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The more I learn, the further and further I move away from conventional medicine. I don’t even pay for health insurance any more because the truth is that most of the time, the best doctors can’t accept it anyway because insurance companies won’t approve of their “off-label” methods.
If you have access and the financial means to, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to find a functional medicine doctor. Dentist too. The difference in quality of care is immediately blatant.
I’ve learned so much in the last few years that have deeply and irrevocably changed the way I view medicine. At this point, I’ve almost completely given up on allopathic medicine after a lifetime of witnessing it repeatedly fail so many others, including people I hold dearest to me.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: NO ONE in the world is going to care about you or your family as much as you do. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to openly seek out answers ourselves, to advocate for each other, and to be able to recognize when we are being swindled by an industry that really exists to profit from our suffering.
And just learn about plants, man. Plant medicines (including and beyond the psychedelic versions) are the answer to possibly everything.
The answers are out there, and I’m learning every day.
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Strawberry flowers at sunset, Knight Key - February 23rd 2024
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Sometimes I wonder Oh-ooh-oh, it doesn't matter though
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Haven’t worn makeup since middle school, and I feel confident enough in person. But for some reason I keep finding myself using Snapchat filters for selfies, and I’m sick of it! So here is a bare-faced, filterless photo with my dark hair. 🤠
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RIP to my friend, Hank, who had to be euthanized yesterday.
Hank was found wandering around town last summer, presumably an escapee from a slaughter truck considering his breed, as well as size/age upon intake.
Turkeys like Hank are intentionally and selectively bred to grow as fast as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. This is, of course, to save time, money, and resources for the “farms” raising them.
After only a few weeks, these babies are already too heavy for their own bodies, and they are sent to slaughter. Yes, probably every turkey you’ve ever eaten was still a baby.
A VERY small number of these babies get *super* lucky, and despite all odds, end up at an animal sanctuary like the one I managed last year when we first found Hank. Here, they must be kept on a very strict diet and exercise regimen. Because, even though no one plans to eat them anymore, their biology still betrays their will to live and causes them to carry an excessive amount of weight that puts stress on their legs and organs.
And despite all of the love and effort their sanctuary caretakers put into improving and extending their lives, most of these birds will still die from conditions directly caused by their selective breeding… because, according to the meat industry, the only thing that matters is that these animals can stay alive long enough to reach “slaughter weight.” Whether or not the rest of their bodies can handle that weight is of no concern to an industry that views them as objects, and has no plan to see them live beyond those few weeks.
This is exactly what happened to Hank. His legs and his heart could no longer carry his weight, and despite veterinary intervention, he was no longer able to stand at the end of his life. His heart and breathing were labored, and he was suffering. Hank did not deserve to have his life stolen from him so soon… The only thing to take solace in is that he got to spend 10 whole months in the sun with friends, and got to pass surrounded by those who loved him, a much different fate than 99.9% of all other “meat birds.”
Hank was a sweet, sensitive, handsome boy full of love and hope. He would follow me back and forth all morning while I did the chores, and was never shy about showing off his feathers and strutting his stuff for anyone watching (including himself in the mirror!) He had a best friend, Timmy the rooster, that he cared for and spent all day and night with.
He was a sentient being, no different from the cat or dog you share a home with right now. No different from you or I in any of the ways that matter. We have so much to learn as a species and as individuals when it comes to what really matters in this life…
Please try to remember the individual that once carried around that weight next time you buy a package of meat from the grocery. And remember that every day each one of us has the chance to make a difference in the world through every little decision we make. Choose compassion.
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“And I know I should forget what happened, but let me tell you, friend, though years have passed, there are nights, like this one, when I hear the deer’s mouths closing on the flowers, and I see you bending over me, again, and it’s winter, the candle lit, the rain just starting to fall.”
— Danusha Laméris, from “Break,” The American Poetry Review (vol. 50, no. 1, January/February 2021)
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