If You Were My Patient...

Let's pretend that you've sought my help and you are now in my office, ready to be typed and profiled. You have already been to a fair number of doctors, nutritionists, trainers, and the like, all of whom have not fully addressed your symptoms, objectives, and lifestyle needs. (This is the typical case for many of my patients.)

Nobody has fully "connected the dots" of wellness for you and you're still suffering! Perhaps the last medical doctor you visited couldn't find any overt problems or disease present, and therefore told you "it's all in your head." Maybe you believed him or her, or maybe you really didn't and that's why you sought my help! After all, you still have a lot of nagging symptoms plaguing you like fatigue, intermittent digestive stress, nagging headaches, weakness, weight problems, recurring rashes, joint pain, high blood pressure, and many more symptoms. You may have already been to an Herbologist, Acupuncturist, iridologist, Kinesiologist, and other assorted healthcare practitioners. You may even have brought your diet plan and a host of other supplements and drugs with you for me to examine along with all of your medical records. Maybe you've gotten to the point of pure desperation and that's why you're giving the "guy down the street" (me) a chance. After all, what have you got to lose that you already haven't lost!

Maybe you found me likable when you saw me on a TV program. Or maybe you liked it when Dr. Bob Torman on "CBS This Morning" called me "quintessential," because it appealed to your rebellious instincts to "break out of the mold" and look for alternatives. Maybe you simply felt that I knew something that no one else seemed to know and could actually help you (for a change)!

None of this really matters now, because here you are in my office ready to be typed and profiled. You are committed to seeing this process through We start off by having you fill out an extensive medical, nutrition, and exercise history. This allows me to better understand your personal wellness experiences.