Health Assessment

Has your doctor ever mentioned the Five Pillars of Health? If your doctor has a conventional western practice, chances are good that he or she has never mentioned this concept. That's probably because western medicine tends to be segregated, which means that patients may have one caregiver for general medical concerns, another for diabetes and a third that helps to support good mental health. In this system, the various health professionals who provide care for the same individual rarely, if ever, communicate with each other. Frequently, one is not aware of the existence of the others. The result is that the [...]