them to the people who need them most.

The Addiction Summit will help you:​

  • Identify the root causes of your addiction, and treatment for depression, chronic pain, ADHD, and more. 
  • Discover cutting edge approaches to recovery 
  • Understand the new face of addiction 
  • Talk to your doctor  
  • Nutritional advice and tips for packing nutrients into every meal as your body heal and grows stronger 
  • Reduce rampant stress, end sleep-deprivation, counter vitamin deficiency, and alleviate the other factors that often recovery more challenging 
  • Determine which prescription drugs to take and when and how to ween yourself safely off of opiates 
Online for FREE from August 13-19, 2018
Sign-up for more information & to receive registration information. ​Don’t miss another incredible, educational Health Talks Online event…COMING SOON!

New from Dr. Paul Thomas 

The Addiction Spectrum

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Addiction affects your brain. But have you ever wondered how?

How Addiction affects your brain. But have you ever wondered how? Addiction Spectrum - Dr Paull Approved. Photo courtesy of Jesse Orrico via Unsplash

Photo courtesy of Jesse Orrico via Unsplash


I find brain science fascinating and I’ll admit I’m a chemistry geek. Even if you’re not, you may be interested in what drugs, alcohol, and even behavioral addictions can do to you and how addiction can affect your brain.
 
I run an outpatient addiction clinic based in Portland called Fair Start. At Fair Start we help addicts—mostly young adults—recover from drug addiction.
 
The majority of our patients are addicted heroin and other opioids. Often they are using several drugs at once, including meth.

Most people know me as a medical doctor. Most people don’t know that I’m also a recovering alcoholic.
 
While I’ve been in active recovery for 15 years now and I’m not shy about sharing my story, I’m about to go public with all of this in a big way.
 
I have a new book coming out called The Addiction Spectrum: A Compassionate, Holistic Approach to Recovery.  www.Addictionspectrum.com
Addiction affects your brain. But have you ever wondered how? Addiction Spectrum - Dr Paull Approved
The book will be published by HarperOne on September 4. 
If you have a young family and you read my last book, co-written with Jennifer Margulis, The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, I think you will want to read this one too. Any parent who is afraid their child might someday get addicted needs the information we present in this book.
​If you’ve ever wondered about addiction, loved an addict, or suffered from addiction yourself, this book is also for you.
If you’re a public health official, policy maker, doctor, or educator, you also need the knowledge in this book.
So how does addiction affect the brain?
No child is born thinking, “I want to grow up to be an addict or alcoholic.” 
​Even when our using or drinking starts having a significant negative impact on our lives, most of us will deny that a problem even exists.
That is one baffling aspects of addiction.
 
Addiction hijacks a person’s normal common sense. 
To the outsider, it seems we have no willpower.
 
But that’s not what’s actually going on.
 
We now know where most of the substances we misuse act in the brain.
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How to End the Autism Epidemic Podcast 6. Dr. Paul Thomas Interview, How to End the Autism Epidemic!

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Well-versed, outspoken Portland-based Pediatrician Dr. Paul Thomas will challenge much of the conventional wisdom on pediatrics. Why is his Portland practice booming? Because he practices true informed consent, and because he tells the truth that vaccines have risks AND benefits.
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Wishing you the best possible 2017

Happy New Year from Dr. Paul Thomas, M.D.
​Enjoy the journey, but have purpose - a destination in your sights.

Success generally doesn't just bite us in the butt as we sit around waiting for it.  Luck favors the prepared, and my wish for us all is that we move forward in 2017 with purpose. Set your sights on worthy goals, but don't forget to enjoy the journey.

I thought I would share my personal goals with you in case it might motivate or help someone gain clarity on their own goals and journey. 
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​Bernie talked of revolution, Trump talked of revolution. Too bad we couldn't combine the best each had. But the real revolution is just getting started. Regardless of party, religion or any other group that would separate us, we the people are waking up.  We are realizing that mainstream media is just a phony puppet front for big business and their interests. Powerful interests who own the media have intentionally kept vital information from us, and fed us a steady diet of lies and misrepresentations.
Where is the real news?
We are starting to realize it is with us already, yes indeed, on the Internet, social media, and even in print. We are waking up to the fact that we must question everything.  If your news media or the CDC or a vaccine manufacturer says this vaccine is safe, then they put millions into promoting it ... THINK again. No vaccine is completely safe, so what are the real numbers?  Where are the real safety studies?
What?  The don't exist?  How can that be?
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Integrative Pediatrics is delighted to introduce you to Dr. Linda Baker who's board certified in Pediatrics and is also certified in Classical Homeopathy, and trained in herbal medicine, nutrition and energy medicine. 

She now has office hours at Integrative Pediatrics where she will offer homeopathy and will be helping with regular pediatric care for our patients.

Dr. Baker has developed an online course for parents on how to use homeopathy for their children for acute illnesses, such as fevers and ear infections.  This course is being offered for a limited time at half price. To sign up and get your discounted price, enter “INTPEDS” in the coupon code field using the button below:
In addition to offering a homeopathic alternative to vaccines for those families that do not want to vaccinate or choose to delay certain or all vaccines, Dr. Baker has found homeopathy to be helpful for the following conditions:


​ADD/ ADHD
Anxiety
Autism and autism Spectrum Disorders
Asthma and allergies including eczema (dry skin, dermatitis) and allergic rhinitis
Behavior problems
Chronic abdominal pain, irritable bowel and IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Headaches
Recurrent Infections (ear, sinus, urinary, fevers, croup, viral)
Menstrual issues
Rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune issues
TICS and Tourette’s
Many acute illnesses

​Please call 503-643-2100 if you are interested in a consultation or well-child visit with Dr. Baker.
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Your doctor may have recommended you take acetaminophen during pregnancy.

Your doctor may have recommended you give acetaminophen to your infant after vaccination or to bring down a fever.

Acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is one of the most commonly used over-the counter pharmaceuticals in America. It is used to relieve fever, pain, and other symptoms..
But new peer-reviewed science suggests these standard obstetric and pediatric recommendations may be causing harm.
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"I believe that the current CDC vaccination schedule may be doing America’s children more harm than good."
~ Dr. Paul Thomas
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In the article Dr. Paul states:

​I have scientific, evidence-based concerns about how the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has continued to add vaccines onto the current childhood vaccine schedule. In 1983 children, ages zero to eighteen were given a total of eleven vaccines. Today we are giving children at least fifty-five vaccines in the same time period. I am going to lay my cards on the table: I believe that the current CDC vaccination schedule may be doing America’s children more harm than good.
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Dr. Paul Thomas is an award-winning Dartmouth-trained Pediatrician, Addiction Specialist and Integrative Medicine Physician. He is author of the Vaccine Friendly Plan book and author of Addiction Spectrum book. He is an amazing husband and father, with over 700,000 subscribers on YouTube. Champion of Health Freedom and Informed Consent and unafraid to tell you like it is!