I find it so sad and daunting that the training for a license in general medicine has in some respects changed so little over the past few decades. To my mind it still seems behind in its approach to diet, supplements, in fact most pathways of holistic health and wellness. Which is why I so appreciate those doctors who are "bridges" bet…
I find it so sad and daunting that the training for a license in general medicine has in some respects changed so little over the past few decades. To my mind it still seems behind in its approach to diet, supplements, in fact most pathways of holistic health and wellness. Which is why I so appreciate those doctors who are "bridges" between allopathic and alternative medicine - people like Christiane Northrup, Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, Joseph Mercola, etc. My best friend was a surgeon who, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, actually turned to me as a layperson with a lifelong interest in holistic health for suggestions on how she could create a complementary treatment plan for herself. I was so honored, but it felt surreal having her, for once, be the person writing things down, as I rattled them off - supplements, foods, herbs, Ayurvedic and TCM treatments, etc. When I in turn had breast cancer, I stunned my oncologist by asking if I could continue to take polysaccharides while undergoing radiation treatment. He had never been asked that before, and didn't know the answer. And he was a Stanford man. It's still not mainstream, and the changes come slowly. It's wonderful when I do meet medical people who have open minds and hearts, they seem to be in the minority. Your husband's not alone with this. But it must be incredibly frustrating for you.
I lost trust when I learned about the cholesterol and statin scam. After that it’s been a tsunami of bad medicine and duplicity plus fraud in the current allopathic medical system. My job number 1 is to stay out of conventional docs offices and especially hospitals—which I consider death centers of the SickCare system. If I break my arm—ok.
I'm of much the same mind. I think my friend the surgeon was remarkable (she has since passed on) because she was open to holistic treatments and she also gave her patients some credit for knowing a little bit about the bodies they lived in. Towards the end she declared that if she had not ceased practicing because of her health crisis, she would have done so anyway, because allopathic medicine to her was like "going to church, when I am no longer a believer". Most MDs can't begin to give you any credit, they are all too often condescending pill pushers. I've beaten my poor doc into submission, he now knows to STFU about vaccines and meds and just give me a diagnosis; I get to make the decisions - and take the responsibility - from there. There was a learning curve. Do I sound obnoxious? I hope I'm just very proactive, and participate in all my health matters, not led around like a lamb to the slaughter. I acknowledge that they're good for surgeries, diagnoses and writing referrals to specialists. Maybe one in ten is different - a pearl beyond price. If you have a doctor like that, hang on to them!
I find it so sad and daunting that the training for a license in general medicine has in some respects changed so little over the past few decades. To my mind it still seems behind in its approach to diet, supplements, in fact most pathways of holistic health and wellness. Which is why I so appreciate those doctors who are "bridges" between allopathic and alternative medicine - people like Christiane Northrup, Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, Joseph Mercola, etc. My best friend was a surgeon who, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, actually turned to me as a layperson with a lifelong interest in holistic health for suggestions on how she could create a complementary treatment plan for herself. I was so honored, but it felt surreal having her, for once, be the person writing things down, as I rattled them off - supplements, foods, herbs, Ayurvedic and TCM treatments, etc. When I in turn had breast cancer, I stunned my oncologist by asking if I could continue to take polysaccharides while undergoing radiation treatment. He had never been asked that before, and didn't know the answer. And he was a Stanford man. It's still not mainstream, and the changes come slowly. It's wonderful when I do meet medical people who have open minds and hearts, they seem to be in the minority. Your husband's not alone with this. But it must be incredibly frustrating for you.
I lost trust when I learned about the cholesterol and statin scam. After that it’s been a tsunami of bad medicine and duplicity plus fraud in the current allopathic medical system. My job number 1 is to stay out of conventional docs offices and especially hospitals—which I consider death centers of the SickCare system. If I break my arm—ok.
I'm of much the same mind. I think my friend the surgeon was remarkable (she has since passed on) because she was open to holistic treatments and she also gave her patients some credit for knowing a little bit about the bodies they lived in. Towards the end she declared that if she had not ceased practicing because of her health crisis, she would have done so anyway, because allopathic medicine to her was like "going to church, when I am no longer a believer". Most MDs can't begin to give you any credit, they are all too often condescending pill pushers. I've beaten my poor doc into submission, he now knows to STFU about vaccines and meds and just give me a diagnosis; I get to make the decisions - and take the responsibility - from there. There was a learning curve. Do I sound obnoxious? I hope I'm just very proactive, and participate in all my health matters, not led around like a lamb to the slaughter. I acknowledge that they're good for surgeries, diagnoses and writing referrals to specialists. Maybe one in ten is different - a pearl beyond price. If you have a doctor like that, hang on to them!