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I have a concern about evidence-based medicine. It has immense value,
but i'm concerned that within the medical system it's become the be all
and end all that is to medicine.
And while it has value,
I also wanna show you that I think we need a revolution
with regard to our relationship to evidence-based medicine.
In integrative holistic medicine, we talk about patient-centered care.
Well what does it mean for us to truly
empower our patients? So I want to provide you the ability to write
evidence-based -- or actually, let me refine that,
integrative holistic evidence-based
educational prescriptions
where your patients can empower themselves in their care.
What is this destination that we're helping our patients navigate towards?
What is this "health" we talk about? So with Lee's encouragement,
I asked a question one night, 3 o'clock in the morning. I was inspired to ask "What is the
root of the word
health?" Does anybody here know the route to the word health?
And we're in the health care business, if you don't put your hand believe me, you're in
great
company because I've done this across the country, and nobody knows the root of the
word health.
This is really fascinating. It doesn't come from Greek. It doesn't come from
Latin.
It comes from Old English. H-A-L.
It's wholeness.
The root of the word health is
wholeness! And here you are, the final day of the integrative holistic medicine conference
with the root of the word health, discovering that it is
wholeness. And our role as healer,
same root word, is to bring our patients back to a place of essential wholeness/
health.
That's the journey. The practice of medicine is far more than just framing questions,
finding evidence, evaluating it, applying it...
On a scientific basis, it's about framing those inspiring questions that allows us to
open our heart,
so our patients can unfold into our arms, and we can must fully contribute to the quality of their lives.
It also explains why one of the core tenets of the American Board
of Integrative Holistic medicine is that love
is the greatest healer of all.
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