Daniel Schmachtenberger
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a social philosopher and strategist. His work examines systemic issues, including the societal and structural root causes contributing to the chronic disease epidemic.
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Before European colonization, the population of the Americas was approximately 140 million people, and it was decimated by roughly 90% in a short period through infection, war, and displacement.
"So, North and South America, the Americas before Columbus, etc., right, before colonization was roughly, depending upon who you look at, 140 million people. And within a short period of colonization, both from infections and war and driving them out of viable habitats, the population was decimated by 90%." (said at 0:06:41)
No published record matching the claim that the pre-Columbian population of the Americas was approximately 140 million and was decimated by roughly 90% in a short period through infection, war, and displacement was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Populations with heavy lead exposure experienced approximately four times the rate of impulse control disorders.
"And then there were also studies on increased violence and aggravation that showed that populations that were heavily exposed had something like 4x the impulse control disorders." (said at 0:22:33)
No published record matching the claim that heavily lead-exposed populations experienced approximately four times the rate of impulse control disorders was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Patients in wheelchairs at Dr. Evert Loomis's healing clinic regained the ability to walk after adopting an inpatient diet consisting solely of fresh produce picked directly from gardens and orchards.
"And we actually got to go live with that guy, Dr. Loomis, on his healing clinic when I was a kid. And I got to see people coming in in wheelchairs and leaving non-wheelchairs, just having really radical kind of change." (said at 1:05:25)
No published record matching the claim that patients in wheelchairs at Dr. Evert Loomis's clinic regained the ability to walk after adopting an inpatient diet of fresh garden produce was located; this does not prove the claim false.
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