Western Medicine

An Economy In Need Of Holistic Medicine

nytimes.com | ANAND GIRIDHARADAS | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Western medical practices have attracted similar criticisms in recent years, for an emphasis on intervening in disease rather than preventing it befor...

True Health Care Reform: 10 Missing Pieces

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Dr. Frank Lipman

If we don't change why we are unhealthy, not only are we unlikely to secure better medical outcomes, but it will probably bankrupt us too.

Shannon's Story: Health Care and Our Desperate Need for Cultural Healing

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living


Cynthia Boaz

We in the United States have a health care system that creates (rather than eases) burdens for those battling critical illness. We have it all backwards.

2 Questions To Ask That Are More Important Than A Diagnosis

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Dr. Frank Lipman

After 30 years of practicing Medicine, I have learned that for any chronic illness or ailment, treating underlying imbalances and dysfunctions is more...

Lyme: Emerging Disease or Hidden Epidemic?

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living


Michealene Cristini Risley

Many people who have Lyme disease have sounded the alarm, yet the medical establishment is not listening. Why are there so many disbelievers in Western medicine?