Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn
Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn is a podcast dedicated to empowering women and promoting breast health through a functional medicine lens. Dr. Jenn is a leading functional medicine practitioner specializing in restoring health to the breast cancer population. She explores a range of topics related to breast health, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and holistic approaches to support overall well-being.
Whether you're a breast cancer survivor, a woman seeking to improve your breast health, a caregiver supporting a loved one, or you are just looking to thrive in this complicated world, this podcast is designed to meet your needs. Discover how functional medicine approaches can complement conventional treatments, support hormone balance, enhance nutrition, manage stress, optimize lifestyle choices, and promote overall well-being. Tune into Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn to gain the knowledge, tools, and resources to take control of your breast health journey. Remember, at the end of the day, breast health is health!
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Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn
139: Vaccines, Chronic Disease & the Data No One Wants us to See with Del Bigtree
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In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Del Bigtree for a conversation that pushes straight into one of the most uncomfortable questions in modern medicine: what if some of the things we have been taught to never question were never fully questioned to begin with?
Together, they explore vaccines, informed consent, chronic disease, media influence, hospital incentives, and why so many people are starting to feel like the system was built to protect itself, not patients. This is not a light conversation, but it is a gripping one. If you have ever felt like the story you were given about health was incomplete, this episode will give language to that feeling and challenge you to think far more deeply about who decides what counts as truth.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why so many people are losing trust in the medical system
- What informed consent should look like and why it matters
- How certain ideas in medicine become protected from scrutiny
- Why chronic disease is forcing bigger questions about what is making us sick
- How money, power, and institutional pressure shape medical decision making
- Why questioning the standard of care can come at a cost
- What is really at stake when patients are discouraged from asking questions
- Why this conversation matters even if you have never questioned the system before
Episode Timeline:
01:04 Dr. Jenn introduces Del Bigtree
05:39 The Journey of a Contrarian: Del Bigtree's Background
08:49 Challenging the Vaccine Narrative
11:40 The Science Behind Vaccines: What We Know
14:44 The Impact of Vaccines on Health
17:37 The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry
20:26 The Decline of Children's Health
23:41 The Debate on Vaccines and Natural Immunity
26:27 The Influence of Media and Funding
29:43 The Shift from Conventional Medicine
32:29 The Inconvenient Truth About Vaccines
35:40 The Future of Health and Safety Regulations
48:33 Dinner with Dr. Zervos: A Turning Point
57:14 The Shocking Study: Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated
01:05:59 The Medical System: A Crisis of Trust
01:15:36 Informed Consent: The Right to Choose
01:23:24 The Risks of Vaccination: A Parent's Dilemma
01:29:45 Introduction to Breast Health Awareness
Guest: Del Bigtree
- Where to find him: www.instagram.com/delbigtree/
To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with Dr. Jenn visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/clarity-call
To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide
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Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons