tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post6626906905498618364..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Would You Do It All Again?Jordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-36261221661473877522012-09-26T15:08:25.067-07:002012-09-26T15:08:25.067-07:00One of my favorite books is Middlemarch (and one o...One of my favorite books is Middlemarch (and one of the main characters is a doctor). It's about what happens when idealism collides with reality and the compromises we find ourselves making.<br /><br />I think what you describe is universal. Maybe it's just part of the process of coming of age and acquiring life experiences, good and bad.<br /><br />But I agree, it is hard to keep one's perspective, especially on a bad day or series of bad days. What keeps me grounded is remembering that core of humanity in all of us - that we all struggle sometimes, we all have longings, we're all vulnerable, we all want a life we can be content with. If you can hang onto that little spark within your soul, you won't ever truly succumb to burnout.older + wisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-44017229950418731362012-09-25T05:52:31.807-07:002012-09-25T05:52:31.807-07:00This past year, as we have found diet one of the f...This past year, as we have found diet one of the few tools we have to fight Mito, MAST, allergies it has dawned on me, No Dr. has suggested this path, and with the exception of one specialist, all have scorned it.<br /><br />Many of your peers side with the American patient- why bother with clean eating, if it is easier to add a tube,a pill, a line? Surely a can of medical food is more effective then the patient learning how to eat clean and to learn which foods might help them feel better<br /><br />Too many Drs. side with the "take a pill" theory- we the patients follow your lead- remember, Dr. knows best. A Dr. I know said they don't recommend diet changes anymore- the patients won't follow them because mass marketing of pharm products have taught them that a pill is easier- and sadly many Drs. back up that belief. How do you explain that despite Mrs. Obama declaring pizza healthy, and the bombardment of vitamin commercials and cures in a bottle, that "food" in it's purest form is actually a better option to try first? A few sane Drs. voices swallowed by massive marketing and money making pills. <br /><br />FYI- yoga and exercise are good, and in moderation can relieve some symptoms-but doesn't cure Mito, fibro,chronic fatigue, arthritis, lupus, Mast and a zillion other diseases that Drs. are unwilling to treat these days- easier to blame the patient- cheaper too.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017207805622932780noreply@blogger.com