Thank you for your kind words. Interesting about your sister. I knew a psychiatrist in San Francisco in the Tenderloin district that was using nutraceuticals to manage mental illness linked to addiction - and she was quite successful with it considering the demographic group she was working with. The medical establishment, which normally rejects and discredits therapies that do not utilize pharma, left her alone because she was the only one willing to treat patients in that war zone. We used to have some very interesting conversations.
Too bad about your daughter. At one time I considered social work or juvenile probation. I rejected the idea because of what you said happened to your daughter. God bless those that work with people usually at the worst times in their lives. It is very stressful. I went into health care with my head already screwed on pretty tight, so I was not tossed around emotionally like many others. It is not always easy trying to remain a bit detached for your own sanity and yet be empathetic to people. It's a tough balancing act for sure and some are much better at not falling off the tight rope than others.
Any time I could get a patient off meds and improve their well being through nutrition and supplementation, it was a huge win. The most rewarding cases were those that showed up on my doorstep being written off by other practitioners. After some common sense adjustments, they turned completely around. I never grew tired of seeing them recover their life.
Once I had a young women in her thirties who was essentially sent home to get her affairs in order because her ticker was going kaput. She was severely depressed and on the verge of giving up. She came in already taking 3 BP meds for uncontrolled HTN and arrhythmia. Duh, she was a classic case of magnesium deficiency unless proven otherwise. Got her on some supplements and tweaked her diet, and voilà... she made a dramatic recovery almost overnight. Her cardiologist was floored and in disbelief. However, this cardiologist learned a few things and started checking her patients for Vit D and Magnesium deficiency among other things. She just was not taught this in school nor did she read about it in any of the typical medical research journals. I am not sure why the mindset exists that does not allow these highly educated and capable individuals to move out of their respective lanes and examine other ideas.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing and for your kind words. Blessing to you.
Thank you for your kind words. Interesting about your sister. I knew a psychiatrist in San Francisco in the Tenderloin district that was using nutraceuticals to manage mental illness linked to addiction - and she was quite successful with it considering the demographic group she was working with. The medical establishment, which normally rejects and discredits therapies that do not utilize pharma, left her alone because she was the only one willing to treat patients in that war zone. We used to have some very interesting conversations.
Too bad about your daughter. At one time I considered social work or juvenile probation. I rejected the idea because of what you said happened to your daughter. God bless those that work with people usually at the worst times in their lives. It is very stressful. I went into health care with my head already screwed on pretty tight, so I was not tossed around emotionally like many others. It is not always easy trying to remain a bit detached for your own sanity and yet be empathetic to people. It's a tough balancing act for sure and some are much better at not falling off the tight rope than others.
Any time I could get a patient off meds and improve their well being through nutrition and supplementation, it was a huge win. The most rewarding cases were those that showed up on my doorstep being written off by other practitioners. After some common sense adjustments, they turned completely around. I never grew tired of seeing them recover their life.
Once I had a young women in her thirties who was essentially sent home to get her affairs in order because her ticker was going kaput. She was severely depressed and on the verge of giving up. She came in already taking 3 BP meds for uncontrolled HTN and arrhythmia. Duh, she was a classic case of magnesium deficiency unless proven otherwise. Got her on some supplements and tweaked her diet, and voilà... she made a dramatic recovery almost overnight. Her cardiologist was floored and in disbelief. However, this cardiologist learned a few things and started checking her patients for Vit D and Magnesium deficiency among other things. She just was not taught this in school nor did she read about it in any of the typical medical research journals. I am not sure why the mindset exists that does not allow these highly educated and capable individuals to move out of their respective lanes and examine other ideas.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing and for your kind words. Blessing to you.