Tagged: HealingPlaceMed

One of the most effective ways to reduce the health and environmental risks from pesticides is to replace them with non-chemical methods. Organic growing is not a system of neglect. It negates the need for synthetic pesticides by using cultural and ecological management systems as the primary control for pests, weeds, and disease, with a […]

I’m a doctor and I hate going to the doctor. The crowded waiting room, the crappy magazines, the guy talking too loudly on his cell phone. I don’t like any of it. They say physicians make the worst patients, and I’m no exception. But last year I went to see a doctor as a favor […]

My daughter’s pediatrician was wonderful. However, the idea of food sensitivities was completely foreign to her. I mentioned to her my uncle’s thoughts, and she insisted it was no possible way for a baby to be “allergic” to a mother’s milk. It was a mother’s instinct and persistence with the doctor that we uncovered another […]

If I could go back in time, I’d introduce my 22-year-old self to a quotation by the writer Brian Andreas: “Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.” If only I had learned this lesson sooner! But I hope that by sharing it here, […]

Did you know that 70% of chronic diseases are preventable? Are you eating all the RIGHT foods, but still sick? You could be eating a balanced diet and doing what you can to improve your condition, without suspecting that the very foods you’re eating are contributing to (or even causing) your problems. Does it seem […]