Truth Revealed: A Conversation with Kevin Trudeau by Sydney L. Murray
Kevin Trudeau, an author and speaker who claims that natural alternatives, rather than standard western medicine, can cure diseases, has caused quite the controversy amongst audiences. His claims are certainly thought-provoking, and he will speak at this month’s Health Freedom Expo, a three-day event dedicated to informing people about the benefits of natural health. Recently, Vision Magazine spoke with Trudeau to find out more about what lies behind the controversy.
Vision Magazine: What prompted you to get in the line of work you’re in?
Kevin Trudeau: It was really an ongoing process. I knew I wanted to have a successful career. I also became motivated to work on my own health. I saw how so many other people were unhealthy and not financially successful. I started to gain many helpful insights and then found myself helping others with this knowledge.
When I was 20 years old, I was diagnosed with a deformed heart. The medical community of America told me that my condition was incurable. Then I met a Harvard medical doctor who was a surgeon during the Korean War and afterward, gave up surgery and prescription medicine for homeopathy. He told me that my heart condition was curable—just not in America, and that I had to go to Germany or Switzerland for alternative treatments that the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] had made illegal here. He said this was because these natural treatments cannot be patented and the medical community of America is more concerned with profitability than healthcare quality. So I went and got a live cell treatment and was cured in 90 days.
Then I wondered, What other treatments are illegal in the U.S.? I traveled five million miles to over 60 countries and interviewed over 5,000 doctors who are curing every disease without drugs and surgery. I first sought out this information for my own health. I haven’t been sick—even with a cold—and I haven’t taken any drugs in over 25 years. After experiencing this success with my health, I wrote my books so that I could educate others about this lifesaving information.
VM: What would be the one natural cure, above all others, that you think people should know about?
KT: There isn’t one natural cure. Rather, people need to know what is causing their illnesses. Why are so many people sick in America today? Why do we have the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and cancer? I thought that we were supposed to have the best healthcare in the world, but we have the least healthy people.
More people in America take prescription drugs than in any other country. What causes disease are the drugs themselves. Statistically, the American Medical Association has proven that drugs are the number one cause of disease in America. If you want to be healthy, the first thing you should do is reduce the amount of drugs you are taking. That is the cure. It’s like the guy who goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, every time I hit my foot with a hammer, it hurts. What’s the cure?” Well, stop hitting your foot.
In America, doctors are trained to only treat the symptoms, not to ask what is causing them. And the treatment is always a poisonous, chemical drug with pages of side effects. All they do are suppress the symptom by begging the body to do something unnatural.
VM: Where do you see our country heading in the next two years, especially with the healthcare crisis?
KT: There is no healthcare crisis in America. We have the best crisis care in the world. So, why are people saying we need healthcare reform? If you read all the reforms, they’re about increasing taxes so that all illegal immigrants and unemployed people will get health insurance. That’s not reform, that’s bankruptcy. That’s not improving the quality of healthcare for anyone.
I don’t have health insurance and I don’t believe that anyone should. I think that it’s a scam and a rip off. You have car insurance to be covered in case of a catastrophic situation.
I think that healthcare reform should change people’s ideas about what health insurance should and should not be used for. Insurance should not be used for habitual checkups at the doctor. People should just have a catastrophic policy in case of emergencies. And if people knew about non-drug alternatives, then they wouldn’t need to go to the doctor and get prescriptions so frequently. Instead, they could save money and possibly not have to use their catastrophic insurance policy at all.
VM: What do you practice daily that keeps you healthy?
KT: Sleep. I believe that going to bed before 10 p.m. and waking up by 6 a.m. is one of the most important things that you can do. The healing hormones are released between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. and only if you are in deep REM sleep. Through this, your body can heal itself.
When you are young, your body is producing so many human growth hormones that you can do anything. Your recovery time is amazing. As you age, this is no longer the case and so good sleep is essential. There are lots of different things you can do to ensure that you’re getting good sleep as well, such as reducing caffeine, avoiding high fructose corn syrup, getting a magnetic mattress, exercising, walking, and laughing.
VM: What are you speaking about at the Health Freedom Expo in March?
KT: That will depend on what’s current in the world in March. When I get closer to the event, then I will seriously start considering the subject matter, but it will be a lot about health and any new breakthrough cures.
VM: What can people do to improve their financial health based upon your new books?
KT: I think 2010 is going to be a horrible economic year and that the residential housing market will stay flat or go down another 25 percent. No reports have been released to the mainstream media, but the facts are that we have record foreclosures. We also have the highest percentage ever of delinquent mortgages. This is going to be catastrophic for the residential market. The commercial market is going to implode—probably by the fall. This will also be catastrophic for our economy. We have a record number of vacancies. People should start putting in some time in home-based businesses at night and on the weekends in order to diversify their incomes. I think that Internet-based opportunities are good, and people should consider global business opportunities. I’m a big proponent of the organization called The Global Information Network, which allows people to earn money and provides an opportunity to meet affluent and likeminded others from around the world. We have 110 countries represented in The Global Information Network.
VM: What do you see on the horizon for yourself in 2010?
KT: I have a pretty full schedule this year. I am still doing a radio show two days a week, and it will probably be on five days a week by the end of this year. I’ll be doing a lot of conferences with Global Information Network members around the world. I will probably have a new book coming out later in the year based on my audio series, “Your Wish is Your Command.”
VM: Is there anything else you would like to add?
KT: I think people need to know that there are secrets when it comes to health and financial success. Everyone can attain these successes; they just need to know how. And what I’m doing is trying to teach them that information so they can start seeing the spectacular results that I have been so fortunate to have had over the years.
The Health Freedom Expo will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center on March 26-28. Visit healthfreedomexpo.com for more information.