Effective date: September 2026. Applies to istherebetterway.com (this site), its protocols, PDFs, and related content (collectively, "the Site").
1. Who I Am, and Who I'm Not
The Monarch Effect is run by Michael Musgrove, a Fire Captain with 27 years in the fire service. I am not a physician, therapist, dietitian, or licensed healthcare provider, and nothing on this Site creates a doctor-patient, therapist-client, or any other professional-client relationship between you and me. Everything here is personal experience plus publicly available research, presented for educational and informational purposes.
2. Not Medical Advice
Nothing on this Site, including the protocols (nicotine, fasting, parasite cleanse, heavy metal detox, or any future protocol), the Power of the Pause materials, blog-style content, or anything discussed in video content linked from this Site, is medical, psychological, or professional advice of any kind. It is not a substitute for, and should never replace, the advice of your own physician or other qualified healthcare provider.
Always talk to a doctor before starting, stopping, or changing any medication, supplement, or health protocol, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, managing an existing health condition, or taking prescription medication. If you are in crisis, go to crisis-resources.html or call or text 988 now, don't wait to finish reading this page.
3. Assumption of Risk
Some content on this Site discusses substances, treatments, and practices that carry real physical risk, including but not limited to nicotine tapering, extended fasting, ibogaine and other psychedelic-assisted treatment, and other protocols. By using this Site or following any protocol, guide, or PDF made available here, you understand and voluntarily accept that you do so entirely at your own risk. You are solely responsible for evaluating your own health situation and for any decision you make about your own body, including the decision to seek or not seek medical supervision.
Ibogaine specifically is not FDA-approved in the United States and carries documented cardiac risk. Any discussion of ibogaine, Ambio Life Sciences, or the Casey Skudin 343 Fund on this Site is informational and based on personal experience, not a medical recommendation, and not an endorsement by any doctor.
4. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Recommendations
This Site and its linked content may contain affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase a product through a link I share, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use or believe in, but I am not responsible for the quality, safety, claims, or performance of any third-party product or service, and your purchase or use of any recommended product is between you and that seller.
Links to outside organizations (including Ambio Life Sciences, the Casey Skudin 343 Fund, Americans for Ibogaine, and others) are provided as information, not endorsements or guarantees, and I have not independently verified every claim made on their websites. Confirm current details directly with them.
5. Intellectual Property
The Monarch Effect name, logo, "Foundations First Medicine," "The plants have never let me down," and other original content, protocols, and materials on this Site are owned by Michael Musgrove / The Monarch Effect. You may share links to this Site and quote brief excerpts with attribution, but you may not reproduce, republish, sell, or create derivative works from the protocols, PDFs, or other original materials without written permission.
6. No Warranties
This Site and everything on it is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty that the information is accurate, complete, current, or that the Site will be error-free or uninterrupted. Health and wellness information changes over time; something stated here may become outdated.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Michael Musgrove and The Monarch Effect will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages of any kind arising from your use of this Site, your reliance on any information here, or your decision to follow any protocol, recommendation, or third-party link found here, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Michael Musgrove and The Monarch Effect from any claim, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of your use of this Site or your violation of these Terms.
9. Age
This Site is intended for adults. If you are under 18, please review this Site with a parent or guardian. Some content discusses addiction, suicide, and trauma in a factual, non-graphic way intended for an adult audience.
10. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of this Site will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California.
11. Changes to These Terms
These Terms may be updated from time to time. The effective date above will reflect the most recent update. Continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the revised Terms.
12. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent through the contact information listed on the About page.
This page is general information about how this Site operates, not a substitute for independent legal advice.