Page 13despite all the heavy-handed attacks and propaganda, none of it is incompatible
with conventional therapies. One can help the other. Most of my successes were
on patients who wanted to follow both pathways, some conventional therapy
to maybe get started and then they took over with their own chosen treatment
modalities.
I like to get a patient to the level where he or she has enough knowledge to
make wise decisions and to manage their own condition. This empowers patients
and it also lightens the physician’s burden. Weekly appointments were often like
a corporate business meeting, discussing strategies and voting on what action
to take. My vote, incidentally, did not outweigh that of the patient. Not unless he
or she was acting out of ignorance—and I would do everything in my power to
provide the missing knowledge.
You will see why doctors may not be the place to get the right advice, from the
next section.