Chronically Human Podcast

Erica Stark the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association is our guest today. 

We talk about the 2018 Farm bill, how hemp will become a $20 billion dollar industry in the next few years and what you need to know before buying CBD oil.

We both agree that the legalization of Hemp (which is Cannabis but no Marijuana) will have a positive impact on the economy as well as the health and wellness of people and the planet.

If you're interested in growing Hemp, the 50,000 products that can be made from Hemp, or want to know the history of Hemp in America, check out my fascinating conversation with Erica. 

Thanks for watching.

Brad Miller

The Chronically Human Podcast 

Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute and editor of Antiwar.com joins us to talk about the endless wars being overseas and what that does to liberty at home. 

In his book "Fool's Errand: It's Time to end the War in Afghanistan" Scott lays out hte history of the war there and why the United States military should leavel. 

Scott and I also talk about how the Federal Reserve System and the tax system allows the government to wage wars around the world. We discuss in detail how the expensive wars aborad and the surveillance state at home costs us all dearly.

If you are concerned about our Military personell, if you are a taxpayer, and if you care about the principles upon this Country was founded upon, please check out our conversation.

Thansk for listening,

Brad Miller

The Chronically Human Podcast 

Tom "the tank" Egan joins us to talk MMA, freedom and the importance of mental toughness, inside and outside of the octagon.

Tom was the first Irishman in the UFC and tells us what it's like to be in the octagaon and what it's  like to get knocked out. 

We also talk about the American Dream, the Bill of Rights and the struggle of the Irish for thier freedom. Tom shares details about how in Ireland there is a resurrgence of interst in traditional Irish culutre as well as their native language.

If you're into MMA, freedom or just interestetd in being motivated by a guy who trains MMA fighters for a living, check out our conversation. 

Thanks for listening,

Brad Miller 

The Chroncially Human Podcast 

Keith Egan, my good friend, and a personal training from Ireland,  joins us today.

Keith recounts his struggles with having to deal with his Type I Diabetes and how he had to learn ways to manage it while playing Soccer and golf at University in the United States far from home. 

He now uses his extensive knowlege about diet, self expreimentation and postive approach to life to help others achieve their fitness goals. 

Keith talks about what motivates him and what he's learned from reading  David Goggins new book "You can't Hurt me".

We also talk about Wim Hof and the benefits of breath traininng and cold exposure. Keith breaks down how he sets and achieves goals as well as advice on what to do when you're stuck unsure of what to do next in pursuit of your own goals.

Keith is a very optimsitic and motivating young man from Ireland who has not allowed his health challenges to stop him from taking big risks in chasisng his dreams.

Thanks for listening.

Brad Miller

The Chroncially Human Podcast 

On this epsisdoe we have Dr. Thomas Kline back on to get an update on his work advocating for people in pain. 

Millions of peopel with painful conditions, diseases and disorders are being undertreated, denied treatemnt or treated like they are a convicted criminals simply becuaes they are in pain. 

Dr. Kline shares with us facts that dispute the current opioid crisis narrative that's being pushed by the media, the government and self-serving organizations who benefit from spreading opioidphobia.

He explains that opioid addiction is rare and its terrible for those that have the genetically misshapend chemical receptors. He beleives that its a medical isuse and law enforcement should stay out of it. 

Opioid addiction occurs in 4 out of a 1000 people. Those without it and who are in pain shouldnt be denied treatemtn or treated like criminals simply because they need to have opioids for pain managment.

Theres a lot of money at stake and I feel thats the reason why the the lies and misinformation are persisting. In fact the Federal Government last year allocated $6 billion dollars to the DEA, local and state agencies, rehab centers and a billion dollars for opioid addiction vaccine reserach, which is pure pseudoscience. 

Dr. Kline also reminds us that opioids are miracle drugs that work, that they are safe and that they've been used for thousands of years. 

Don't just swallow what the media, the FDA, the DEA or the CDC are peddling concerning  the so-called opioid epidemic. People in pain are not the problem. Prescription pain medicine is not the problem. T

Dr. Kline says that we have an overdose problem within the addiction community and it's caused by the black market, which is created by Drug Prohibition. If people who are addicted had access to unadulterated drugs, drug oversodses would be almost eliminated. Drug education, drug maintence and drug subsittution programs are the answer, not politics,  police or the prison system.If you have a painful disease or know somoenoe who does please listen and share. There are millions of Americans suffering unnecessarily becuse of ignorance, fear and greed. 

I want to thank Dr. Kline for his work advocating for those in pain who have been mostly forgotten by those in power.

Here at The Chronically Human Podcast we advocate for the End to the War on Drugs . We do so because of our principles as well as for practical purposes. Every individual owns themselves and has the natural right to ingest or not ingest a substance. By ending the War on Drugs we will compassionately help people who are addicts instead of just punishing them, and also make sure people in pain get the treatment they deserve.

 Thanks for listening.

