Dr. Frances Kelsey: A Heroine's Battle Against Big Pharma | Ashley Bratcher

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Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Ashley Bratcher is an award-winning actress, producer, and star of the box office hit, Unplanned as well as the CEO of Simple Jane Films. She is a Campbell University Bachelor of Arts cum laude graduate, and an honorary Notre Dame Alumni. Ashley has worked in the film industry for over a decade with 40+ film and television credits to her name. In addition to her work on screen, Ashley is dedicated to using her platform to encourage positive change. Her philanthropic efforts include founding a scholarship fund to provide financial and material assistance to mothers seeking to continue their education. Topics covered in this episode: Thalidomide FDA Teratogenicity Financial Reformations Barbara Molton Kefauver–Harris Amendment Frances’s Past Drug Adulteration Genders In The Medical Field Legal Proceedings Statute of Limitations Anonymity Advertisements Fear of Speaking Out Addiction Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 184 | The Silent Epidemic Of Antidepressant Addiction and How to Truly Heal Anxiety | Ellen Vora The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 221 | The Mismanagement of Women's Health | Dr. Jolene Brighten To learn more about Ashley Bratcher and her work, head over to https://www.ashleybratcher.com/ IG @_ashleybratcher __________________________________________________________ Somavedic is a device that can reliably mitigate unwanted influences of: EMF radiation (4G/5G, WiFi, phones) Geopathic stress, water crosses Curry and Hartmann lines Oxidative stress / Free radicals Head over to www.somavedic.com and use the code: LKE to save 10% off. __________________________________________________________ Do you want to live a healthy lifestyle but you don’t know where to find reliable health education, you don’t have someone you can trust to lead you to which health and wellness options are out there. When you go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us you can learn practical skills that you need to build a healthy lifestyle. You’ll gain access to more than 85 videos, 11 hours of education and more education is always being added, and you'll join a community that has given more than 2400 positive reviews. All you have to do is get access, and right now we are offering half off of an annual subscription when you shop the code 2023Wellness and after that, watch the coursework, then implement daily changes positively transform your help you can feel better. Go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us to get an annual subscription, and shop the code 2023Wellness for half off of your annual subscription. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome back, everybody, to this edition of the Lindsay Elmore show.
0:03.2	Today I'm going to be talking with Ashley Bratcher, and I'm so excited because we don't
0:08.2	typically get filmmakers and actors on the show, but I am so inspired by what Ashley is taking on.
0:16.6	She is in the midst of producing the film Pharma, based on the true story of Dr. Francis Kelsey.
0:23.8	In 1960, Dr. Kelsey was a courageous young doc thrown into the world where Big Pharma pulls all the strings.
0:34.2	She was taking, she took a job at the FDA in the heart of Washington, D.C., and she must
0:40.6	dig deep to hunt for the truth, which allowed her to save thousands of lives by keeping a life
0:48.6	threatening and permanently maim-inducing medication off of the market. She risked her career and her family
0:58.5	all along the way, and Dr. Kelsey wages war against big pharma, resisting intense pressure and
1:06.2	threats from inside the FDA to expose the biggest unmonitored drug trial in U.S. history.
1:14.4	Audiences that love true stories that amplify the good in the world are going to love
1:22.7	pharma because it is an important and critically relevant story not only in the 60s but also today.
1:31.7	We're emerging from a global pandemic with new information coming to light each day.
1:37.9	And Dr. Kelsey's story highlights the risk of placing trust in huge corporations and government entities without proper oversight.
1:48.7	Dr. Kelsey's heroic efforts are an example of what one person can do to prevent disaster and change the course of history.
1:58.0	She was one woman and she took on a more than a billion dollar pharmaceutical
2:02.6	industry to expose corruption and prevent a national tragedy. This is The Lindsay
2:09.4	Elmore Show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be
2:15.4	healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders,
2:21.3	creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks
2:28.2	that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your
2:36.0	mark.
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