With Ebola’s implications, causes and threats weighing heavily on many people’s minds, Jason Hartman invites Libertarian Candidate Dr Lee Hieb to give her professional opinion on the situation. Together, they discuss some of the potential solutions to alleviating the situation, as well as considering what could have been done better at the point of outbreak. Hieb also talks about changing attitudes to her party and why these are so important.
Key Takeaways
02.30 – Jason Hartman asks the question everyone is thinking: Ebola – real threat or just a lot of hype?
03.19 – If we’re going to stop the spread of Ebola, we have to stop the movement of people.
06.42 – We have found some treatment options for Ebola, but if we reach a level where we have thousands of victims, it’s just not feasible.
08.19 – Increasing your vitamin D levels can go a long way to increasing your overall health, with studies even linking it to lower cancer risks.
15.28 – Don’t be fooled into thinking Ebola spreads like HIV – it is far more easily spread and there’s a lot we still don’t know about it.
22.00 – Now there are some fears about if we use the military and impose martial law as an excuse to ‘fix’ other issues.
26.02 – Hospitals in the US simply don’t have the training or the equipment to be able to deal with this disease.
27.52 – Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons believe that medicine is between a doctor and a patient, not a doctor, patient and a government bureaucrat.
30.25 – The Libertarian party and its values is starting to be better understood by the American people.
35.00 – More information about Dr Lee Hieb and her campaign can be found at www.Hieb2014.org
Mentioned in this episode
Surviving the Medical Meltdown by Dr Lee Hieb
Lights Out by T. S. Wiley
