About
- Are you as confused as most people about Health and Wellness?
Hi,
I’m Dr. Rich Rotfort, first, a Pharmacist since 1970 and second, a Chiropractor since 1988, so I’ve got a lot of years in both Traditional medicine as well as Natural health care. That gives me a very strong background and understanding of the confusion of so many people about how to make a choice regarding these two different methods of healing.
After all these years, I have reached the point where I have to speak out about the lies, the hypocrisy and this terrible confusion that exists today.
Someone has to take a stand to rescue the population of America from the overwhelming pressure of too much information directed at the general public from TV, radio, magazines, friends and family!
Do you listen to the Traditional medicine model (today’s “Conventional Medicine”) or the Alternative medicine concept…also called Natural or Holistic Health Care?
How do you decide which one is right…and right for you?
Do you wish you had someone to help you “Bridge the Gap” between the two?
Hopefully, I can be that “Medicine Mentor” for you! Maybe I can help you make some wiser decisions regarding YOUR HEALTH.
I can give you information that you need to know so that you can talk to your doctor about your health…but be aware…s/he might not like it!!
In fact, I’ll guarantee s/he won’t like it one bit when you start to question, “Why this drug? or Why this procedure?”
You must know why a decision about YOUR body is put in the hands of a doctor who might not have your best interests at heart!!!!! Not on purpose of course, but based on misinformation given to your doctor from the drug companies and I’ll expose that corruption to you. For example: the executives of Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of oxycontin were ordered to pay $634 million for misleading the public and doctors regarding the risk of addiction to the drug!
See if any of this story sounds familiar to you, because if any part of it is true for you, then you need the help of the “Medicine Mentor!”
Mrs. Smith goes to see her doctor for her annual checkup. The doctor tells her that her cholesterol is too high and he’s going to give her a prescription to bring it down.
As she’s driving to the drugstore to get the prescription filled, she sees the Health Food Store and remembers that she needs some more vitamin C tablets, so she stops there first.
While she’s looking around, she sees a display that say the products there
“Bring down one’s cholesterol———NATURALLY!”
Hm-m-m-m, she wonders what if she could take something natural that would do the same thing as the prescription??
She asks Mary Anne, the long-time, trusted, knowledgeable clerk about it and Mary Anne tells her about that it’s an Herbal remedy that can lower her cholesterol naturally………and is so much safer, without the bad side effects and is also much less expensive than any prescription.
H-m-m-m-m-m….she wonders if she should buy that natural product instead of the one her doctor prescribed.
Near the Health Food Store is Mrs. Smith’s Chiropractor.
She decides to stop and see if they have an opening now so she can save a trip back to town later for her regular monthly visit.
When she mentions her visit to the MD, and his assessment of her cholesterol and the prescription he gave her, the Chiropractor, who also knows a great deal about NUTRITION and WELLNESS, is horrified that she would have to take a drug for cholesterol.
He tells her that with some small changes in her life-style, maybe more regular exercise by doing something she enjoys, reducing the amount of sweets and red meat , and even something like taking a nap more often, that she can bring down the cholesterol on her own.
Hm-m-m-m-m.
Do you mean that I could lower my cholesterol without drugs?
Why didn’t my doctor tell me this?
Now, Mrs. Smith is really starting to get confused!
She keeps hearing the words over and over that her doctor said, that I “have to take this medicine or I’ll be more likely to have a heart attack!”
It’s time to meet her friend, Martha, for lunch, and she tells Martha about the cholesterol situation that has just occurred that morning. And about all the confusing information from the different people she’s already seen so far.
Martha gets so upset about the prescription and tells her how her husband, Brian, took the same medicine and ALMOST DIED!
Martha goes on to tell her how Brian began to have some aches and pains in his muscles that were really bothering him, but he thought it was just “old age” and arthritis creeping up on him.
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Brian was developing a muscle-wasting condition called “Rhabdomyalisis” from the very medicine that was supposed to be helping him…….and it was the very same drug that Mrs. Smith had the prescription for!!
Luckily, Brian mentioned the severe aches and pains to his Pharmacist, who checked Brian’s drug list and correctly came up with the cause for the problem.
