Jefferson's Paris

Feeling slightly more human. I have a lot of ideas swimming in my brain on my way to work but they fade by the time I get to the keyboard. I wish there was a gadget that could just type as I thought, but then again, that might be a bit scary.  Worked in Charlottesville today on mandatory CME. We have to get 30 credits a year or 60 total in 2 years to maintain a medical license. This seemed the most pleasant way to do it.

It was a beautiful crisp sunny day so I ducked out at lunch and walked about the city. It smelled like Paris (restaurants, fresh air and tobacco) and even resembled Paris a bit. I was thinking that, as I strolled from one end of the pedestrian mall to the other. The city draws you out and walking seems so natural. (Unlike my attempts to walk around the block at home without a canine friend in tow). It was very refreshing and impressive. Thomas Jefferson and Washington admired the City of Lights. No wonder this quaint little town (Jefferson's town) had that sense about it. It was purposely designed with that effect in mind. Hats off to Tom. He was a genius.

The CME was not my cup of tea, a lot of drugs but no questions as to what is causing disease (which is where my fascination lies). I surfed the web with my questions and discovered that the average life span of physicians is 58 years old. That means I have a year and a half left to make my mark on posterity. Yikes!

Hooked into an online lecture at home that was fabulous and as if to answer the questions I had posed to the staff earlier in the day, confirmed my suspicions about the diseases we discussed earlier. That they are largely preventable and cause by nutrient deficiencies, poor GI or liver health, bacteria, viral loads or toxicity. I am living proof that the body breaks down when you don't feed it, It was exciting to hear another researcher arrive at the same conclusions I had been working on. It was great to learn that I am not the only MD who thinks thyroiditis is associated with heavy metal toxicity (mercury) or that selenium can help you make more antioxidants, provide support for your heart or liver and that copper is necessary for the walls of your circulatory system and heart (that and vitamin E can also help brain function). Boron supports hormone function. It is basic nutrition and feeding the body well is so important. Yet conventional medicine overlooks so much and just turns to drugs instead of the cause. I felt like shouting at the CME "Guys you are going the wrong way" but telling that to people who are so dedicated to one model will not get you far. For now I can only seek out minds who are willing to question and say that there must be a better solution.