My Story : From Doctor To Patient
My journey into Functional and Holistic Medicine officially began when I was diagnosed with an Autoimmune Condition a few years ago. After having been referred from one specialist to another, and given no answers but instead being put thru invasive investigations, a lot of strong toxic drugs and still not feeling better or finding answers, I began looking elsewhere.
Surely, I thought, medicine cannot be reduced simply to surgery, pills and radiation?
By exploring the “alternative” healing strategies such as ancient traditional medicine, I began to see the connection between each organ/system in our body with one another. Our organs and systems all form an intricate network. For example, if you have an autoimmune condition of the thyroid, it is now known that this is linked to the health of your gut which in turn is linked to how well we detoxify and metabolise. It is then necessary to address all these underlying issues, when addressing a thyroid condition, and not merely suppressing symptoms with medications.
For perhaps the 1st time, it dawned upon me the impact of our food, thoughts and lifestyle on our health. I now understood how environmental toxins that we are exposed to constantly on a daily basis, can take a toll on our systems.
This is why, at our clinic, a lot of time is spent on the client’s history. We will spend a lot of time getting to know the client’s background story in order to understand their underlying conditions better. The doctor will become a “health detective” trying to uncover problematic areas. Together doctor and client will form a very supportive therapeutic partnership and overcome their complex long standing health conditions.
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