Even though Brian immediately stopped taking the medicine, the condition had become so bad already that he had to be put in the hospital. He was released from the hospital without severe complications but he said to himself, “I’ll NEVER take another drug like that!”
Hm-m-m-m,
“Why didn’t my doctor warn me that the medication he prescribed could have a severe side-effect…one that could kill me?”
“Doesn’t he know?” “Doesn’t he care enough to know?
Now Mrs. Smith is really concerned and totally CONFUSED!
“What in the world should I do?”
”Who can I talk to?
“Why am I going through all this?”
“Where do I go for help?”
“How do I know I’m making the right decision?”
Mrs. Smith is now seriously searching for answers.
She’s confused and stressed beyond belief, rather than REDUCING her stress, like her Chiropractor told her she needed to do!
So she calls Sandra, her Life Coach. Sandra tells Mrs. Smith that the answers to her dilemma lie within herself and that her “instincts” will guide her in the right direction.
Sandra also advises her to go to the Internet and look up ”The Medicine Mentor” who will give her additional information to help her make a wise decision.
”The Medicine Mentor knows all about drugs since he’s been a Pharmacist for many years. Being a Chiropractor too, he is also trained in Nutrition and other Natural healing methods such as Homeopathy, Ayurvedic Medicine, Energy balancing, Meditation, and Visualization.
In addition, he is also very knowledgeable about different exercises and stress-reducing activities like Yoga, Qi Gong and Tai-Chi,” Sandra says.
Finally, it begins to feel like there are some good answers out there and they are available to Mrs. Smith so easily.
All she has to do is look up “THE MEDICINE MENTOR” on the Internet and she can take as long as she wants to learn what she needs to feel safe and secure about her choices!!
She’s starting to feel more relieved when she realizes that there actually is…
SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP HER!
Here’s what else she finds out about “THE MEDICINE MENTOR” while she’s looking:
He tells her he is a “RESEARCHER!”
He is very interested in learning ALL about the TRUTH in Health and Longevity………what really works and who to believe.
*He says, “I’m passionate about exposing the lies and the falsehoods that are fed to the public every day in the news, on TV with well-known movie stars, in every magazine you pick up, advertised on the Internet and ALSO, from your DOCTOR!”
*He says, “I see what is happening behind the scenes . I’m in the trenches every day as a full-time practicing Pharmacist. I understand the MIS-information being given to you by the Pharmaceutical Industry, and I’ll expose their lies!”
*He says, “I’m willing to tell you the things that are just PLAIN WRONG….and can be harmful to you!”
*He says, “I’ll search through ALL the available resources from the best experts in each specialty and tell you the BEST information for your health.”
*He says,”I’m not like your typical Pharmacist that just goes along with the crowd. I challenge doctors every day if they write a prescription that’s out of bounds—I don’t care who they are—if what they write is harmful to my patients, they’ll hear from me and they’d better have a darn good reason!”
*He says,” I’m also an importer of information from the Natural Health side of the coin. I sort through the good information…..information that may save your life, and the bad information that could give you a really bad day.
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My Grand Vision for this Website
People are being deceived about their Health!
There are lies and falsehoods everywhere you turn!
People don’t know who or what to believe anymore!
There are new and wonderful
“Medical Breakthroughs”
in the news everyday….
BUT YET………..
>So many people are still sick and dying from PREVENTABLE diseases!
>People are on more and MORE drugs!
>Our kids are taking stronger drugs and more drugs at an increasingly ALARMING rate!
>Cardiovascular disease is rising and the treatment COST is rising!
>Diabetes is at an ALL-TIME HIGH!
>The number of children with asthma is EPIDEMIC!
>The use of anti-depressants is GROWING!
>People are still getting and DYING from cancer!
Deception??????
You’ve GOT to WONDER!!!!
Shouldn’t we be doing better after ALL THESE YEARS of medicine, all these DOCTORS, all this RESEARCH??
Could there be a BETTER way??
Could someone have an insight into HEALTH that’s being missed by Mainstream Medicine?
Look at all the $MONEY spent by You and Me on health care!!
Look at all the $MONEY spent on RESEARCH!
