There really is an energy to a place and this is the idea behind the “art of placement” or Feng Shui. For centuries the Chinese have been following the art of placement when choosing a place to live, designing living spaces and especially choosing where to put your sleeping spot! There are some very basic ideas about bedroom arrangement that really has a huge effect on your sleep.
Read MoreI have had so many patients come in to my office telling me all the things they have been diagnosed with and all the treatments they have done and they still don’t feel well. Their symptoms have still not resolved. So take a step back and consider what this means…
Read MoreMy first question is, how stressed does this waiting room image make you? Does this give you reassurance that you will receive individualized, attentive care in a timely manner? How often in the last year have you been sitting in an emergency room waiting room and for how many hours?
Read MoreAs far back as 1994 medical research realized that there were specific illnesses caused by organisms that had unique abilities. They were able to not just “infect” you, they could adapt to your immune system and evade your body’s attempts to resolve them. These became known as stealth pathogens and it meant that they could live in your body for very long periods of time.
Read MoreOne of the things that we may not realize is that our bodies create sounds that are undetectable to our ears. These sounds are the result of vibration and movement which is inherent in every cell and essential to every tissue. It has often been described as the “singing of cells”.
Read MoreWe are entering the traditional season of feasting and it reminds me how much we seem to have become obsessed with food. We are a country that discards more food than any other country on earth, a whopping 60 million tons every single year. It represents about 30-40% of the national food supply and close to $473 billion. When you think of the work and resources that go into providing food in this country, this should really make you sit down and cry. Especially when you look at the fact that in this country 47 million people face hunger every day including 1 in 5 children.
Read MoreIn the human body there is also an inherent pattern, history, experiences and lifestyle that creates our health or lack thereof. Simply applying a prescription drug may make us feel better, may reduce the symptoms of chaos, pain and debility, but it does not create change, nor does it promote resolution. As soon as we stop, the original condition will often return, making us dependent on the drug for peace within our body.
Read MoreWhy do the effects of a cleanse never last? We may feel better, especially while doing it, but then when we stop our cleanse and return to our “normal” life, our symptoms return over time. This is because we have forgotten just how toxicity accumulates and how our bodies get rid of it.
Read MoreIn my two previous articles on this topic, I’ve pointed out that automation and profit motivation in our health care system have displaced the human element, even though this is a system that is supposed to be concerned for the wellness of humans. How are we to receive what we need from such a system? By creating our own plan that provides for our needs.
Read MoreIn Part 1, I made it clear that continuing on the path of treating our health care as a business model will never provide the kind of individual and effective patient care that we would like to have. We do not visit our physician’s office to be analyzed by an algorithm. We are expecting to be treated personally and with compassion. We expect to be understood and for our feelings about our symptoms to be taken into account. But this is not a “need” that is recognized in our current system.
How are physicians supposed to reconcile these two opposing expectations?
Read MoreConventional medicine is often miraculous and life-saving, but we have all had terrible experiences including misdiagnoses, long wait times for care and often debilitating prescription side effects. But as long as we have the miracles, we will still turn to conventional medicine. But how much longer can our health care system continue to provide those miracles when it cannot even provide adequate regular care?
Read my three part series published in the summer of 2024 for a researched discussion of the challenges facing all of us with our health care.
Read MoreThe Nipah virus is the next zoonotic virus to emerge on the scene even though it has actually been around for more than 20 years in Singapore, Malaysia and India. But it’s time for us to start paying attention.
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