Health & Wellness
Book Review of Aware, Awake, Alive...
Aware, Awake, Alive: A Contemporary Guide to the Ancient Science of Integral Health and Human Flourishing By Elliott Dacher, M.D. In Aware Awake Alive - A C
How to Prepare For Your Cleanse...
I often speak with people who know that their health needs a boost, and they want to embark on a cleanse. The only problem is that they can’t find the rig
Book Review:
Relaxation Revolution by Herbert Benson MD...
Herbert Benson, MD, a brilliant Harvard Medical School professor, has been studying the science of meditation for decades. His pioneering book, Relaxation
The Safer Way to Make-Up...
To achieve optimal health and create sustainable wellness, it’s imperative that you become aware of not only what you are putting in and around your body,
The Secrets to Healthy Chocolate...
Though we’ve all heard by now that chocolate is good for us, most people, no matter how welcome that information is, still have some doubt about accep
Arianna Huffington Speaks About The Importance of Sleep...
A few months ago, I was honored to have Arianna Huffington as my guest in a series called Conversations on Sustainable Wellness that I did at Urban Zen. Here
Ingredient Intelligence:
What You Need to Know about Fragrance...
Fragrance is the problem child ingredient of traditional beauty products. Wild and wily, these molecules of scent can wreak havoc on your skin by cau
Art of Attention: Meditate in 1 Minute...
My mom recently asked me about meditation. I had three minutes to communicate this practice to her, over the phone, in a way that would both serve AND inspi
Book Review of
“Spirit Junkie” by Gabrielle Bernstein
A few months ago I had a chance to hear Gabrielle Bernstein and Kris Carr give a lecture on “Crazy Sexy Miracles” and I was completely blown away by bot
Silencing the Brain-Brat Forever...
The Handel Method’s® answer to the incessant voice of the brain-brat (you know, that little voice in your head that says “I don’t wanna, I de
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BE WELL by Dr. Frank Lipmon: kits for sustainable wellness
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Health & Wellness
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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