Brad Miller

The Chronically Human Podcast

In this episode we have a great talk with Jason Pye. He is a Vice President of Legislative Affaris at Freedomworks who was instrumental in getting a major criminal justice reform bill passed last year. 

Jason is a Libertarain leaning lobbyist trying to bring the ligth of liberty to the halls of Washington DC. Jason talks with deep knowledge about the recently passed "The First Step Act."

This major piece of Criminal Justice Reform legislation, which he helped get passed, will bring much needed relief for those who've been the victims of the draconian War on Drugs laws of the 80's and 90's. He also recounts what it was like to be in the Oval Office when the offical signing was done.

The First Step Act is a big step in helping to fix a  broken criminal justice system and it was great to hear, from someone in the trenches, about how this historic piece of legislation got passed, and about the people that its going to help. 

If you care about individual freedom, criminal justice reform and living in a more just society then please listen and share. 

A very interesting and enlightening disucussion with author and scientist Howard Bloom.

He tells us about his experiences which led him write his latest book "How I accidentally Started the Sixties".  Which is a fascinating read and I highly recommend it. He recounts his incredible life from boyhood genius, to psychedlic guru, to running the biggest music PR firm in the 70's and 80's, to his battle with serious health issues and up to his many fascinating books about science, evolutionary psychology and the future of humanity.We also take a deep dive into his book "The Genius in the Beast: A radical re-vision of Capitalism". He shares his take on the history of Capitalism and how it can save the world.

Another topic we discuss is his battle with Chronic Fatigue syndrome. He goes into detail about how he went from being bed bound to regaining his heatlh and he accomplished that.

In his book "The Lucifer Princple - a scientific expedition into the forces of history" he has an excerpt called "isolation the ultimate poisoin" which explains why being chronically sick is so hard on humans. Speaking from soenoen who's bee chroncially ill for 30 years that exceprt is explanation thatI've ever read about what it's like to be sick, in pain and socially isolated. 

Howard is a very intelligent and he has strong opinions as well. He does share his negative opinion about the job Trump  is doing in the first 8 minutes or so of the podcast. (this was recorded July 2018). After that we have a political free discussion about how indivdiuals voluntarily competing and cooperationg can accomplish anything. Thanks for listening. 

Brad Miller

The Chronically Human Podcast

Dr. Kline and I had a fantastic conversation and we hope to have him on again very soon. We talked about how we got to where we are today with the "opioid crisis" and solutions for helping people with chronic physical pain, as well as those with biologically caused opioid addiction.

Dr. Kline has dedicated his life to healing. He has been a doctor for 42 years, he did his residency at Stanford, and has worked at Harvard Med as well as Boston Children's hospital - he now resides and runs his own practice in North Carolina.

You can follow his work on Medium.com

https://medium.com/@ThomasKlineMD

And on Twitter

@ThomasKlineMD

One of the main topics we covered was surrounding how much misinformation, deceptive information and out right lies are being peddled by those whipping up the masses, which in turn, is causing widespread and unwarranted fear. Dr. Kline is currently focused on eliminating that irrational fear, which is propelling the current war against pain patients, by educating the public, doctors and legislators about the truth concerning opioids.

Dr. Kline explained the biological mechanisms for addiction. He factually broke down the differences between addiction "A" disease versus addiction "B" disease - which is the type that those with true opioid addiction have. It is a receptor polymorphism (deformed receptor) and 80% of people with addiction "B" are exposed to opioids in high school.

Those without the misshaped receptors don't take the "magic carpet ride" when they take opioids, unlike those with the physical elements that cause addiction "B" experience.

He went all the way back to 1915 and told the story of how prohibition started and the status of the current War on Drugs and how it is causing havoc for pain patients and the doctors who are trying to help them.

He urges for addiction and chronic pain treatment to be returned back to the medical system. Currently those with the horrible disease of addiction are treated like lepers and have no place to go. Dr. Kline advocates for medically assisted addiction treatment which proves successful in most cases - and the government doesn't have to or need to get involved.

We talked about the almost religious nature of how the anti-opioid folks are going after doctors and patients. Dr. Kline explained that its much like the Salem Witch Trials which were more wide spread than you think.

He also spoke about why we have the separation of Church and state in this country. Back in the Pilgrim days there were religious courts that could and did kill people for not conforming to social norms. This has direct implications for how the opioid crisis is being prosecuted.

We also touched on how the chronic pain patients in America are being treated and how it's analogous to how no one wanted to help people with AIDS back in the 80's. I've personally had doctors refuse to "take ownership" of certain health issues I have because it would have compelled them to be responsible for relieving my pain. Which most doctors would rather not deal with patients with pain.

Dr. Kline did advocate for ending drug prohibition but honestly added he doesn't have all the answers. We discussed briefly Portugal and Switzerland's take on ending the War on Drugs. He did ask the audience to send him suggestions about how we can start eliminating the destructive War on Drugs.

If you too have an idea please reach out to Dr. Kline on Twitter: @ThomasKlineMD

Overall Dr. Kline believes as I do, that education and presenting the facts persistently are the only ways to change the minds of the public and the politicians.

