Coping with Chronic Illness

In our practice, my colleague Elise Leland, MD specializes in reducing the incidence of chronic illness and the reliance on medication to treat conditions that respond dramatically to behavioral and lifestyle changes. Big pharm is powerfully invested in our use of medication to generate billions of dollars in profit, sometimes providing lifesaving remedies and other times simply minimizing the effects of illness without out addressing the underlying condition. When the latter, we may feel better or our test results may improve, without actually improving our health. Wellness and disease prevention are often without our reach and within our control! In fact, in some instances disease reversal is even possible. When my colleague refers her patients to me for collaborative care, my role is to help people identify relevant and potentially effective changes, to develop a plan and to effectively follow through (even overcoming obstacles and challenges). We see dramatic results!  Dramatic improvement. If you recognize yourself here, the following book by Vincent Pedre, MD about digestive tract health and article by Joel Fuhrman, MD about diet and cancer may interest you. In his new book “Happy Gut,” Dr. Vincent Pedre argues that chronic health problems can in some cases be traced to the digestive system and fixed by changing the microbes in our gut. Source: Seeking a ‘Happy Gut’ for Better Health – The New York Times   Dr. Joel Fuhrman summarizes what we know about plant sources of food as part or entirety of our food as it relates to cancer. http://longevity.about.com/od/wholiveslongest/fl/Your-Diet-Can-Offer-Protection-Against-Cancer.htm?utm_campaign=atlsocialposting_undefined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=1455728744110

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