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| Healthy by Nature radio show |
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Bobbi Vitality’s new version of the Healthy by Nature Show airs Saturdays at 8:00 AM on KWRD, 100.7 FM |
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| On closer look | |||
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The conventional wisdom is to “get a second opinion” when we have a significant health concern. The doctor may even agree and recommend someone. However, chances are that person will be a doctor with the same or at very similar medical training…a doctor who takes the same medical journals and is lectured by the same pharmaceutical reps. Long-time listeners to Healthy by Nature may have heard me say “that will just give you the same opinion twice”. If you really want a different viewpoint, you may need to look to a different type of professional. For example, if you talked to an MD, maybe at least try a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. DO’s are often trained somewhat better in nutrition and do learn the value of manually manipulating the body’s structure. Of course, some DO’s crave to be treated like MD’s and so avoid any methods that are not mainstream. (Read the online reviews or you can ask a DO’s staff what his or her opinion is of nutritional supplements and get a hint to the attitude.) A doc of either type that has gone on to study “functional medicine” will be more able to coach for long term healing. Even changing MD specialties can help—e.g. perhaps an endocrinologist will have useful input on a wide variety of issues diagnosed by other docs. If you want a decidedly different second opinion (especially to get to the root cause of a problem), you must consult a health professional with fundamentally different training and outlook. Examples are an allergist, biological dentist, chiropractor, environmental health specialist, massage therapist, myopractor, naturopath, nutritionist, psychologist, physiologist, and a stem cell specialist. It is a good idea to try some of these practitioners when you are well—both to stay well and to have a team in case of trouble. Of course, reading and doing your own research will equip you with good questions for any professional you visit. These pages will provide additional information. |
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| QUOTE of the week |
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“I quit after each tour. Then two days later, I’m ready to go back.” Willie Nelson, age 90 |
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