Food can be medicine.
Yet many patients are never given food prescriptions by their healthcare providers. Instead they are given medicines that mask symptoms, deplete nutrients, and fail to resolve the root cause.
I recently had an inspiring conversation about how holistic therapies and Western medicine could coexist and work together. In my humble opinion, medication should NOT be administered without an expiration date. Medication should be used to stabilize in extreme cases of imbalance or emergencies and then the goal should be for the patient to wean off those meds using diet and lifestyle interventions to promote health.
The longer I practice, the more I find supplementation, herbs, and natural therapies that have no side effects and are just as effective if not more than certain medications.
We are all uniquely made, have a distinct genetic makeup, and I believe if we equip ourselves with basic knowledge of how our bodies function, apply ancient health principles that have been tried and true for thousands of years, and listen deeply for signs and symptoms of imbalance, more often than not we would find an empowering and simple way of eating and living that would bring us joy and vibrant health.
Drop an AMEN in the comments if you agree! -XO