Most doctors learn the body in chapters. Chapter one-the heart, chapter two-the lungs, chapter 3-the stomach and intestines…you get the picture. That's why there are 'specialists' for each of those book chapters. The problem is that millions of you see specialist after specialist after specialist and you still don't get any better. 

Learning and understanding the body in this way–compartmentalizing it–makes the doctor TOO focused on any one system. He/she loses sight of the big picture.

The BIG picture is that Everything is connected [I know nothing ground breaking, but why is it not put into practice more often?]

Let me give you an example. Gluten intolerance can cause systemic inflammation. The inflammation can cause headaches, mouth ulcers, weight gain or weight loss, poor immunity to disease, and gastrointestinal upset. If this goes untested and untreated long enough it can turn on genes for autoimmune thyroid. The patient will now have fatigue, weight gain, hair loss etc. This can continue and cause hormone shifts, vitamin and mineral imbalances, upset blood sugar regulation, and sabotage hormone balance, and lead to pain.

So what doctor is going to look for the gluten intolerance and autoimmune condition PLUS know how to rehabilitate that person's brain so it functions normally again PLUS know what natural supplementation will modulate the immune attack and support the brain?

That's why I call it THE BIG PICTURE.

Day after day I talk to people suffering with every conceiveable symptom and "diagnosis" you can think of: peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, fibromyaglia, polycystic ovaries, thyroid, multiple sclerosis, autism—and even some conditions that don't have a formal label yet.

And these people have been to the rheumatologist, who sent them to the neurologist who sent them to the " Specialist." And years go by but the person never really gets better. WHY?

Because none of these doctors have taken a step back and looked, seriously, AT THE WHOLE PERSON. All their systems, All the possibilities. All at once. Why waste 6 months, 12 months going to all these different people?

I'm not talking about just medical doctors. Having been through chiropractic college I can say that the same thing happened to me. Fortunately, what helped open my eyes to the bigger picture was neurology. It's a scientific fact that the brain and nervous system control EVERY aspect of your health. In fact, you can't name a body function or body part that the brain and nervous system don't help control and regulate. Hey, this is why I branched into Chiropractic Neurology.

But the reality is, I need to look at everything:

• hormones (female AND male)
• neurology (the brain, peripheral nervous system and central nervous system)
• nutrition (I mean what to eat, not eat, what foods do to the body)
• biochemistry
• neurotransmitters
• toxins (toxic metals, chemicals, environmental)
• genetics (a LOT of people have a genetic piece to their puzzle).
• blood sugar
• digestive system
• respiratory system
• muscles
• bones

How many different specialists would you have to go see to make sure you got a comprehensive assessment? 5? 10?

Like I said, I've had to become learned and proficient with that entire list. There is NO way I would've been able to help 90% of the patient's in my practice without knowing all that. The majority of people that see us have been mismanaged, mis-diagnosed and already seen plenty of specialists.  See one of my fibromyalgia case studies to illustrate this fact.

Our goal is to create great outcomes for our patients like Mary, and Linda you may have read about. Other doctors think I am insane for working with fibromyalgia patients. It is a pleasure to work with fibromyalgia patients because the changes we can make can be phenomenal. I have 4 young kids, and if I going to be away from them to be in my practice I want to make that time count, I want to make a real difference in my patients lives. It's my calling.

So what did you think about this blog post? Leave comments below, and give me your opinion.

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