Why should you consider a colon cleanse? Several months ago I visited a doctor concerning my psoriasis.
Since I had been told that there was no cure, I went looking for advice.
I wanted to sit down with a doctor and discuss in depth my particular case.
I had researched a great deal on the subject only to find that each case is different.
I was looking for a mentor who could bring his/her vast knowledge and experience to my particular situation.
What I got was one of these guys who runs two offices in different cities and spends part of each week in each office.
He came in asked only a few questions; threw a prescription at me; and said 'try this and let me know how it works, it's new'.
Then, off to see the other patients seeking his sage advice.
I will return to this because it really pisses me off.
To diagnose or not to diagnose; that is the question.
It was the question in ancient times also; and so I will return to the Greeks since they were grappling with the same dilemma then as we are today.
One school from the Isle of Cos held that the creation of general biomedical laws would explain why someone was sick.
The other school from the Isle of Cnidos held that the practitioner would be of best service by observing the facts before him.
If you prescribe to the Cos way of thinking then the best approach was to review these "laws" and then form a strategy for treatment.
They were the ones who promoted the concept of the four humors that I referenced yesterday.
Although there was room for some diversity, adherence to treating a body in regards to the four humors was practiced well into modern times.
From the Cnidian point of view, there was a need to go beyond the approach that what was 'what was good for the goose was good for the gander'.
This meant that each patient must be observed based on his/her set symptoms.
They believed in bringing the accumulated knowledge of science to each case and then choosing a treatment, observing the results; and then tweaking it as necessary.
The problem for the Coans is that each case is individual; and, therefore, using a similar technique for similar symptoms might work or it might not.
For Cnidians, the difficulty lies in knowing enough about the disease and observing how it affects this patient differently than another.
Could this have been what led to the conflict between herbalists (witches) and blood-letters (doctors) during the middle ages? What we do know is that there was a difference in opinion as to how to approach an individual case that started a long time ago.
We also know that medical schools have begun stressing the importance of bedside manners.
Personally, there are times that simple 'take two aspirins and call me in the morning' is enough; but there are other times that I would like to really talk something through.
Please contact me with your thoughts: churchstreethome@gmail.
com
Since I had been told that there was no cure, I went looking for advice.
I wanted to sit down with a doctor and discuss in depth my particular case.
I had researched a great deal on the subject only to find that each case is different.
I was looking for a mentor who could bring his/her vast knowledge and experience to my particular situation.
What I got was one of these guys who runs two offices in different cities and spends part of each week in each office.
He came in asked only a few questions; threw a prescription at me; and said 'try this and let me know how it works, it's new'.
Then, off to see the other patients seeking his sage advice.
I will return to this because it really pisses me off.
To diagnose or not to diagnose; that is the question.
It was the question in ancient times also; and so I will return to the Greeks since they were grappling with the same dilemma then as we are today.
One school from the Isle of Cos held that the creation of general biomedical laws would explain why someone was sick.
The other school from the Isle of Cnidos held that the practitioner would be of best service by observing the facts before him.
If you prescribe to the Cos way of thinking then the best approach was to review these "laws" and then form a strategy for treatment.
They were the ones who promoted the concept of the four humors that I referenced yesterday.
Although there was room for some diversity, adherence to treating a body in regards to the four humors was practiced well into modern times.
From the Cnidian point of view, there was a need to go beyond the approach that what was 'what was good for the goose was good for the gander'.
This meant that each patient must be observed based on his/her set symptoms.
They believed in bringing the accumulated knowledge of science to each case and then choosing a treatment, observing the results; and then tweaking it as necessary.
The problem for the Coans is that each case is individual; and, therefore, using a similar technique for similar symptoms might work or it might not.
For Cnidians, the difficulty lies in knowing enough about the disease and observing how it affects this patient differently than another.
Could this have been what led to the conflict between herbalists (witches) and blood-letters (doctors) during the middle ages? What we do know is that there was a difference in opinion as to how to approach an individual case that started a long time ago.
We also know that medical schools have begun stressing the importance of bedside manners.
Personally, there are times that simple 'take two aspirins and call me in the morning' is enough; but there are other times that I would like to really talk something through.
Please contact me with your thoughts: churchstreethome@gmail.
com
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