Do you have a Dr or DO that is holistic that you'd recommend?

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We will drive at least 2 or 3 hrs from The Villages for a good recommendation for a holistic provider.

We don't want to have to fly back up north for annual exams so looking for a good recommendation if you have one.

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No. I prefer traditionally trained physicians.
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We will drive at least 2 or 3 hrs from The Villages for a good recommendation for a holistic provider.

We don't want to have to fly back up north for annual exams so looking for a good recommendation if you have one.

Thanks everyone!
Sorry, but that's like asking which Voo-doo priest is preferable

Save the trip and find a real doctor in The Villages or nearby
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No. I prefer traditionally trained physicians.
OP is asking for advice on a Physician either MD or DO, who also uses holistic non chemical drugs. Considering some drugs have originated from natural plants it’s not a stretch

Our family physician was Harvard graduate MD. However came from a long line of Shoman. While classically trained as an MD, he also uses herbs and other tinctures passed down for generations. Best friend is a Cleveland Clinic Cardio Vascular that also uses natural based products along with chemical based drugs.

So GG yes there are highly trained MDs that can practice both.

OP Local health food shops usually have great knowledge of holistic practitioners. Your northern holistic community usually will give you ideas for practices in other states. Is a close knit community, and many will share recommendations close to you.

Our close friends still use their up north holistic office, Skype their appointments with great results for themselves.
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OP is asking for advice on a Physician either MD or DO, who also uses holistic non chemical drugs. Considering some drugs have originated from natural plants it’s not a stretch

Our family physician was Harvard graduate MD. However came from a long line of Shoman. While classically trained as an MD, he also uses herbs and other tinctures passed down for generations. Best friend is a Cleveland Clinic Cardio Vascular that also uses natural based products along with chemical based drugs.

So GG yes there are highly trained MDs that can practice both.

OP Local health food shops usually have great knowledge of holistic practitioners. Your northern holistic community usually will give you ideas for practices in other states. Is a close knit community, and many will share recommendations close to you.

Our close friends still use their up north holistic office, Skype their appointments with great results for themselves.
Sorry, but STRONGLY disagree. (Unless they are psychiatrists, who are usually crazier than their patients)
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Sorry, but STRONGLY disagree. (Unless they are psychiatrists, who are usually crazier than their patients)
I never met a holistic psychiatrist, but did work with Surgeons who used some natural meds for their highly anaphylactic patients. Not every one is in love with Big Pharm.

You were not in awe the first or more than a few times you were involved in Acupuncture/Medicine surgeries? Our area was a hot spot for MH families, including one of our own Anesthesiologist. Her surgeries were all preformed with Acupuncture/Medicine. We have a designated Anesthesia Machine just for MH, for some it’s was just an expensive monitor, to be used as a just in case.
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You were not in awe the first or more than a few times you were involved in Acupuncture/Medicine surgeries? Our area was a hot spot for MH families, including one of our own Anesthesiologist. Her surgeries were all preformed with Acupuncture/Medicine. We have a designated Anesthesia Machine just for MH, for some it’s was just an expensive monitor, to be used as a just in case.
No, but I would not consider acupuncture, a 5,000-year-old treatment as "holistic". Perhaps I should better define the quacks as those who would rather "prescribe" herbs and vitamins to their patients as they unnecessarily die than to use proven pharmaceuticals because they are not "natural" or think they can cure cancer by "adjusting" the spine. The problem is, in my experience, that by the time the patient comes to see me it is too late.

I think I may be defining "holistic" a bit differently than you.
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I think the definition of "holistic" is important and not sure exactly what the OP meant with the question. The post initiated that the search was for an MD or DO so clearly looking for medically trained and not some hippie who has an herb garden and incense. I applaud the approach, and agree with it. Too many "traditional" physicians do not look far beyond the 8 minute encounter for the complaint at hand and grab the prescription pad to right YET ANOTHER script, often times with out trying to best understand the underlying cause nor the direct impact from other parts of wellness. Many (I would suggest the majority) practice sick care, not well care.
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OP is asking for advice on a Physician either MD or DO, who also uses holistic non chemical drugs. Considering some drugs have originated from natural plants it’s not a stretch

Our family physician was Harvard graduate MD. However came from a long line of Shoman. While classically trained as an MD, he also uses herbs and other tinctures passed down for generations. Best friend is a Cleveland Clinic Cardio Vascular that also uses natural based products along with chemical based drugs.

So GG yes there are highly trained MDs that can practice both.

OP Local health food shops usually have great knowledge of holistic practitioners. Your northern holistic community usually will give you ideas for practices in other states. Is a close knit community, and many will share recommendations close to you.

Our close friends still use their up north holistic office, Skype their appointments with great results for themselves.
I completely disagree. I am quite picky when it comes to doctors. Our daughter was born with a very unusual congenital cardiac difficulty. I learned early...The best doctors at the best hospitals could save her life. In fact I have become a doctor snob.
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I think the definition of "holistic" is important and not sure exactly what the OP meant with the question. The post initiated that the search was for an MD or DO so clearly looking for medically trained and not some hippie who has an herb garden and incense. I applaud the approach, and agree with it. Too many "traditional" physicians do not look far beyond the 8 minute encounter for the complaint at hand and grab the prescription pad to right YET ANOTHER script, often times with out trying to best understand the underlying cause nor the direct impact from other parts of wellness. Many (I would suggest the majority) practice sick care, not well care.
So, in other words, you are unclear as to what a physician actually does
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OP Local health food shops usually have great knowledge of holistic practitioners. Your northern holistic community usually will give you ideas for practices in other states. Is a close knit community, and many will share recommendations close to you.

Our close friends still use their up north holistic office, Skype their appointments with great results for themselves.
This is awesome advice, thank you!

Times are changing...and many don't kneel to Big Pharma anymore.

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Too many "traditional" physicians do not look far beyond the 8 minute encounter for the complaint at hand and grab the prescription pad to right YET ANOTHER script, often times with out trying to best understand the underlying cause nor the direct impact from other parts of wellness. Many (I would suggest the majority) practice sick care, not well care.
Absolutely. Most of America is done with Big Pharma. Thank you for responding! The old establishment of Big Pharma and "every Dr is correct" is gone! Times "they are a changing" for you folks that have not been keeping up.

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Try Docs outside the Box. Dr Teekell-Taylor and her staff have really helped me through some tough times over the years.

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Absolutely. Most of America is done with Big Pharma. Thank you for responding! The old establishment of Big Pharma and "every Dr is correct" is gone! Times "they are a changing" for you folks that have not been keeping up.
Absolutely!!! Damn that "Big Pharma"---the companies that bring you antibiotics, Angiotensin II receptor antagonists and HydroxymethylglutarylCoA reductase inhibitors and caused us to live 20 years longer. How dare they!!! So when you get Klebsiella sepsis, ischemic cardiomyopathy or schistosomiasis, feel free to explore the alternative medicine treatments-----Vitamin C, wheat germ and howling at the moon, but please pick out your casket in advance. Also, please feel free to re-evaluate that description of "most". "MOST" Americans do not go out of their way to seek out quacks.
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Try Docs outside the Box. Dr Teekell-Taylor and her staff have really helped me through some tough times over the years.

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In my experience, "docs" outside the box merely help you into the box---your final one.
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