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[sSRI-Research] Young Life Clinic - SEEKING ANSWERS IN ALTERNATIVES

 

-- Merrill Osmond was on Prozac, Ambien and Lithium...

 

Young Life Clinic: www.younglifeclinic.com

 

SEEKING ANSWERS IN ALTERNATIVES

 

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" Think of this, " says Merrill. " I had been under a doctor's care since I was 20

and had received everything from injections to you name it. Then my son Shane

calls me and encouraged me to come down to the clinic where he worked -Young

Life Research Clinic in Springville, Utah. I was totally suspect because I had

been working with some of the best doctors in the nation. In terms of

alternative or natural medicine, I didn't trust a thing.

 

" I go in there and sit down with their medical doctors. I have always felt

there were a lot of 'quacks' in the natural medicine arena. While that's still

true, it became obvious that I didn't understand natural medicine. Frankly, I

was surprised that I was meeting with actual MDs. They sat with me and listened

to my whole story. They took notes. They took me into these rooms for about

four days. They did the cleansing, the diagnosing, the dry blood workups. "

 

" I literally found it hard to believe what they were telling me initially, but I

told myself to put my faith and trust in this process and just see how things

would go, " Merrill recalls.

 

What was so difficult to believe?

 

" They were telling me it was possible to completely get off the stuff I had been

on since I was twenty one! Getting off the Lithium alone was a real no-no. My

doctors would have killed me. It's what was maintaining my moods and

controlling my depression. The whole borderline diabetes - Glucophage® thing

was another huge issue.

 

" Here I was listening to these physicians who were telling of other

breakthroughs and new ideas. They told me it was between me and my family and

God, but emphasized that they really could help me go in a new direction. 'We

can help you, Merrill,' they kept telling me.

 

I said, 'Okay. I'll give it a shot.'

 

 

" I will swear to you on a stack of everything I know to be true, that I'm

off of everything, and have been for over six months! " exclaims Osmond. " I've

had all my tests updated, and I'm not a hundred percent yet, but I do feel one

hundred percent better. I feel so great. And I'm much better off now, too.

I'm drug free and I'm sleeping well, " boasts Osmond.

 

 

And the depression?

 

" Absolutely under control. I'm getting around better and functioning

better than ever and handling more stress than ever. I've got this new solo

tour to worry about, my new DVD project, and I just signed another three-year

contract in Branson producing all our shows. Before I could have never held up

without the medications.

 

" But here I am, medication free and starting a fresh new chapter of my

life feeling better than ever, " says Osmond.

 

NATURAL MEDICINE'S APPROACH

 

So what's the secret formula to Merrill's amazing health success? Dr. David K.

Hill, clinic administrator of the Young Life Research Clinic explains:

 

" The premise of natural medicine is that, regardless of the condition, you've

got to seek and find for the underlying cause. The holistic approach is exactly

that - a look at the whole of emotional, spiritual and physical makeup for each

individual. Sometimes its dietary issues, sometimes it's hormonal, or chemical,

or environmental. Whatever the case may be, true medicine must find the source

of the condition. That's the norm in holistic medicine.

 

" Because of the environment we live in we are almost always going to find

toxicity - in the bowels, the liver, etc. We find a lot of chemical toxicity

associated with different organs of the body. So there must be a cleansing

process that takes place.

 

" And there is uniqueness. While you and Merrill Osmond might come in with the

same issues, the treatment approach is always unique. For instance, somebody

with diabetes may require that we use geranium. For Merrill's diabetes,

coriander, dill, phenol and geranium is a pretty standard protocol. But Merrill

also has the psoriasis and eczema, so we know he has high acid in the body, so

we put him on dietary restrictions as well. We had Merrill stay away from

dairy, many meat proteins, many sugars. We were pretty specific about what he

should and shouldn't eat.

 

" Then we looked at Merrill's chemical structure in terms of his anti-oxidant

levels. We were looking for free-radical damage, vitamin and mineral

deficiency. We developed a supplementation protocol to create the necessary

change.

 

" But again, all these things are for naught if we don't discover why these

issues are taking place. There's the uniqueness that comes into it.

 

" We aren't just looking for quick fixes, but rather, long-term solutions that

require lifestyle changes and commitment. Unfortunately, we live in a society

of quick fixes - a pill to take or the top 10 things I can do today to restore

my health. Optimal health doesn't work that way.

 

" Merrill has seen dramatic success, in part because we outlined what he needed

to do, but more importantly because he was willing to do it and radically change

his daily lifestyle. Merrill's health turnaround is directly tied to his

willingness to make the changes, " says Hill.