Surviving the Medical Meltdown (42 page)

mitochondria,
27
,
28
,
115

mosquitoes,
175
,
192

MSG,
88

multiple sclerosis,
81

multivitamin(s),
143
,
144
,
241
,
249

mustard drink (to induce vomiting),
175

N

N-acetyl cysteine,
91
,
251

Naproxen,
213
,
214
,
215
,
219
,
245
,
246

Natale, John,
20

National Kidney Research Fund,
9

nausea,
170
,
173
,
179
,
193
,
198
,
202

neck pain,
214
–16

Neosporin,
150
,
185
,
186
,
224
,
247

nerve health, B
₁₂
for,
113

Neurology
journal,
89

NMDA receptor,
89
,
91
,
226

niacin, recommended dosage and benefits,
251

N95 (masks/respirators),
148
,
157
,
159
,
242

noise

and hearing loss,
225

and sleep,
105

nonemergencies that need attention (list),
164

nontoxic substances common in the household,
176

North Korea, illegality of cash payment in,
47
,
126

nosebleed,
179
–80

nuclear exposure,
150
–52

numbness (progressive),
162
,
166
–67

nurse practitioners,
125
,
128
,
132
,
133

nutritionists,
79

nuts,
97

O

Obama, Barack,
56
,
63
,
126
,
237

Obamacare,
xi
,
3
,
41
–42,
45
,
62
–64,
66
,
128
,
130
,
132
,
135
,
141
,
187
,
203
,
206
,
220
,
236
,
237
,
258

oils,
88
,
96
,
110

ointments, skin products, and wound care products to stock,
247

olive oil,
88
,
95
,
96
,
173

omega-3 fat(s),
83
,
96
,
110

omega-6 fatty acids,
88
,
110
,
111

organic foods, should you eat?
97
–98

OSHA,
54
,
141

over-the-counter medicines, top ten to store,
145

overregulation,
6
,
39
,
53
,
141
,
206
.
See also
regulations

oxidation,
76
–77,
94

P–Q

pain medications

that contain Tylenol,
90

to stock,
246

palm oil,
88
,
96

parent essential oils (PEOs),
88
,
96
,
110
,
111
,
241

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

See
Obamacare

paying for your medical care,
135
–36

Pelosi, Nancy,
41
,
237

penetration wounds to the joint,
162
,
170
,
177

PEOs,
88
,
96
,
110
,
111
,
113
,
241

PEO Solution
(Peskin and Rowen),
88

Perlmutter, David,
85
,
87
,
94
–95

Peskin, Brian,
88

PETA,
78

pet care products to stock up on,
249

phosphatidylserine,
251

physicians.
See also
doctor(s); primary care physician

anti-aging,
129
–30

cash,
126
–27

concierge,
129
–31

percentage in private practice,
45

standard,
130
–32

physician’s assistants,
125
,
133

pink noise,
105

pimples,
230
–31

plague,
138
,
156

plaque (atherosclerotic).
See
arterial clogging

pneumonia,
53
,
182
,
197

Poison Control Center,
174
,
240

poisoning,
174
–75

poison ivy,
188
,
190

potassium iodide,
140
,
151
–52

PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable

Care Act).
See
Obamacare

prepaid health care,
58
–62

preparing for the coming medical meltdown,
67
–118

“prepping,”
146

prescription drugs, stockpiling
141
–43

preventive care,
14
,
36
,
51

Price, Weston A.,
84
–85

primary care physician,
12
,
13

private practice, percentage of physicians in,
45

posture,
215

“progressive deficit,”
167

prophylaxis,
138

prostate cancer,
97
,
126

protein,
75
,
81
,
115
,
116

providers, mid-level,
133
–35

psoriasis,
85

puncture wounds,
53
,
138

pus, releasing,
230

R

rabbit fever.
See
tularemia

rabies,
177
–78

RAC (recovery audit contractor) program,
19

radiation,
140
,
151
–53,
243

RadSticker,
151
,
243

rashes,
188
–92

regulations,
5
,
15
,
17
,
24
–25,
41
–43,
63
–64,
130
,
132
,
237

renal cancer and Tylenol,
90

renal failure,
112
,
249

Reno, Janet,
156

respiratory care products to stock up on,
249

resveratrol,
251

retirement, percentage of physicians planning on early,
45

retraction (of the chest),
163
–64,
165

rheumatoid arthritis,
77
,
85

rickets,
80
,
81
,
108

ringworm,
190
,
191

Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
202

routine exams, practicioners who provide,
134

Rowen, Robert J.,
88

running,
100
,
101
,
102
,
219

runny nose,
145
,
193
,
194
,
195
,
198

S

SAM-e,
251

SAM splint,
148
,
242
,
245

sciatica,
214

Sears, Barry,
111

selenium,
28
,
115

seventy-two-hour kits,
122
,
124
,
147
,
244
–45

sex hormones,
83
,
94
,
103
,
114
,
116
,
117
,
118

Sex, Lies, and Menopause
(Wiley),
118

sexually transmitted disease,
138

Sheffield University,
9

shellfish,
96
,
190

shortages,
12
,
21
,
22
,
48
,
141
,
182
,
235

SimpleCare,
127

single-party payer system in Vermont,
47

sinus irrigation solution,
254

sinusitis,
197
,
254

skin healing and zinc,
111
,
113

sleep,
103
–7

sleeplessness, the major culprits,
105

solution (acid) for wounds,
186

smallpox,
154
–57

smoking,
69
,
72
,
166
,
182
,
214
,
216

snakebites,
203

soap recipe,
254
–55

soap solution (for abscesses),
230

soda pop,
97

Somers, Suzanne,
105
,
117

sore throats,
226
–27

Soviet Union,
47
–48,
57
,
99
,
126
,
136
,
155

effects of single-source medical care in,
47
–48

Special Operations Forces Reference Manual
,
122
,
148
,
241
–42,
245

spider bites,
202
–3

splint(s),
123
,
139
,
149
,
165
,
168
,
176
,
186
,
207
,
208
,
248

AMAL and principles for splinting,
208

ankle stirrup splint, 410

how to wrap using a SAM splint,
209

sprains,
164
,
207
–11

SSRIs
,
107

Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training
(Rippetoe),
101

statins,
34
–35

stockpiling

and child safety,
143
–44

medicines,
137
–45

over-the-counter medicines,
144
–45

prescription drugs,
141
–43

supplies,
146
–61

“standard of care” concept,
27
,
53

strain, defined,
207

strength versus aerobic conditioning,
102

strep,
138

stroke,
8
,
98
,
162
,
166
–67

stuffy nose,
145
,
193
,
195

sucralose,
91
,
97