409k Followers, 631 Following, 603 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Zach Bush (@zachbushmd) zachbushmd. In our opinion following their advice will place your health at risk. Zach Bush, MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. November 30, 2022. I think he is a scammer trying to get people like my mom to believe him with their long words and stuff idk I might just be rebelling. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc. New York, New York. - His grand theory of health is based on the assumption that Mother Nature is a hyper-intelligence and on Bushs spiritual desire to reconnect with her Given that there are ~1031 virons on the planet it seems likely that they are part of the greater biome which we are also a part of, and that genomic info (D/RNA) can travel between different parts of that biome, well, almost anything is possible; contamination takes on a whole new meaning. Medika Life is a digital Health Publication for both the medical profession and the public. oh yeah she also told me about a Olympic swimmer who takes it but no where to be found online. I wish to drop in to this discussion simply because I have been studying microbes and agriculture for over 20 years and wrote 3 children's books on microbes and the climate back in 2006. Knowledge Main | Zach Bush MD GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION The Global Health Education initiative and fund is dedicated to bringing forth free and accessible information about regenerative health and food systems. Fill in their online form or call their dedicated National Helpline number. To me it doesn't mean that this stuff is in the air and we all have some of it, but rather that 6 people out of 8,240 don't yet know what they got from a recent sexual encounter! They are treated in hospitals as if they have an infection when they are actually poisoned. These antibodies can help a newborn fight off infection, but newborns are not impervious to viral illnesses. Medium Risk. Deception, misdirection, and lies. Controversial claims about near death experiences. Bush uses data very loosely, and has a LOT to gain financially from people thinking he's a genius and then buying his supplements. So it's not a big leap to suggest that of 8,240 people, 5 could easily have had asymptomatic HIV, and another 1 asymptomatic HCV. November 4, 2008. Alex Koshykov Digital Health BeKey Channel. When we view this epidemic alongside our disconnection with nature and our fractured healthcare system, the future looks profoundly unsustainable. ANd many people have ended up trying to find evidence when evidence is not yet available. Zach Bush, MD, scores 5/5 on our Quack Scale. While the terrain of our body does play a role in how susceptible we can be to infections, the problem is that viruses, bacteria and parasites of all sorts are very real and can very much cause disease. In Bushs grand hypothesis, malfunction of the little energy factories in our cells called mitochondria is responsible for all chronic diseases. Maybe I can be like him if I just eat his supplements. But we now know that there are differences between our DNA and that of pigs, with pigs having twice the number of a certain type of immune system-related genes than we do, fewer retroviruses inserted into their genomes than we do, and many disparities when it comes to genes involved in coronary artery disease, for example. He denounces the word anti-vaccine and any anti platform and says he is more interested in the bright potential for change that our current pandemic calls for. Dr. Zach Bush has been noted for being on the fringe - an opportunist promoting supplements for some time. Ill admit my initial ignorance; although 2 trillion seemed high, I didnt really know how many genes fungi have. Bush possesses none or he would most definitely be sharing it. Quack, in the sense of a medical impostor, is a shortening of the old Dutchquacksalver(spelledkwakzalverin the modern Dutch), which originally meant a person who cures with home remedies, and then came to mean one using false cures or knowledge. Funding period: August, 2008 July, 2010. I suspect there will be a polarisation coming soon, as we understand more about that genetic transport. Atlas is not a healer. Office. I want more info. At the moment, theyre really hot on fake covid-19 products and treatments and the individuals and websites selling the products or spreading misinformation. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Near death experiences are a common thing and very dependent on the culture. December 5, 2022. Endocrine Complications After Skull Based Endoscopic Surgery. Vegetables are Not Toxic. January 4, 2022. Medwatch is a brand of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and they have teeth with which to bite. Verdict: A clinical dissection of the rubbish Bush spews by a medical doctor who practices pediatrics. Class of 2023 Hometown: Encino, CA. Do not follow recommendations from this individual relating to your personal health or the health of others and do not be misled into purchasing his products or enrolling in his new-age courses offered as cures to your ills. The sites focus on health frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. Dr. Zach Bush fits the above profile and given his religious upbringing and the spirituality in which he marinates his