Making a Diagnosis is Less Important Than Asking These 2 Questions
August 11, 2011
By Frank Lipman, MD
After 30 years of practicing medicine, I have learned that for any chronic illness or ailment, treating underlying imbalances and dysfunctions is more important than making a diagnosis and naming the disease. Ultimately, asking the right questions is more important than giving a label to a set of observations. This is because most if not all chronic problems, from heart disease to arthritis, migraines to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), depression to fatigue, usually have multiple factors… Read More >
When is the Right Time to Tell Your Children About Your Diagnosis?
September 23, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Your children are playing with medieval characters – horses and knights, dragons and ladies-in-waiting. You watch them from the doorway of the room. The room needs dusting, you think. I should return those library books, you think. I have cancer, you think. Your children, absorbed in their make-believe, are laughing. It is the most perfect moment, sunlight sinking through the window, the softness of being in your home with your family and its smells and… Read More >
Access to Cancer Testing and Treatment
July 8, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jennifer Carter, M.D., M.P.H., founder and president of N-of-One Cancer is a word that doesn’t often evoke hopefulness, but people like Kris Carr, founder of Crazy Sexy Life, have shown that cancer patients can and do lead rich and vital lives. In addition to the diet and lifestyle principles discussed on this blog, readers should know that cancer treatment has changed dramatically over the last few years. I learned this first hand from watching… Read More >