Look at all the $Money spent on treatment!………………………………………………….
Look at all the Pain and Suffering!
Well, There Is Another WAY!!!
Did you know that there are individuals…
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>Who NEVER go to a medical doctor
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>Who NEVER take prescription drugs
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>Who NEVER have chemotherapy or radiation
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>Who NEVER even take an aspirin
They don’t have diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
They are some of the healthiest people on the planet!
Is there a place for Drugs? Absolutely!
Is there a place for Surgery? Without a doubt!
Is there a place for Traditional Medical Care? You better believe it!
……..BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE………..
My vision for you is to bring you the best of BOTH!
It doesn’t have to be “Either/Or!”
It can be a combination of both.
But there has to be someone who can help sort it all out———like “The Medicine Mentor” who is here to “BRIDGE THE GAP.”
+Someone who can REALLY tell you what’s going on.
+Someone who can point out the DECEPTIONS.
+Someone who can show you where MISTAKES are being made.
+Someone who can ALERT you to New Developments.
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The Creation Of The Medicine Mentor
How it all started…..
Since I was a child, I was always interested in Science. I loved nature and astronomy and the ocean and exploring.
Even though I grew up in the city, I spent as much of my time as I could outside with nature…….I loved the outdoors!
When I was 17, my Father was diagnosed with Leukemia and passed away after a year of horrible suffering…….this was l965.
I guess that’s when I started to entertain the thought of going into the field of medicine. But, because of family medical expenses, I couldn’t afford medical school, so I decided on a career as a Pharmacist so I could learn about drugs and how they could help Humanity.
After I graduated from Pharmacy school in 1970, I opened my own Pharmacy… and here’s where my “Medicine Mentor” Journey began.
It greatly concerned me that so many of my patient-customers were on so many drugs….in one memorable case the lady was on 13 different medications and was NOT doing very well!
As it turned out, the doctor she was seeing passed away. She saw a new doctor and he wasn’t nearly as “prescription-happy” as the previous one. He took her off most of the medicines that she had been taking.
I remember to this day how concerned she was that she “would die” if she stopped all the medicines that were “keeping her ALIVE!”
So what happened when she stopped most of her meds?
You guessed it—–instead of dying——she got BETTER——–LOTS BETTER!!!!
I can’t remember all the details now, but it started my questioning the use of drugs to treat a person, especially when you combine 2, 3, 4 or more medicines.
The next step in my journey to becoming “The Medicine Mentor” occurred when I went to check on some of my home-bound patients. Many were dying, in fact, many of them were on their death bed. They needed oxygen and other support to keep them alive.
About that time, a product similar to Ensure, the liquid nutrition, came into the market. When I first saw these home-bound patients, they would be almost comatose. But once they got on the liquid nutrition, they “came back to life!” They were sitting up in bed and talking with their family.
I still get GOOSE BUMPS when I think about it.
It was practically a religious experience, watching people literally come back from death!
When I inquired about the diet of the patient, the family members would tell me that they would mash or grind up the food they were eating and try to get the sick one to eat it. (Doesn’t sound very appetizing does it? And probably not really nutritional for the individual, either..)
I started to wonder….what if the patient had been on GOOD NUTRITION before being confined–or if they even WOULD have been confined or sick at all? Would they have still been on their “Death bed?”
Hm-m-m-m-m….
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Was Nutrition really that important?
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Why weren’t people being told about the necessity of vitamins and minerals and healthy eating?
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Why did we call people who were concerned about their nutrition: HEALTH NUTS?
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NEXT STEP ON MY JOURNEY TO
“THE MEDICINE MENTOR”
When I was 4 years old, my family was driving around Miami looking at damage from a hurricane that had just occurred.
The door handles inside the cars worked different than they do now. To lock the door you had to move the handle up and to open the door you had to move the handle down. (It may be the other way around, I can’t really remember).
In my 4 year old wisdom, I thought I was locking the door, so as we turned a corner, I grabbed the door handle and the door opened and I fell out of the car.
I was severely injured and was paralyzed on the left side of my body for over 6 months. Because of that accident, I developed neurological and mechanical problems that still plague me to this day.
