Health & Wellness
Why Do You Always Stress Digestion?...
Digestive problems are probably the commonest problems I see in my practice. In addition, many of the patients who presented to me with other symptoms, fro
Is Fructose Like Alcohol?...
Here is a great lecture from UCSF’s Robert Lustig who specializes in child obesity. He basically discusses/shows how fructose is just like alcohol with
Core Supplements For Women...
The questions surrounding supplements continue to grow and though knowledge and understanding have also grown, pharmaceutical companies continue to hamper t
Why Do You Believe Dairy Is A Problem?...
As I discussed in my earlier post, I do not believe there is a good reason to drink milk. This is why I think it could be detrimental to your health. Dairy
Should I Drink Milk To Prevent Osteoporosis?...
Although I believe whey protein, which comes from dairy is a great source of protein, I do not believe dairy is healthy in general. We have all been brainwa
Don’t Confuse Real Healing With Suppression Of The Disease...
Anyone who has taken a painkiller certainly knows that there is a big difference between temporary relief and real healing. Even though a person who takes
Could your medications be depleting your nutrients?...
You may have never even considered the fact that your Birth control pills, allergy medicine, or over the counter antacids could be depleting your nutrients,
What is your take on cholesterol?...
Four Key Points: Diet has hardly any effect on your cholesterol level. There is no evidence at all that lowering your cholesterol level will lengthen your
My Doctor told me I should be on statins even though my cholesterol is
Since the article in the NYT in November 2008, about the Jupiter study in the New England Journal of Medicine which suggested that millions of healthy peop
Is it safe for me to eat eggs?...
For many thousands of years, humans have enjoyed eggs, probably one of nature’s most convenient and nutritious foods. Many feel that eggs are one of natur
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I believe that there is a continuum between optimal health and disease. And what I see in my practice everyday is how different grades of sub-optimal functioning can appear at any point along it. For example, before your car’s brake pads give in and your brakes fail, years of wear and tear have been slowly eroding the pads. The same thing happens with our health. Before we develop a disease, or even symptoms, there have usually been months or years of progressive “wearing down” of optimal functioning. Our body has a large reserve, which it uses to maintain health, but it can be depleted or worn down over time. Only then do we experience disease, it doesn’t just happen out of the blue.
To use a natural metaphor, when a plant is sick or not doing well, it is crucial to look at the environment within which the plant is growing – what is the quality of the soil, is it getting enough nutrients, does it have enough sun or water, are roots or bugs from other plants impinging on its growth. This is exactly how I see our health and my role as a physician is to improve, promote and boost the bodies natural healing ability. This fosters immunity and resilience to illness, allowing us to truly blossom and experience good health.
My method is simple but effective: I remove what may be harming the body or preventing healing while at the same time replenishing it with what is needed. Unfortunately, most doctors do not see the health this way as we are trained to treat symptoms of disease as opposed to learning what keeps people healthy. We are taught crisis care medicine in hospitals and how to take care of acutely ill patients. But most of us are not sick enough to be in hospital and we have chronic conditions that are not dealt with well by this medical model. So we need to use Western Medicine wisely and appropriately, which often means looking beyond it, for solutions to our chronic and ongoing health problems.
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