He even advocates the truthful teaching of teenagers -about opioids in high school and explaining that if they feel or see someone experiencing insane amounts of euphoria from taking opioids, very likely they could be addicted and they'd know to get immediate medical help.

He also talked about we could save almost all the people who overdosed on opioids by medically managing addiction, removing the criminal justice system from the practice of medicine, ending the War on Drugs, educating people on the dangers of mixing drugs, and by teaching those in the addiction community how to resuscitate one of their own, with a simple $20 device that could help their friend breathe and stay alive, in case of an overdose.

Finally we touched on the FDA July 9th meeting - in which Dr. Kline will be in the audience attending. The meeting is the first time since the most recent opioid hysteria swept the nation that the FDA is actually going to talk to the people most affected by the new medical inquisition that has caused wide spread damage to individuals in pain, as well as to the doctor patient relationship.

I you are a pain patient please leave your comment on the FDA website. They are taking comments until Sept 9th 2018. By law they have to read those comments and enter them into the official record.

Here you can make your voice heard. Currently there are only 851 comments. Let's get they to 1000 by tomorrow.

https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FDA-2018-N-1621

Here you can watch the meeting from 10:00am to 4:00pm

https://collaboration.fda.gov/pfdd070918

And here you can read the meeting agenda.

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/NewsEvents/UCM612498.pdf

At one point everyone has experienced terrible physical pain. Now think if that pain never went away. That's what living with chronic pain is all about. And those in pain should have access to the safest, most effective pain relieving substances known to man - opioids.

Thanks to Dr. Kline for the informative and enjoyable conversation.

Please share this post to all those that you know who are suffering in pain and can't get help or if you suffer from chronic pain as well. Dr. Kline is a shining beacon of compassion in the darkness of despair, that is the current atmosphere of the opioid hysteria.

Thanks for reading and listening,

Brad Miller

Chronically Human

Dr. Kline and I had a fantastic conversation and we hope to have him on again very soon. We talked about how we got to where we are today with the "opioid crisis" and solutions for helping people with chronic physical pain, as well as those with biologically caused opioid addiction.

Dr. Kline has dedicated his life to healing. He has been a doctor for 42 years, he did his residency at Stanford, and has worked at Harvard Med as well as Boston Children's hospital - he now resides and runs his own practice in North Carolina.

You can follow his work on Medium.com

https://medium.com/@ThomasKlineMD

And on Twitter

@ThomasKlineMD

One of the main topics we covered was surrounding how much misinformation, deceptive information and out right lies are being peddled by those whipping up the masses, which in turn, is causing widespread and unwarranted fear. Dr. Kline is currently focused on eliminating that irrational fear, which is propelling the current war against pain patients, by educating the public, doctors and legislators about the truth concerning opioids.

Dr. Kline explained the biological mechanisms for addiction. He factually broke down the differences between addiction "A" disease versus addiction "B" disease - which is the type that those with true opioid addiction have. It is a receptor polymorphism (deformed receptor) and 80% of people with addiction "B" are exposed to opioids in high school.

Those without the misshaped receptors don't take the "magic carpet ride" when they take opioids, unlike those with the physical elements that cause addiction "B" experience.

He went all the way back to 1915 and told the story of how prohibition started and the status of the current War on Drugs and how it is causing havoc for pain patients and the doctors who are trying to help them.

He urges for addiction and chronic pain treatment to be returned back to the medical system. Currently those with the horrible disease of addiction are treated like lepers and have no place to go. Dr. Kline advocates for medically assisted addiction treatment which proves successful in most cases - and the government doesn't have to or need to get involved.

We talked about the almost religious nature of how the anti-opioid folks are going after doctors and patients. Dr. Kline explained that its much like the Salem Witch Trials which were more wide spread than you think.

He also spoke about why we have the separation of Church and state in this country. Back in the Pilgrim days there were religious courts that could and did kill people for not conforming to social norms. This has direct implications for how the opioid crisis is being prosecuted.

We also touched on how the chronic pain patients in America are being treated and how it's analogous to how no one wanted to help people with AIDS back in the 80's. I've personally had doctors refuse to "take ownership" of certain health issues I have because it would have compelled them to be responsible for relieving my pain. Which most doctors would rather not deal with patients with pain.

Dr. Kline did advocate for ending drug prohibition but honestly added he doesn't have all the answers. We discussed briefly Portugal and Switzerland's take on ending the War on Drugs. He did ask the audience to send him suggestions about how we can start eliminating the destructive War on Drugs.

If you too have an idea please reach out to Dr. Kline on Twitter: @ThomasKlineMD

Overall Dr. Kline believes as I do, that education and presenting the facts persistently are the only ways to change the minds of the public and the politicians.

He even advocates the truthful teaching of teenagers -about opioids in high school and explaining that if they feel or see someone experiencing insane amounts of euphoria from taking opioids, very likely they could