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List-making is an essential part of the medical profession, central to how doctors think. Doctors deal not so much in facts as in possibilities. For each symptom, we make a list of plausible explanations, alternate scenarios, like in the Japanese film Rashomon, where a story is told from several perspectives. Except in differential diagnosis, as th
... See moreSuzanne Koven • Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
the most compelling reason for a new operating model is the science we’ve been reviewing in the previous chapters. It is the genomic revolution that is making the functional medicine revolution necessary. Our understanding of why and how the interactions among our environment, lifestyle, and genetic predispositions can alter our physiology and erod
... See moreJeffrey Bland • The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
But functional medicine isn’t concerned solely with health problems; it isn’t looking at the connection between your outside world and your inside physiology just to rid your body of its health problem. Rather, its systems approach is a way of finding the proper match between your genetic uniqueness and your environment, lifestyle, and behavior so
... See moreJeffrey Bland • The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
WE COME UNBIDDEN into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot. I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician. My intent wasn’t to save the world as much as to heal myself. Few doctors will admit this, certainly not young ones, but subcon
... See moreAbraham Verghese • Cutting for Stone
Until the 20th century, wealthy households in China retained a well-known physician to be on constant call for the entire family, much as major corporations today retain renowned attorneys. The physician would visit the household regularly to check everyone’s health, dispense preventive advice and formulas, check on diets and personal habits, and g
... See moreDaniel P. Reid • The Tao Of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way
Our tactics in Medicine 3.0 fall into five broad domains: exercise, nutrition, sleep, emotional health, and exogenous molecules, meaning drugs, hormones, or supplements.
Peter Attia MD • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
From the earliest days of my medical career I’d held a deep, intuitive feeling, almost a sympathetic pain for patients whose illnesses made them unrecognizable, sometimes even to themselves. Perhaps because I’d experienced my own identity as fragile, my old fear of not having a handwriting, I saw myself in these patients.