ideas, it makes sense to speak of a road to Damascus moment. He claims that human and pig DNA are identical: the bits have just been scrambled in different positions to yield different animals. Registered 501(c)(3). "We are facing the largest chronic disease crisis in history due to the loss of microbiome diversity. Being as generous as I can, that comes out to 12 nanometers/second. -Rich Roll, Press J to jump to the feed. "What do we do here? It is also a clear indication of how alt-Health now dominates Googles pages and how simple it is to manipulate appearances. Here is a dissenting opinion on vitamin supplements from Dr. Paul Offit, of Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnjZZTgAhJo Dr. Offit's book "Do You Believe In Magic" elaborates on the subjects of supplements and health/disease. Citations Needed: The curious science of integrative medicine. An excellent article well worth reading and many of the other charlatans we highlight are included in this breakdown of a Conference Hayes attended called, Get Your Life Back NOW! held in Orlando, FL in 2017, at which Bush spoke. I guess you could call him pro-no vaccine.. December 2, 2022. Articles critical of Bush are hard to come by, buried below his domination of Google searches on the topic of, well, Zach Bush. Medika.Life is a unique, not-for-profit operating unit of FINN Partners and maintains an independent voice. Pasteur himself provided good evidence in support of his germ theory, and so did Koch after him, and leagues of microbiologists after him, to the point where the germ theory of disease is a capital T scientific theory alongside the theory of evolution and the theory of plate tectonics. Frankly I am in my late 50's and have watched a lot of fads for many years and have always advocated healthy eating and no supplements but the reality is that it is hard to get the quantity of 8-10 serves of fresh, non-chemical vegetables into your body a day with the nutrient density your cells need for health so supplements seem to be a necessity! That doesn't mean his points about carcinogens in our atmosphere and pollution and ways in which we put our organisms in danger are all invalid just that I wouldn't discount real science in favor of what he says. I think you need a neutral 3rd party. Other aspects of the study and the performance of genome sequence are detailed in Telenti et al. (Mind you I take vitamins and see a homeopath in addition to regular medical docs). If you clip the human DNA, he says in a recent video, those 20,000 genes, if you clip them into 178 pieces and rearrange the puzzle, you can spell pig from start to finish without a single basepair in the wrong spot. This is actually a paraphrase from animal geneticist Lawrence Schook who, in 2005, was explaining what he and other scientists were seeing when comparing early versions of both the human and pig genomes. They are a little like the tooth fairy and youll just have to take our word for it. And, in case that wasnt enough of a stretch, he described how consuming microRNA from bored corn grown in a field with tens of thousands of corn plants makes us afraid of diversity and directly contributes to racism and mass shootings. Verified. Verdict: Bush is a quack, uttering pseudoscientific nonsense. By simply eating carefully curated foods, buying the right kind of water and avoiding chemicals, they may feel like they are now in full control of their health. $25,000 Direct Cost, Umfrid Neuroendocrinology Research Fund PI: Mary Lee Vance and John Jane, Jr. $107,000, Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) 1-F32-DK082159-01 Retinoic Acid Receptors: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Cushings Disease. Actually when I watched some of his videos (from his website) I came away with the feeling, on reflection, that he hadn't said much at all. I'm sure the future of prophylactics is good, it's just we need to understand a bit more what goes into them, and how that material may move around the biome. Bush told the parents in the audience that he was excited to just be a piece of your puzzle in the parents quest to rebirth that child into a state of health. The company did not respond to multiple requests for comment." Bchamp disagreed with Louis Pasteurs idea that microorganisms could cause disease. Open Your Windows, Deadly Superbug Candida Auris Hits Two Dallas Hospitals. Missing doctors: Patient seeks records after clinic closes, Open letter to Michael Hall by Richard Bolstad, Citations Needed: The curious science of integrative medicine. Zach Bush also points out that most people with the virulent symptoms have a reaction to the excess cyanide particles that bind with Ace-2 receptors and actually have the symptoms of cyanide poisoning, with a lack of oxygen in the blood, not an infection. Comforting but does it make sense? Among other explanations. Its logical we may need supplements to provide the nutrients our cells need and eat more vegetables to counter the poisons our body needs to eliminate through the fibre and microbes they provide. But it wasnt hard to look up. Complete and utter lies and fabrication, designed to instill fear in you and make you want the solutions and products he sells. A predator eats a meat prey and may not then eat again for days. We promise well get to it as soon as possible and will respond to the comment, confirming or dispelling