As life went on and became more stressful with a business, marriage and now a family with two children, and because of that accident and all the stress, I developed a condition of “Torticollis.”
This was essentially an uncontrollable muscle spasm in my neck which was not only very painful, but kept my head cocked to one side. I was prescribed all kinds of medicines, including pain killers, muscle relaxants and anti-inflammatories.
I couldn’t work worth a flip!
I’ll bet you can imagine….trying to fill prescriptions and run a business while in constant pain, drowsy because of the pain medicines, stomach upset because of the anti-inflammatory drugs and “STRESSED-OUT” beyond belief!
Out of desperation, I went to a Chiropractor….in another town!
You see, I worked very closely with the Medical community and many of my friends were medical doctors…..and they weren’t too fond of Chiropractors.
They called them “Quacks.”
HOWEVER, WITHIN TWO VISITS to the Chiropractor, I “HAD MY LIFE BACK!!!”
No Drugs, No Surgery, No more Torticollis.
Hm-m-m-m-m….
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Why hadn’t my doctor told me about this?
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Why was it that all he would do is write prescriptions?
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Did he not know about Chiropractors?
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Was he afraid to tell me out of fear his doctor buddies would get upset?
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Was he afraid of losing me as a patient?
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I don’t know….but I sure wondered.
Several other issues had come into my life and now, I really questioned if the field of Pharmacy was the right choice in which to help people.
Guess what?!
Remember that old familiar word, “CONFUSION?”
Well, it was consuming me!
So, I decided to change.
MASSIVE CHANGE!!!
After 15 years as a Pharmacist and having so much knowledge about drugs, I went back to school for another 4 years to become a —
CHIROPRACTOR…..
a profession that doesn’t CHOOSE to prescribe DRUGS!!
It was almost like converting from one RELIGION to another.
I had a lot of explaining to do……
to my doctor friends,
to my family,
but mostly to myself.
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Who was I?
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Or even deeper: Who or WHAT was I BECOMING???
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Where did the truth lie?
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Could there be a place for both drugs and non-drugs?
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How did Nutrition and Life Style fit into the equation?
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Could I still help people with these conflicts going on in my head?
So I went on a MISSION————-
I developed my own line of Nutritional Supplements.
I was chosen to open a chain of Health Food Stores.
I learned about Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Massage.
I learned about Ayurvedic Medicine and Quantum Healing.
I learned about myself and what I really had to offer.
I learned from one of my mentors, Tony Robbins, how to
“Awaken the Giant” within MYSELF!!
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NOW, “BRIDGING THE GAP,”
I have truly found who I am in this world!
I am a person who helps others with their “CONFUSION” about medicine, nutrition, wellness and alternatives!
Listen, I know folks will continue to take prescription drugs.
The medical industry is just -too persuasive, -too pervasive and -too POWERFUL.
What I CAN do, however, is to be sure that the medications taken are the right ones for an individual and are NOT going to cause more harm than good due to adverse drug reactions or allergic reactions or the additive effects of taking too many drugs causing harmful drug interactions.
And I will introduce to you Pharmacists that can address all your medication concerns. They’ll have the time and expertise to help you.
And through my exhaustive research you’ll get access to the VERY BEST in:
~Health and Nutritional Supplements
~Natural ways to Increase your Health and Vitality
~Information about Wellness and Longevity
~Updated and Latest-Breaking News about New Drugs
~Health and Medical Breakthroughs about new Treatments
~Weight Loss and Diets That Work….you will lose weight with them!
~Ways to handle STRESS
My question and answer section will be moderated by me as I bring in some of the most informative and easily understood practitioners of all the healing arts and lifestyle coaches available.
You can rest assured that I will sort through the clutter and bring you only the BEST!!
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As I distill down all the good information for you and get rid of the lies, the distortions, and the “CONFUSION,” you’ll start to see a few recurrent themes in my reports to you……….
1. STATISTICS DON’T LIE BUT STATISTICIANS DO!”
You will know when the statistics of a study have been
manipulated to present a skewed or inappropriate result.
The simplest example of course….”Is the glass half full or
half empty?” Depending on how the information is presented
to you, the perception can be either positive or negative.
