why
60% of American adults struggle with
at least one chronic condition
and nearly 50% of Americans have multiple chronic conditions (MCC). These numbers are growing at an alarming pace. Simply masking symptoms will only prolong the inevitable & can even make things worse in the long run. Prevention & behavior+lifestyle choices can positively change the trajectory of our long-term health & wellness. The current healthcare model is reaching its breaking point. And the continued focus on treating "parts" of the person separately, rather than the person as a whole, is not serving us or the system well.
Healthcare today can feel be a bit like the blind men & the elephant fable. In this fable, a group of blind men approach an elephant, each touching a different part of the animal. The blind men make decisions based only on the part they are touching, with one insisting that it is a snake (the trunk), another that it is a tree (a leg), another a spear (the tusk) and another a rope (the tail). So many of us spend too many years bouncing between different specialties only to find ourselves further down the dis-ease path.