your concerns. The insinuation is clear. You can find contact details for all the state boards on this page, The Federation of State Medical Boards Medika Life is a digital Health Publication for both the medical profession and the public. Cashing in on Covid Misinformation, We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. What makes our mitochondria malfunction according to Bush? The Answer Is No, preaches to hundreds of thousands of Internet followers that viruses dont really cause disease and that tapping into ecstasy will be our salvation, claims that the theory of evolution is wrong, poses a grand theory of health based on the assumption that Mother Nature is a miraculous hyper-intelligence, claims mitochondrial malfunction is responsible for all chronic diseases, sells month-long immersion programs for $495, eight-week programs for $1,495, and supplements based on dubious claims about pesticides and health. No risk. I bumped into this individual on Twitter in a short video where he explains to the masses about the benefits of Ivermectin and Suramin Like most tech lovers, Im excited about the upcoming CES conference. A Triple Board Certified Physician. Take-home message: This professional does not enjoy a sufficiently developed professional profile to properly ascertain risk. Autism spectrum disorder has risen in prevalence from 1 in 5000 children in 1975 to 1 in 36 children in 2016, and the rate has been doubling every 3-4 years in the last decade in the US. Publication Fueled by Science: Author Chana Davis, PhD, 2019. I want it to be true but all research and stats are showing the opposite. The original still stands and you can compare the misleading statements Bush presents as fact. He is well aware of where the line is, drawn by the FDA in shifting sand, and he ensures he doesnt step over it. We are on target to experience 1 in 3 children with Autism by 2035, just 16 years away. "Autism's Fringe Therapies: Stem Cells, Weed, Psychics - The Atlantic" "a physician called Zach Bush explained, using slides of the gut viewed through a microscope as visual aids, how his plant-derived mineral supplement, RESTORE ($49.95 for a one-month supply), strengthens cell membranes in the gut to keep toxins from leaking out. Dr. Zach Bush has carefully studied the covid 19 situation nationally and internationally looking at the primary presenting symptoms especially hypoxia. The Story Behind a Fake Covid Cure. Down with Fake News. The following quote is lifted directly from his sites page on the topic. Glycemic Control in, DM2, How Low Should You Go? C-VILLE reached out to Dr. Zachary Bush, one of the senior founding partners at Revolution Health Center. In a society that is bombarded with misinformation from every imaginable source, both official and otherwise, where, post pandemic, can we turn for reliable, As Opioids Mixed With Animal Tranquilizers Arrive in Kensington, So Do Alarming Health Challenges, Open letter to Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France on the Iran Regimes Repression of Womens Rights, The Journal Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences Highlights the Contributions of Women in Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences, Exposing the Dark World of Predatory Health, Who Not To Trust: A List of 10 Covid-19 Charlatans and Medical Snake-Oil Salesmen, Another AFLDS Quack, Meet Dr. Peterson Pierre, Ivermectin is Dead and Buried Despite NIH Website Misstep and Twitter Buzz. Bush founded Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer's Footprint to develop root-cause solutions . Most doctors really do have their patients best interests at heart, its the quacks and predators you need to watch out for. In addition to poorly executed science, there were a lot of facts tossed out at the conference that left me wondering if the speakers were being intentionally dishonest, or if they were just really, really wrong. In and of their own, alternate treatments arent going to cure you, and believing they will, can cost you your life. He is selling RESTORE/IonGut supplements against autism. Whenever people say that its our own fault when we get sick and not the fault of an innocent pathogen that is merely minding its own business, they are usually selling something.. [Self-Funded Original Research] J Nutr Food Sci 2016, 6:5, Bush ZM, Longtine JA, Cunningham T, Schiff D, Jane, Jr. JA, Vance ML, Thorner MO, Laws, Jr. ER, Lopes MB. His language and temperament has me convinced beyond reasonable doubt -I understand this sound like a dangerous way to assess someone but there is also some merit to him being an associate of rich / his super fine-tuned explanation on the microbiology of cancer in the first pod. I found over 30 of his cited articles that either didn't support what he was saying or outright refuted what he was saying. For instance, Bush refers over and over again to this study done with over 8000 participants that proves to him that viruses are in the air all around us, and we are adapting all the time. This rating enjoys a very strong and outspoken presence on social media and preys on unwitting victims who are conned by the persons professional credentials. He represents a very real danger to the general public, and we encourage members of the public to seek alternate medical or health advice and products from reliable, trustworthy