Informed Dissent

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Children’s music therapy reveals how healing begins when the body, mind, and spirit work together. Breath, movement, truth, and emotional awareness help calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and restore resilience. Real healing grows closer when people trust the intelligence God already built within them from the beginning...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Daily habits shape long-term health more than medical complexity. Better sleep, movement, sunlight, hydration, nutrition, stress control, and reduced alcohol use support resilience while helping address chronic disease at its roots. Lasting wellness begins with simple choices practiced consistently, not quick fixes, symptom suppression, or endless dependence...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Meaningful family legacy grows through presence, truth, faith, discipline, and love that strengthens future generations. Wealth may provide comfort, but character forms through struggle, accountability, and purpose. Lasting inheritance comes from shaping souls, building roots, and investing in people who carry values forward with courage and wisdom every day....

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Take the recent respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for pregnant women. The manufacturer’s label notes postmarketing reports of increased preterm birth and of neurologic events such as Guillain-Barré syndrome. The label lists residual host cell proteins from Chinese hamster ovary cells and polysorbate 80 among components...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Faith-based recovery programs that pair the classic 12 steps with a clear relationship with Christ do more than stop a behavior. They restore identity, teach forgiveness, and place people in a community that carries them. Community matters because steady accountability and service turn fragile abstinence into durable health. Medical care also...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – A national leader in the movement for medical freedom, informed consent, and patient-centered healthcare, Dr. Barke is a founding member of America’s Frontline Doctors and a sought-after speaker on the failures of government health and education systems, holistic wellness, and constitutional medical practice...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Trust is collapsing. Medical journals take industry money. Newsrooms rely on advertisers. When a physician speaks up, the response can be suppression instead of debate. That is not the mark of a healthy profession. Free inquiry is not optional. It is how we find better treatments and how patients make informed choices...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke – Dr. Jeff Barke speaks with Agravitae founder Ken Owen about soursop, cardiovascular wellness, inflammation, circulation, stress, and root-cause health. They explore how careful sourcing, gentle preparation, minerals, and plant-based compounds support better blood pressure, recovery, long-term wellness, and cellular repair benefits...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – A clinician exposes the hidden link between food, brain signaling, and metabolic health. Dr. Ann de Wees Allen highlights how processed foods, artificial sweeteners, and misguided nutrition reshape genes and hormones. She calls for smarter food design that aligns with human biology, restores balance, and protects future generations from...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – A coach overcomes Tourette’s syndrome and challenges quick-fix medicine by emphasizing disciplined habits, personalized nutrition, breathwork, and cold exposure. Through holistic lifestyle coaching, he guides others to strengthen mind, body, and faith, building resilience, improving health, and choosing long-term transformation over temp...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Curiosity reshapes how people use AI in health and daily life, unlocking faster insights and new possibilities. Yet judgment, community, and human connection remain essential. This piece explores the balance between innovation and presence, showing how thoughtful use of emerging tools can enhance care, strengthen relationships, and guide...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – In 2020, Dr. Bean's wife, Janet, passed away from cancer. Before she passed, she asked Dr. Bean to take care of the kids. As part of his promise to his wife, Dr. Bean vowed to continue their pursuit of selflessness by serving and protecting the students and families of California. It is why he has entered the race for OC Superintendent o...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff interviews Major Ed Pulido, who shares a powerful journey of service, sacrifice, and resilience after a life-changing combat injury. He advocates for better veteran care, mental health support, and streamlined systems, urging practical reforms to ensure wounded service members receive the dignity, guidance, and resources they deserv...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark interview Lt. Col. Dave Grossman on the psychological cost of killing, the realities faced by military and law enforcement, and strategies to prevent school shootings. He also warns about the risks of cell phones in schools and their impact on safety, behavior, and emergency response systems...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark speak with Dr. David Shirazi about TMJ disorders, craniofacial pain, and sleep apnea. He explains causes, diagnosis, and treatment options, including oral appliances as alternatives to CPAP, while sharing practical insights on oral health, sleep hygiene, and the impact of lifestyle choices on overall well-being...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark discuss Mark’s recent article supporting and explaining the justification for President Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s military and government infrastructure. The article drew both support and criticism, including a shocking number of anti-Semitic attacks directed at Mark. Jeff and Mark explore the...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Notifications and endless scrolling reshape attention, parenting, and community life. Children trade play and conversation for screens while adults surrender focus to devices. Reclaiming presence—through limits on smartphones, turning off notifications, and prioritizing real human interaction—offers a path toward healthier minds, stronge...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Dr. Evans-Puglise explores the evolving role of psychoanalysis in a rapidly changing culture, examining artificial intelligence in therapy, the enduring importance of human connection, and how psychoanalytic insight shapes modern coaching to help individuals uncover patterns, grow emotionally, and live with greater purpose...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark sit down with rising country artist Macie Rae, a 15-year-old singer-songwriter blending country, pop, and rock into a fresh California sound. She shares her musical inspirations, performances from California to Nashville, and her mission to inspire listeners through heartfelt songs and upcoming original releases this coming...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Intuitive guide Janet Reid shares how profound trauma becomes a gateway to wisdom, healing, and self-discovery. Through survival, spiritual awakening, and heartfelt service, she helps others reconnect with inner strength, trust intuition, and remember they are not broken but already whole and capable of beginning again...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – We witness the collapse of privacy, civility, and medical ethics as private speech is turned into public punishment. Media mobs destroy lives while institutions abandon evidence-based medicine. We defend the moral line between words and crimes, resist ideological medicine, and insist physicians protect the vulnerable with reason and rest...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Trust in medicine and public institutions is unraveling as bureaucracy, money, and ideology replace evidence and transparency. From board certification to pharmaceutical influence and informed consent, patients pay the price. Rebuilding trust requires honesty, accountability, and restoring cultural balance that allows families, children,...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark speak with the founder of America Out Loud. Malcolm Out Loud tells his story about his early career in advertising and marketing, and how he found his way out of corporate America to start America Out Loud podcasting and broadcasting, with the founding principle of honoring free speech...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – I was out to dinner one night with a friend, and I was approached by TMZ and asked what I thought of the kids who were being bullied and committing suicide. I ended up giving my personal email address out on national television and said that if you are being bullied, email me and I will come to your school! Little did I know that I would...

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Invest in relationships. Reach out to estranged loved ones if safe to do so. Forgive. Ask forgiveness. Life is too short to live in permanent grievance. Give generously. Serve others, and you will find perspective. Set a faith or spiritual goal, even if it is a simple daily reflection. Write your goals down and share them. Finally, be ki...