Truth be told, in spite of my brief encounter with Mr. Half Century, there is much to be grateful for these days, and with Thanksgiving approaching, I decided to share some of that gratitude with you. If you would like, I invite you to take a look at your own lives and come up with at least 5 people or things for which you are grateful. Don’t just go through the motions—really feel the e-motions that are released by acknowledging their presence in your lives and effects on you.

Alternative Medical Practitioners understand that patients labeled with the IBS “diagnosis” are often done a disservice, because they frequently do suffer from a treatable condition that has gone undiagnosed, sometimes for years. Conventional physicians and Gastroenterologists are either unaware of certain specialized tests available to uncover the hidden causes of IBS, or they have decided that some of these causes don’t exist.

In my previous articles I've discussed Classical Homeopathy's amazing ability to reverse severe chronic diseases present for years, and even decades. What about acute diseases such as strep throat, croup, pneumonia, ear infections and influenza? Can homeopathy cure these problems without you resorting to antibiotics, steroids, or other pharmaceuticals? Absolutely.

During the 4th and final year of medical school, students must decide what they want to do with their lives. I knew I wanted to practice Holistic/Integrative Medicine from the very first day of my Freshman year, so a Family Practice residency seemed best suited to prepare me for my future career. I also loved the idea of treating patients of all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics, and of being able to get to know and care for entire families. What a privilege! Family Physicians were also the most open-minded doctors I had encountered, and I felt they would be most supportive of my maverick (spoken with a Minnesotan accent) tendencies.