The Flexner Report, and the Transformation of America
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How America’s Natural Healing Heritage Was Replaced by a Pharmaceutical Empire
The Birth of a Medical Empire
In the early 1900s, John D. Rockefeller had already built his fortune through Standard Oil, becoming America’s first billionaire. But his next pursuit would reach even deeper into the lives of everyday Americans - reshaping medicine, education, and public health.
Through the Rockefeller Foundation, a systematic campaign began to standardize and control medical education across the United States. What started as a “reform” quickly turned into a transformation that shifted the nation’s healthcare system from natural, holistic roots to one built on synthetic, patented pharmaceuticals.
America’s Lost Medical Heritage
Before the Flexner Report of 1910, American medicine was remarkably diverse.
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Over 400 herbal remedy manufacturers supplied the country.
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Homeopathic medicine served nearly 15% of Americans.
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Native and herbal healers practiced in nearly every community.
Healthcare was personal, affordable, and focused on balance and prevention rather than constant intervention. Families used herbs, food, and rest to heal — not pills and lab-made chemicals.
But all that changed when the Flexner Report, funded by Rockefeller’s foundation, labeled these natural systems as “unscientific.”
The Systematic Dismantling
After the report, only 56 medical schools survived out of the original 160.
Thousands of herbalists were shut down, and natural practitioners were stripped of their right to practice.
New licensing laws meant that only doctors trained in the Rockefeller-funded schools could legally practice medicine. Those schools taught a new model focused on drugs, surgery, and patented products.
The era of natural healing was buried under a mountain of red tape and propaganda.
The Oil–Medicine Connection
This shift wasn’t just philosophical. It was financial. Rockefeller’s petroleum byproducts became the raw materials for a new generation of synthetic drugs and vitamins.
Coal tar and other oil derivatives were transformed into medications, preservatives, and synthetic nutrients. The same empire that fueled America’s cars now fueled its medicine cabinets.
Patents on these new chemicals meant endless profit. Natural ingredients couldn’t be patented. So they were dismissed as “folk remedies.”
Reshaping Medical Education
The Rockefeller Foundation poured over $100 million into medical education. But only for schools that adopted the new pharmaceutical curriculum.
Natural therapies, nutrition, and herbal science were erased.
Future doctors were trained to treat symptoms, not restore health.
Pharmaceutical companies gained a permanent foothold in medical research, textbooks, and hospitals.
This single campaign changed the future of healthcare forever.
The War on Natural Medicine
Once the new system took hold, the suppression of natural healing intensified.
Medical journals stopped publishing studies on herbs or nutrition.
Licensing boards shut down homeopathic and naturopathic schools.
And the American Medical Association (AMA) labeled all traditional methods as “quackery.”
A century later, that bias still echoes in modern healthcare.
The Rise of Chronic Disease
After the pharmaceutical model took hold, something else changed - Americans got sicker.
Chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer skyrocketed throughout the 20th century.
The more people relied on synthetic drugs, the more side effects appeared.
Rather than restoring health, the system created lifelong dependency.
And today, the United States spends over $1,200 per person annually on prescription drugs, more than any other nation, yet ranks near the bottom for health outcomes.
The Modern Healthcare Crisis
What we see today - endless medications, rising costs, and declining vitality - isn’t an accident.
It’s the direct legacy of the Flexner Report and the Rockefeller influence.
Natural healing was once America’s foundation. Now, the system profits when people stay unwell.
But a change is happening again. Americans are remembering their roots.
The Revival of Natural Healing
Across the country, people are turning back to holistic health, ancestral nutrition, and natural supplements.
They’re realizing that their bodies aren’t broken - they’re overloaded.
From heavy metals to processed foods and chemical toxins, modern life constantly stresses the body.
That’s why the mission behind Americare Supplements was born to reclaim what was lost.
Our products like Detoxanation, Flexanation Joint Support, and Floranation Probiotic combine time-tested ingredients with modern testing and safety - the best of both worlds.
We’re not here to replace medicine. We’re here to restore freedom of choice and true health sovereignty.
The Path Forward
Reclaiming natural health isn’t a trend, it’s a return to balance.
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Support your body’s detox systems naturally.
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Rebuild your gut and immunity through real nutrition.
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Move your joints freely again without chemical painkillers.
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And most importantly, take back control of your health.
Every purchase from Americare Supplements supports this mission to help everyday Americans rise above the system that profits from their pain.
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Conclusion
The Flexner Report may have rewritten history, but it didn’t erase the truth.
Our bodies were designed to heal. Nature still holds the answers - not the lab.
The time to act is now. Every day spent waiting is another day surrendered to the system that was built to keep you dependent.
Reclaim your health. Rebuild your strength. Restore your freedom.
That’s the mission - and it starts with awareness, action, and natural support you can trust.
Visit Americare Supplements today and take the first real step toward independence in health.
