Susan Downs, MD
Occupy Health
Occupy Health provides leading edge health information to allow you to take proactive steps towards optimal health. We help you look under the hood to find the underlying contributing causes to illness. We also interview health and functional medicine experts to provide answers to questions and to arm you with questions for your health provider. Tune in to Occupy Health, broadcasting every Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.
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Episodes
Lactoferrin: the Miracle Molecule 13.11.2026 56:48
Lactoferrin is a miracle molecule. It has antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immune-modulating effects and DNA regulating effects. It also helps with skin health, glucose regulation, gut health, and iron regulation. It is found mainly in colostrum (found in the mother's first post birth milk), but is also found mucosal secretions, and is excreted by. neutro...
Biogeometry 06.11.2026 57:47
In the Swiss town of Hemberg, all the people, their plants and animals got sick when the cell towers were put in. Dr. Ibrahim Karim in collaboration with mobile telecommunications provider SwissCom put different shapes through out the town and harmonized the energy of the town. The farmers told me that they, their animals and plants all improved. This is based on biogeometry where shapes can aff...
What is Wrong with Psychiatry? 30.10.2026 56:00
We have talked often on how allopathic medicine seeks to treat the symptoms and not the underlying problem. Is this the same for psychiatry? 1.7 billion people worldwide suffer from mental illness. Only 44 % of adults with mental health issues receive treatment, and less than 20 % of children needing mental health treatment receive it. One in six people will be affected by a depressive disord...
Psychiatry, MK Ultra and Mind Control with Colin Ross, MD 23.10.2026 55:30
Are Manchurian candidates real? This episode will answer this question. There has been horrible government sponsored research. Notable are the Tuskegee experiments where African American Men were given syphilis and observed without receiving treatment. Dr. Colin Ross has gone through thousands of pages of CIA declassified documents will discuss CIA psychiatrists. Among his findings are crue...
Psychopathic Authoritarianism with Dr. Joseph Sansone 16.10.2026 56:29
Dr. Joseph Sansone is a psychotherapist specializing in clinical hypnosis opposed to psychopathic authoritarianism and the author of Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul . Joseph has a B.S. in psychology, an M.S. in clinical mental health counseling, and a PhD in psychology with a transpersonal concentration. He enjoys facilitating self-actualization. In this book, he shows that...
Self Obsession with Dr. Tom Davies 09.10.2026 55:43
We all have dreams and aspirations whether they be society imposed or generated from our hearts. Yet the Buddhists posit that suffering is caused by desire (duhkha). In an increasingly individualistic world, we are encouraged to define ourselves: through our achievements, relationships, appearance, beliefs, careers and countless other markers of identity. Does this relentless focus on who we are...
Covid: Heart Attacks, Shedding and Solutions with Professor Ian Brighthope 02.10.2026 56:28
Some have complained that the mRNA shots have resulted in having heart attacks. Can shedding have the same results? What can one do to prevent adverse effects from covid? Bio Professor Ian Brighthope graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1974. It was in the fields of plant and animal nutrition that Professor Brighthope became aware of the importance of optimum nu...
Racism and Diversity in Medical Care with Richard T Bosshardt, MD, FACS 25.09.2026 53:54
Do minority groups receive a different quality of care than majority groups? How is DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and critical race theory affecting medical care? Bio Dr. Richard Bosshardt a plastic surgeon, a founding member of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) in Medicine and a Senior Fellow of Do No Harm . Both are organizations whose mission is to push back a...
Climate Crisis? with Bonner Cohen, PhD 18.09.2026 56:56
Bonner Cohen PhD Bio Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. He also serves as a senior policy adviser with the Heartland Institute, senior policy advisor at National Center for Public Policy Research, and as adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Articles...
Negotiating the Hospital System 11.09.2026 55:36
Negotiating the medical system can be challenging. Often, we don't know what questions to ask, what all the options are, as well as knowing what our rights are in the medical system. How many times have you gone to see your doctor and left feeling there were more questions to be answered. Some people can benefit from health advocates who have experience and can help patients navigate the system. T...
The Female Happiness Paradox with Glenn Macko 04.09.2026 57:21
Historically, women have been under represented in all clinical research. As recently as 1992, US legislation was passed to ensure that women are represented in all clinical research. Medicine has assumed that women respond to medications the same as men and that they respond the same across the menstrual cycle. Further frustration to women is that it can take eight years to receive a diagnos...
Dr. Michael Kirk Moore: A Physician's Stand for Liberty 28.08.2026 56:37
Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a dedicated and respected physician from Utah, stands as a testament to the power of individual conscience in an era of institutional overreach. For years, he faced the unimaginable—the threat of up to 35 years behind bars—simply for honoring his sacred oath to "do no harm." Initially, Dr. Moore acted with compassion to help children whose only alternative was to receive a...
