Exercise is a Good Thing?

by DrRichard | Sep 9, 2023 | All Posts, Medicine, Physical health

Is Exercise Always Good? We all have been told that exercise is a good thing.  That it will help increase our energy,  our weight,  and  our mood.  But nothing in life is so easy or straight forward. I think of times when it may not be so helpful to my clients when...

Making a Diagnosis: Unraveling the Diagnostic Puzzle with Functional Medicine

by DrRichard | Jul 21, 2023 | Medicine

The Diagnostic Puzzle   As medical professionals, we encounter various challenges in diagnosing and treating patients effectively. Diagnosis can be achieved through tests that confirm the presence of a suspected condition or by excluding other possibilities. At...

Striking the Right Balance between Client Needs and Medical Care

by DrRichard | Jun 23, 2023 | Medicine

Is a Doctor Just Customer Service? All businesses that deal with customers are considered service industries. Professions such as legal and medical are also considered customer service in some way. The question is: Are these professions just customer service? Is the...

Why the Best Thing a Doctor Can Do is Listen to You

by DrRichard | Jun 1, 2023 | Medicine

What Does It Mean to Have a Doctor Who Listens? We are in this technological age where the expectation is that the more imaging and the more tests we do, the better we can figure things out.  I would say that what actually helps a person get better is not the...

Managing Hypothyroidism: A Holistic Approach

by DrRichard | Apr 21, 2023 | All Posts, Medicine

What is Hypothyroidism? Hypothyroidism is a common condition where the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone. The standard approach to treating hypothyroidism is through thyroid hormone replacement therapy. When that works, that’s great. But if...

Why Am I Not Getting Healthier Despite All I’m Doing?

by DrRichard | Sep 21, 2022 | All Posts, Medicine

Why Am I not Getting Healthier Despite All I’m Doing? I recently attended a Neural therapy conference with Dr. Jeff Harris, ND www.jeffharrisnd.com which was great. He has been doing neural therapy for 30 years which is a long time. I’ve written about...