I can't believe it has been so long since my last post. I am pleasantly surprised at how many people are looking at this blog despite my lack of recent posts - thank-you!
Today's topic: immunity.
As of yet, I have never had a runny nose, sore throat, nor an arm with eczema walk into my office. There is always a person attached! Obvious as this sounds, too often patients come to see me after months of being treated as such. I believe this is partly due to our overburdened social health care system in Canada which doesn't afford Medical Doctors enough time to dig beyond the obvious. It is also likely due to nearly 100 years of the conventional medical paradigm being applied directly to chronic conditions. Yes, the conventional medical system is excellent and I thank God for its acute life saving ability. However, your immunity is one of those systems that often requires more than a "band aid" solution. If you have ever found yourself on continual prescriptions of antibiotics or corticosteriods, maybe it is time to look beyond the symptom and investigate the root of the problem.
