Jerry Shiveley

Dr. Jerry W. Shiveley is the former Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer at Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU). With an annual budget of over $135 million, the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) is a suburban and urban regional educational service agency in the Philadelphia suburbs serving 22 school districts and over 150 non public schools with over 145,000 students in in Montgomery County.

Now that he is retired, Jerry has had the opportunity to dedicate much of his time towards one of his passions for health, wellness, and longevity.

As a young professional, Jerry Shiveley attended medical conferences in São Paulo, sparking his lifelong interest in health and wellness. These conferences served to guide Jerry’s philosophy on medicine and health, convincing him of the importance of doing your own research and not immediately buying into the popular solution as promoted by Big Pharma. Furthermore, he looks for doctors who take a holistic approach to medicine, looking at the whole person rather than their individual parts. Shiveley’s interest in health is not just academic; it is personal. Twenty-five years ago, he faced a medical issue, which he successfully overcame by building up his personal immunity. He knows how quickly things can go downhill with just one medical issue. Unfortunately, taking a pill can make things worse, rather than better. There might be side-effects, or you might become dependant on the pill, and require another pill to get off the first one.

Jerry Shiveley’s interest in health is not just academic; it is very personal. Twenty-five years ago, he faced a medical issue, which he successfully overcame by building up his personal immunity. He knows how quickly things can go downhill with just one medical issue. Unfortunately, taking a pill can make things worse, rather than better. There might be side-effects, or you might become dependent on the pill, and require another pill to counteract the side effects of the first one. That is why Jerry is skeptical of drugs and vaccinations. He does, however, take a number of supplements with medically proven benefits, such as D3 and Magnesium, which he uses to help control his weight. For instance, 10,000 units of Vitamin D3 daily is from current research is more effective than the flu shot.

On his blog, Jerry is excited to detail his own personal health story,