sources. Specifically, the study included EUR, European = 5,384; AFR, African = 1,049; MDE, Middle Eastern = 213; EAS, East Asian = 159; AMR, CSA, Central South Asian = 94; Admixed American = 16; and Multi-Racial and Others = 1,325. Zach Bush, MD scores 5/5 on Medika's Quack Scale. Medium/High Risk. Zach Bush, MD. And this comes from the mouths of scientists reviewing the link between mitochondria and disease for prestigious journals like Cell, Science, and Nature. You can access their online form for registering a complaint by following this link. I want him to have a facebook live where he answers questions like these. Presented at Regional and National, Resident/Fellow Teaching Award, nominee 2004-2005, President, Medical Student Council, 2001-02, Chair, Faculty Curriculum Content Review Committee, 2001-2002, James Waring Award, 2001 Awarded to the third-year medical student who has demonstrated diligent scholarship and devotion to the field of Internal Medicine. The way back, according to him, is to use his interpretation of modern science to improve our food supply, abolish straight lines, embrace natures spiral shapes and dig our churches into the ground. Meet The Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Covid Health Grifters, Andrew Wakefield, the ultimate medical con on Medikas Quack Scale, Why Polly Tommey Poses a Threat to Your Health and YourChildren, Robert F Kennedy Jnr Appropriates Racism and Apartheid To Fuel VaccineFear, Fact-Checking Geert Vanden Bossche. 2010;13:1-7, Bush ZM, Vance ML. Rather than sticking to legitimate scientific sources (e.g. (And for me, the Autistic Spectrum is wide enough to encompass me and Zach, we're pretty close, plus a whole more besides!). But while our little factories malfunction can be tied to many diseases, it does not mean they cause them. Does COVID-19 Mess with the Immune System? Has Time Proven Covid Quacks and Conspiracy Theorists Right or Wrong? ACP Leadership: Associate Physician Delegate, 5th Congressional District, Virginia. I really like the idea of farmersfootprint. Alex Koshykov Digital Health BeKey Channel. If you are ever in doubt about advice relating to your health we strongly recommend seeking a second opinion from a similarly qualified professional. Some very erudite people at the time were fans of Bchamps hypothesis, including the father of pathology himself. Current or previous legal complaints against the practitioner, either in a professional capacity or relating to a business. And the rate has been doubling every 3-4 years in the last decade in the US. Chapter 47. The study population was not ascertained for a specific infectious disease status. He sells supplements which is fine but he obviously has a commercial interest. 603 posts. May this respiratory virus that now shares space and time with us teach us of the grave mistakes we have made in disconnecting from our nature and warring against the foundation of the microbiome. [Original Research] Pancreas. College: John Hopkins University. Besides, if all it took for new species to emerge was shuffling the genetic card deck over night, every life form would have the exact same amount of DNA, which is absolutely not the case. Zach Bush, MD is one of the few triple board-certified physicians in the country - with expertise in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Hospice/Palliative care. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Zach Bush is the founder of Seraphic Group, Inc. parent company of Biomic Sciences, LLC maker of ION* products. There were actually three separate but related events that weekend: a conference for medical professionals, a conference for the general public, and a $350-per-plate gala called Doctors Who Rock in honor of the "game changers of the global . Dig a little deeper and the real picture behind a slick, well oiled, and carefully orchestrated marketing machine emerges. Zach Bush is a medical doctor who did a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism, and an internship in palliative care. Lies. Almost. He is the founder of *Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer's Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human . Officials Wont Name Hospitals, Vaccine Passports. Funding cycle March 2003 March 10, potential for renewal. He defines our definition of the ultimate quack, peddling lies and disinformation off the back of a qualification that enables him to read x-rays. Further revealing his ignorance about genetics, Bush informed us that while scientists call 99% of DNA junk, that simply cant be correct because theres no waste in nature. Bush asserts that what geneticists refer to as junk DNA actually codes for microRNA, small strands of RNA that regulate how our genes are expressed. Hospice of the Piedmont Internship, 2010 2014 Hospice/Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System Fellowship, 2006 2009 Endocrinology/Metabolism, University of Virginia Health System Residency, 2002 2005 Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center M.D., May 2001 Medicine, University of Colorado Baccalaureate, May 1997 Spanish, Founder, Chairman of the Board Project Biome (Farmers Footprint): 2019 Present Non-Profit, Founder, CEO Seraphic Group Corporation: July 2014 Present Medicine Endocrinology, Co-Founder, CEO Biomic Sciences, LLC: October 2013 Present Medicine Endocrinology, Associate Medical