Your Body Doesn't Function As "Chapters" - The Specialist Fallacy

Fresno Fibromyalgia Doctor Comments:

In my opinion the reason that those with chronic health conditions go from doctor to doctor, and continue to suffer is that we have created an inadequate system of "specialists" in our healthcare model. The reason I say that is because our body doesn't work that way. We don't have a series of systems that work independently of each other.

Most doctors learn the body in chapters. Chapter one-the heart, chapter two-the lungs, chapter 3-the stomach and intestines...you get the picture. That's why there are 'specialists' in for each of those book chapters. The problem is that for millions of you see specialist after specialist after specialist and you still don't get any better.

Learning and understanding the body in this way--compartmentalizing it--makes the doctor TOO focused on any one system. He/she loses sight of the big picture.

The BIG picture is that Everything is connected.

Let me give you an example. Gluten intolerance can cause systemic inflammation. The inflammation can cause headaches, mouth ulcers, weight gain or weight loss, poor immunity to disease, and gastrointestinal upset. If this goes untested and untreated long enough it can turn on genes for autoimmune thyroid. The patient will now have fatigue, weight gain, hair loss etc. This can continue and cause hormone shifts, vitamin and mineral imbalances, upset blood sugar regulation, and sabotage hormone balance..

So what doctor is going to look for the gluten intolerance and autoimmune condition PLUS know how to rehabilitate that person's brain so it functions normally again PLUS know what natural supplementation will modulate the immune attack and support the brain?

That's why I call it THE BIG PICTURE.

Day after day I talk to people suffering with every conceiveable symptom and "diagnosis" you can think of: peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, fibromyaglia, polycystic ovaries, thyroid, multiple sclerosis, autism---and even some conditions that don't have a formal label yet.

And these people have been to the rheumatologist, who sent them to the neurologist who sent them to the "[insert condition] Specialist." And years go by but the person never really gets better. WHY?

Because none of these doctors have taken a step back and looked, seriously, AT THE WHOLE PERSON. All their systems, All the possibilities. All at once. Why waste 6 months, 12 months going to all these different people?

I'm not talking about just medical doctors. Having been through chiropractic college I can say that the same thing happened to me. Fortunately, what helped open my eyes to the bigger picture was neurology. It's a scientific fact that the brain and nervous system control EVERY aspect of your health. In fact, you can't name a body function or body part that the brain and nervous system don't help control and regulate. Hey, this is why I branched into Chiropractic Neurology.

But the reality is, I need to know everything:

• hormones (female AND male)
• neurology (the brain, peripheral nervous system and central nervous system)
• nutrition (I mean what to eat, not eat, what foods do to the body)
• biochemistry
• neurotransmitters
• toxins (toxic metals, chemicals, environmental)
• genetics (a LOT of people have a genetic piece to their puzzle).
• blood sugar
• digestive system
• respiratory system
• muscles
• bones

How many different specialists would you have to go see to make sure you got a comprehensive assessment? 5? 10?

Like I said, I've had to become learned and proficient with that entire list. There is NO way I would've been able to help 90% of the patient's in my practice without knowing all that. The majority of people that see us have been mismanaged, mis-diagnosed and already seen plenty of specialists. 

This BIG Picture approach is what sets us apart. If you suffer with a chronic condition and you would like to become a patient at the Boydston Institute in Fresno, CA, call us at 559-297-9218. You can visit our new patient page to get all the details.  If you have a question then Contact Us.