2. FOLLOW THE MONEY>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
When I find something to alert you to, that may have a negative
impact on your wellness or health, I will do my best to show you who
will benefit monetarily. It’s really quite easy to separate the lies
and the charletans from the truth and the true mentors that have
your well-being at heart. Pretty soon you will be able to do this
also………YOU will become more EMPOWERED TO MAKE THE BEST
CHOICES FOR YOUR HEALTH!!
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You may not LIKE what I have to say.
You may feel that I come across as too critical.
But, you’ll have NO DOUBT as to how I stand on an issue that I think is a lie,
causes you “CONFUSION” or is just PLAIN WRONG!!
I may offend you or one of your family members who is in the medical field.
I may offend your doctor.
That’s OKAY with me!
SOMEONE has to expose the corruption that is out there!
SOMEONE has to have the guts to stand up for what’s true!
SOMEONE has to point out those cheaters who are stealing YOUR HEALTH!
You may not agree with me at first, but as you get to know me, you KNOW you will be informed of genuine and alternative views.
THREE AREAS that I feel VERY PASSIONATE about and which you will see an increase in reporting are—
PAIN MANAGEMENT….And the number of “Good People” that are becoming ADDICTED to pain medications!!
It’s ruining lives, marriages, and families.
It’s causing an increase in crime–including armed robberies of pharmacies—and drug overdoses resulting in death!
It has become a VERY HUGE SOCIETAL issue.
Pain Management Clinics are popping up all over—in huge impressive buildings, too!
The drug, OXYCONTIN, actually a derivative of HEROIN, is prescribed “WAY-WAY-WAY TOO MUCH and people are becoming addicted in unprecedented numbers!
Now I’m starting to see an increasing trend in the number of “REHAB CLINICS” and “ADDICTIONOLOGY CENTERS!” HINT: Follow the $$MONEY$$!!!
THE VACCINATION CONTROVERSY….This one just won’t go away!
As much as I would like to believe in the benefits of immunization and vaccinations, my research continues to show more and more about it’s DANGERS.
There is evidence from many reputable sources about vaccines and the increase in Autism and other Neurological Conditions.
If any topic was open to the scrutiny of (1)STATISTICS DON’T LIE and (2)FOLLOW THE MONEY…..the subject of vaccinations would be very close to the NUMBER “ONE” position!
THE DRUGGING OF OUR YOUTH….
You have to have had your head in the sand if you didn’t realize how many mind-altering and behavior-modification drugs are being given to our children.
MORE and MORE KIDS ON MORE and MORE DRUGS THAT WERE NEVER INTENDED TO TREAT CHILDREN!!
Studies done at prestigious medical schools where the top researcher was receiving grant money from the very DRUG COMPANY that was funding the study!!! FOLLOW THE $$MONEY$$!!!
There are so many people and businesses out there that are just plain LYING and MISLEADING you, and I just won’t stand for it!
We could probably call them SHARKS out to get you and your money and rob you of your HEALTH!!
Reminds me of a verse in one of
Jimmy Buffett’s songs titled:
“FINS”
“Just behind the reef are the big white teeth
of the Sharks that can swim on the LAND!”
My passion and mission is to keep you informed and aware of those Land Sharks.
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I will bring some HUMANALITY into the picture.
HUMANALITY is a word that I created….You won’t find it in the dictionary…YET! ( But it may already be on Wikipedia if you search for it)
Here’s what HUMANALITY means: Bringing an understanding of a subject to a more personal level. A level where YOU understand “how” the subject “will impact YOU!” What it means to you and your health and longevity…causing a gut feeling and up-welling of emotions so that you will know how you feel about the topic, and you will take a stand one way or the other.
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Well, to sort of wrap it all up, here’s what I will bring to you:
I am Dr. Rich Rotfort,
“The Medicine Mentor”
P.S. One of the things that I see in many Natural Medicine sites is only one side of the story…it’s like Conventional Medicine is ALL BAD, and Natural Medicine is ALL GOOD. Well, almost nothing is all bad or all good…My job is to help you “BRIDGE THE GAP” and make INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!
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