Director Hospice of the Piedmont: December 2010 December 2014 Hospice/Palliative Care, Director of Clinical Affairs Hospice of the Piedmont: July 2009 July 2010 Medicine Endocrinology, Clinical Instructor University of Virginia: July 2009 July 2010 Medicine Endocrinology, Endocrinology & Metabolism Fellowship University of Virginia: July 2006 June 2009 Internal Medicine, Clinical Instructor University of Virginia: January 2006 June 2006 Internal Medicine, Chief Resident University of Virginia: May 2005 June 2006 Internal Medicine, Resident Physician University of Virginia: June 2002 May 2005 Internal Medicine, Physician leader, US Navy Ship Comfort, Haiti Relief Operation, Director of pre- and post-surgical care, Adult Wards, UVA novel translational research award: CTSA Pilot Study award for my proof-of-concept clinical trial: Preoperative Bexarotene treatment for Cushings disease. This statement is not complete hogwash: as we learn more about mitochondria, we realize they play significant roles in a myriad of human diseases. 631 following. Zach Bush, MD, images are all used in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. When you are young, you can literally exist on beer and pizza for many years. A unique & proprietary blend of natural ancient soil extracts that works to fortify your gut membrane & optimize your gut-brain connection. Make informed decisions about your health and stay up to date with the latest developments and technological advances in the fields of medicine. Dr. Edgar Suter on Medika's Quack Scale. One faculty awardee each year. The American Medical Association lists a very clear and distinct set of guidelines or Code of Conduct for doctors and healthcare professionals. Haha, he is almost too good to be true huh..It is important to verify/challenge but theres just something about this guy (also Id be heart broken if he was a fraud so call me naive). But then, Bush ruined what could have been an interesting talk when he said that microRNA can be transmitted by breathing. Some people meet Jesus, ghosts, angels, dead relatives, god, or even the opposite: beings telling you can't see god. His website offers little gems of new-age Deepak Chopra like nonsense-statements, pseudoscience mixed in with traditional medicine, and his range of natural (of course) products and alternate therapies. In press. Bushs video interviews on Covid, featured on LondonReal, are accompanied by trailers of the movie Plandemic, a falsified load of pseudoscience and nonsense that is now banned from numerous platforms. In the U.S: Its what makes him so appealing, so believable and so dangerous. In an interview he gave to Salon, Bush claims the pesticide is destroying the entire ecosystem and endangering our health. Existing Complaints: None listed in a professional capacity. In his pseudoscientific homilies, Mother Nature is a miraculous hyper-intelligence that we have betrayed, and if we could only revel in the ecstasy--the orgasm!--of biting into a fresh tomato, our hormonal surge would give us the opposite of cancer. The epiphanies that steered him away from scientific medicine are many: an acupuncturist that allegedly cured him of suicidal ideation; his studies of the soil and the link he made with cancer; his assistance in helping deliver a baby in the Philippines. I hereby issue a direct challenge to Bush to produce statistical data to verify this claim. They are also the place to report price gouging and hoarding. When a friend suggested I watch a Bush video, I watched it with an open but careful mind. It seems very odd, given the number of seemingly irrelevant people and topics they cover. But we are only scratching the surface! They will peddle their opinions and products to you with little or no concern for your health. Make informed decisions about your health and stay up to date with the latest developments and technological advances in the fields of medicine. Eg his statement on Autism. - He sells expensive immersion programs and supplements based on unproven and disproven claims about pesticides and health. This doesn't mean it isn't true. He used to take supplements but does not anymore after researching the scientific literature. Despite these incontrovertible realities, some individuals. (Wolff put "DO NOT" in all caps.). What they are endorsing is often linked to financial gain for themselves or an associated party. If you feel this code has been breached, or if you have concerns relating to your healthcare provider, you need to get in touch with your states licensing board. You simply flood the market with new articles. And if so, then what? Dr. Zachary Bush, right, opened alternative clinic Revolution Health Center in Scottsville. Sometimes a highly credentialed person steeped in the sciences has a misleading epiphany and makes a 90-degree course correction, building a large following of people who resonate with their new gurus pseudoscientific ideas. He believed the arrow of causation was reversed: that it was the diseased parts of our bodies that attracted microorganisms. They are not driven by financial gain and place the interests of their patients and the health of the public at the forefront of their profession. When I tried to book him for a made-up podcast, I was asked if I wished to talk about this mineral supplement on the show and if I would like information on becoming an affiliate.