Q: What makes you qualified to act as an Advisor?
A: I spend the majority of my time looking for scientific evidence of what alternative/complementary healing methods can (and can't) do. In writing the 80 chapters for the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, I read hundreds of scientific papers on alternative/complementary therapies - diet, supplemental vitamins, minerals and herbs, acupuncture, hypnosis, psychotherapy, biofeedback, acupuncture, and others. As I continue to update this book for its' 2nd edition, I have the opportunity to continue this discovery.
In addition to being a licensed health professional, I have done for 20 years what very few people do: I keep up with my reading of the medical literature! (not just the 15 hours per year average required in my field; I generally log 15 hours of reading each 15 to 30 days). And unlike 99% of other health professionals, I read journals outside my field (not just nutrition journals, but also medical journals that include cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, oncology, psychobiology, pharmacology, and many other sub-specialties). This allows me a more complete view of health and disease than most individuals have.
Q: Can't anyone do what you'd doing by going on the Internet?
A: No, for several reasons. First, few people have the understanding of the underlying biochemical causes of disease, so they're limited in knowing what to look for. In addition, without having my 20+ years of reading medical literature, they don't have the badly-needed perspective required to judge evidence.
Q: Isn't what you're doing like practicing medicine?
A: By definition, practicing medicine means diagnosing someone and prescribing treatment, including FDA-approved drugs. By comparison, I am connecting with individuals after they've been diagnosed; I do not have a prescription pad! I am providing information, which may or may not become part of therapy, and that is decided between the physician and patient.
