How to leave Big Pharma behind

In this powerful episode of The Tenpenny Files, Dr. Sherry Tenpenny sits down with Dr. Peter Glidden, a licensed naturopathic physician with 32 years of clinical experience, to discuss his book *How to Leave Big Pharma Behind and Become the Hero of Your Own Health Recovery*. The conversation unpacks the deep-rooted medical monopoly in the U.S., tracing its origins to the early 1900s when the American Medical Association was granted exclusive authority over medical practice through collusion by industrial giants like the Carnegies and Rockefellers. Dr. Glidden argues that this monopoly has stifled alternative medicine, suppressed curative approaches, and contributed to the chronic disease epidemic by prioritizing symptom management over healing. He contrasts the allopathic model—rooted in materialism and reductionism—with naturopathic medicine, which he describes as a vitalistic, spiritual, and holistic system that supports the body’s innate ability to heal itself through nutrition, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, and botanical medicine. Drawing from decades of clinical work and research, including the landmark 10-year study by Dr. Joel Wallach, Glidden reveals that 83% of people can recover from serious illnesses without a private doctor’s appointment by following evidence-based, self-administered protocols. He calls for medical freedom—equal legal and insurance rights for all healing systems—and envisions a future where patients are empowered to take control of their health through accessible, science-backed, non-pharmaceutical strategies.