All About Menopause with Claire Snowdon-Darling 21.08.2026 54:27
Historically, women have been under represented in all clinical research. As recently as 1992, US legislation was passed to ensure that women are represented in all clinical research. This had assumed that women respond to medications, and that there was no difference across their menstrual cycles. Further frustration to women is that it can take eight years to receive a diagnosis of endometri...
A Funeral Director's Observations with John O'Looney 14.08.2026 55:55
John Discusses his observations in the deceased, and how this has changed over the last decade.
Do parasites contribute to cancer? with Lee Merritt, MD 07.08.2026 57:29
Some people propose that parasites underly many chronic diseases. Of course, underlying infections, viruses, and parasites must be addressed in moving towards optimal health. Early stage covid was successfully treated with the anti parasitic medications ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine However, there are some that are finding some success in treating cancer with anti parasitic medications. b...
Tips for dealing with cancer with Professor Robert Thomas, MD 31.07.2026 56:46
Has the war on cancer been successful? What can we do to decrease our risks for getting cancer? What can we do to increase our prognosis once the cancer diagnosis is given. What can we do to feel we have some efficacy or input into what happens to us in the future. The WHO and crUK predicted that 42% of cancers are lifestyle related. Within that 40% are caused by obesity. Reducing inflam...
Health Tips with Dr. Michael Gaeta 24.07.2026 56:44
The US spends 20 % of its GNP on health care and has some of the worst outcomes. Over 50 % of adults and children have at least one chronic disease. In the 1960's less than two percent had chronic diseases. We have 4.6 % of the world's population yet use 50 % of the world's pharmaceuticals. Just because your doctor tells you that your lab results are normal, that is no reason to cheer as th...
Obstetrical Complications during Covid with James Thorp, MD 17.07.2026 55:36
James Thorp is an obstetrician who attempted to alert his employer to the adverse birth outcomes he observed in women who had received the covid vaccines. He discusses how Pfizer tried to hide preliminary adverse results for 75 years. James (and the interviewee whose program aired on May 29, 2026) were fired after testifying in US Senate hearings. He discusses how over 60,000 obstetricians were...
The Health of our Children's Brains with Tom O'Bryan DC, CCN 10.07.2026 55:46
In California, the most current statistics from the CDC tell us that 1 boy in 12.5 is on the autism spectrum by the age of 4. One in 12.5 ! The national average is on child in 32. Why is California leading the nation in this horrible statistic and what can be done. The most biologically decisive period of human life unfolds silently in the womb. Emerging research reveals how maternal immune...
Avoiding Burnout with Glee with Bianca Best 03.07.2026 57:44
Are you feeling burnt out? Do you feel there too many demands on your time? Are you saying yes to things you don't want to do? We women have a challenge there. We were brought up to nurture and play nice. If we don't play nice as children, we are not allowed to play dolls with the others. Men on the other hand are brought up to be independent and to win. So if we women say "yes" to someth...
What the Dead Tell Us: a Mortician's Observations with Richard Hirschman 26.06.2026 54:51
Since 2021, Richard noticed white rubbery structures in the veins and arteries of those he embalmed. While he had not seen these clots previously, he observed these clots in about 40 % of the population since 2021.. He saw more fetal demises than he had seen in the previous twenty years. The media discredited his observations Bio Richard Hirschman, a licensed funeral director and embalmer in...
Is Our Blood Supply Safe? with Clinton Ohlers, PhD 19.06.2026 56:41
Have you ever worried about what is in your blood transfusion? In the 1950s my sister received a blood transfusion which forever left her with hepatitis C. In the 1950s, doctors had no idea what hepatitis C was. They did not know about it when `I was in medical school. Then we were worried about HIV tinted blood. Do we need to be concerned about the spike protein? Have you ever wondered wh...
UFOs: Rungs of Deception with L.A. Marzulli 12.06.2026 57:27
Concerning UFOs , are we alone? Are aliens visiting us? For what purpose? What is the truth concerning people who claim to have been abducted by aliens? (Many of these were interviewed by Harvard psychiatrist, John Mack.) Have there been alien interbreedings with us? Are hybrids walking among us? Are these the people who appear soulless and immune to critical thought? Is there a relati...
Child Trafficking: A Personal Experience with Lynne Scott Haggerman 05.06.2026 56:57
Lynne Scott Haggerman describes her childhood where she was trafficked and describes the group that trafficked her. Lynne Scott Haggerman Bio Lynne Scott Haggerman is a survivor, whistleblower, and investigative broadcaster whose early childhood was spent inside a regional trafficking house before being forced into institutionalized crimes against children, including government-linked experiment...
Is the US on the Road to Communism? with Renata Moon, MD 29.05.2026 55:57
Renata's family escaped Communism. Her family was so happy to be in a country that valued freedom. As a pediatrician she has questions about the covid experience and how the liberties she cherished were challenged. Renata Moon, MD Bio Dr. Renata Moon is dual-board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine and has provided medical care to pediatric patients for 30 years. D...
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