Q. What inspired me to create this site?
A. After my Dad passed away following a closed-head brain injury, I realized that our medical system, which is controlled by the largest pharmaceutical and health care companies is greatly flawed. His death –– and my own education about the medical system’s shortcomings –– inspired me to spread the word to as many people as possible and proclaim that you don’t have to accept the system as it now stands. I started educating others with the Tribute that I wrote. I want you to realize that you can do something about the quality of your own health care by supplementing it with complimentary methods –– whether they’re Western or Eastern, natural or homeopathic, traditional or non-traditional.
Q. What is the idea behind “Power Within”?
A. Our goal is simple, yet profound –– to provide information and resources to those who are seeking a better, healthier, more energetic way of living by being able to take back control of your daily living decisions.
Q. What is the source of your content?
A. The source of our content is a combination of my own research and the information available to anyone with a computer, a Internet browser and a connection. We provide Current News and Related Articles and Free Downloads about a wide variety of diseases.
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Q. Why does Power Within believe in natural, complimentary, alternative health care choices?
A. My father didn’t have a choice in choosing complimentary health care to recover from his brain injury. But you and your family do. We, at Power Within, believe that traditional medicine certainly has an important place in our health care regimen. Although, we strongly encourage everyone to "WORK WITH" your health care provider, and consider and utilize a wide array of complimentary treatments and medicines to support your body's natural abilities to maintain and heal itself. We also highly recommend that you explore new ways to assist your body's ability to function optimally by way of supplementation and simple change of diet suggestions. In fact, many of them are listed within this site’s
Resources or
Free Downloads section.
Q. How do I learn more about these different health care options?
A. If you are interested in learning about some of the many different health care options that are available, you can start with some of the Free Downloads we have available. You can also check out our Resources or Free Downloads page for a wide array of available information. If there is a specific treatment you are interested in and don’t find it on this site, please use our Request Information form and we will do our best to provide you with what you are looking for.
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Q. Are there some options/treatments available, that may not work?
A. Every single body on this earth has been created uniquely (like snowflakes). Your body very well may need something different from another body that shows similar symptoms. You need to learn how to listen to YOUR body. It can tell you what it needs to function at peak performance or even to heal itself.
Q. What if my doctor won’t consider other treatment options?
A. Always remember that even in a doctor/patient relationship YOU are the CONSUMER. Your doctor should be working WITH you to help you feel better. If you are not happy with the treatment you are getting with your doctor, then just like any other service provider – you have the right to find someone who WILL work with you to achieve the results you are seeking. It is possible to find a health care provider who will approach your health care as a team effort (and be open to a variety of treatment options), and I would always encourage everyone to also do their part in working WITH a health care provider to achieve an optimal level of health. Ultimately each of us are responsible for our own level of health.
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Q. How do I find one that will?
A. There are many directories available on the internet that can help you find the treatment you seek. But, the best place to start is with your existing health care provider. See if they are open to considering alternative therapies, if you are not getting the results you want.
Q. How do I know when a particular regimen is appropriate? Or effective? Or proven?
A. Because each and every body/health care issue is unique, you really need to do research on the particular symptom/complaint that you are having. For instance if you have terrible allergies, my suggestion would be to learn as much as you can about your particular allergy. All the while, keeping an open mind about various treatment options. Believe in your inner intuition, pay attention to what your body says it needs, it won’t steer you wrong if you REALLY listen to it. We have provided many, many resources here on our site that can give you a great beginning to how to start listening. We give you the basis for good health and what most bodies need to function at their best as well as suggestions for specific situations . But, we hope that you continue your search, and really begin to feel better and have more energy than you ever have had before.
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Q. How can I learn more about supplementation?
A. Supplementation is very important, today’s diet (even a healthy one), will never provide our bodies with what it needs to even just get by. The multitude of pesticides & herbicides used and processed & synthetic foods do NOT contain the optimum nutrition that our bodies need function properly. But all supplements are NOT created equal!! Some can actually cause you more harm than good. It is very important that you educate yourself about the best and most effective supplements. We have a multitude of resources that can help you learn about supplements.
Q. If I don’t have much time, what is the most important thing for me to learn?
A. That our current health care industry is not what it purports itself as being. The first step we need to take is, understanding that we have been taken for ride down the WRONG road to good health. What you and I have been taught about our health has NOT been for OUR benefit, but for the benefit of the health care industry’s bottom profit line. Then, the second (and just as important) understanding we need to have is that feeling great and having good health IS AN INVESTMENT. You will get out of your health what you put into it. In a sense it is very similar to a retirement account. You know one day you will need to depend on it. If you don’t start investing time, money, and energy into a healthier lifestyle now – you will end up paying for it in time, money and energy later. So why not feel better and more energetic right now AND for the rest of your life. Don’t put it off.
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Q. How can I find out if what you are saying is true?
A. There are thousands and thousands of resources available to us with the technology of the internet these days. I encourage you to do due diligence – this is your health we are talking about. See what other people are saying about alternative and complimentary therapies. Many of our links on the Resources page can help. But the thing that should be your deciding factor is – make some of these simple lifestyle changes that we suggest on our site and see if they help YOU feel better. The proof is in the pudding, our traditional Western medicine has historically NOT helped people feel better in the long run. Find out what makes YOU feel better, healthier and more energetic.
Q. My friends & family say this is a bunch of hogwash, and you have no idea what you’re talking about – how do you respond?
A. I know for an undisputable fact that these lifestyle changes and complimentary treatments have directly helped both myself and my family (as well as many others) feel better and have much greater quality of life than we ever had before. You need to decide what is best for you. The mission of this site is empower you to make your own decisions about your health care. Don’t ever let clever marketing strategies, mis-information, or even good intended advice from friends or family – keep the truth from you. Your health is your decision, educate yourself, listen to your body, then act on what you know
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Q. What makes you think that treatment decisions killed your Dad, as opposed to the fatal seriousness of his injuries?
A. I was with him day in and day out, many times sleeping in hospital chairs and couches. I spent countless hours talking to him, both before he was in a coma – and after. I had a multitude of meetings with doctors, nurses, and specialists. At first I too, trusted what I was being told. At the time I had no reason to believe that what they were saying was not true. But as time went on, and I started asking more and more questions and educating myself more about what was happening, the more I learned how much was actually being kept from me. My Dad was trying to get better – I don’t believe he ever gave up trying to live. I saw it in his actions, in his determination, even in his test results. But the treatments he was being given were not HELPING HIS BODY HEAL!! They never once looked at him as an individual person, they continually grouped him together with what happens to the “majority”. They continually had an extremely narrow-minded view of his situation and refused to look at things from any other way than what they were trained to do. The health care system gave him a death sentence SIX DAYS after his last fall – and that’s the way they treated him until the day he died.
Q. What makes you an expert?
A. I don’t necessarily claim to be an expert. Although, I am a person who wants to be informed. I am a person who seeks the truth – especially when I suspect that I am being lied to. I am a person who asks “why”, and expects an honest answer – even if that answer maybe “I don’t know”. I want to learn how to feel better, I want to enjoy the life I have been blessed with. I have decided that what I HAVE learned, I want to share with those who want these same things out of life. I sincerely hope that you find what it is you are looking for in your life.
