When first we moved to an office in a bohemian section of town, my marketing efforts were as naive as they were enthusiastic. I walked into every shop in the neighborhood to introduce myself as a physician and psychiatrist who had recently moved in, and did some innovative things.
I especially remember my visit to a salon, where the customers, all male, (I said it was a bohemian section) told me about various troubles with their physical appearance; hardly my specialty, but I am open to doing what I can do in many context.
As soon as I returned to my office, I got a phone call asking if I could do a wart removal, and how quickly. I declined. I cannot be all things to all people. Read more on Warts And All…
Filed under medicine, Science by on Aug 13th, 2010. Comment. 
I really do like the people at Health Freedom USA. They are not speaking the truth, however. Every day people are killed by natural phenomena, as we have been recently reminded by the tragic earthquake in Haiti. Some people who walk into my office and tell me that they want to “go natural” are barely holding themselves together with complex lists of prescription medications. I understand their desire to find relief without drugs, but I can’t help but jump up and down and yell, “Tornadoes are natural! Earthquakes are natural! They kill a lot of people.”
I have seen too many people harmed by “nutraceuticals,” a relatively new term for natural substances that are supposed to take the place of prescription drugs. Some of these natural regimens have been devised by health professionals, but most are the result of individual research and curiosity. I am not yet aware of any sure-fire replacement for a doctor. The closest we have today is the internet. After all, I never claimed to have knowledge that the public could not find out with a little help from their favorite search engines. Read more on Natural Doesn’t Always Mean Safe…
Filed under Alternative Medicine by on Feb 9th, 2010. Comment.