Hello

The search is over! 

Recently a patient told me, "What a relief! Do you know how stressful it is to not really know what's going on with your body and Googling nonstop different questions trying to find out and then guessing about what to do with all I found? 

I consider myself an intelligent woman, but I'm so happy I can stop doing that now that I have found the answers I've been looking for in this program! 

This isn't my expertise, and I have finally found someone to help!" 

Most people are looking for answers because they are desperate and need help. But continually searching Google for your symptoms can actually put your health at risk.

Now, if someone told me that my hours and hours of research, study, and searching to help myself could harm me, I might be pretty upset and defensive.

Believe me; I understand this. But what if I'm right? Humor me and extend your research to read the rest of this email!

With my patients, I am testing for and discovering the proverbial needle in the haystack: the one correct treatment program that would result in stable health improvement out of an infinite number of incorrect treatment programs that wouldn't work.

I can consistently find this needle and get great patient results because I use techniques and information from reliable sources.

Source: A person, place, or thing from which something originates. The source or primary cause is the person or group that originated or created a body of knowledge. 

Our entire society suffers from difficulty understanding the importance of reliable sources to achieve a successful result.

Some patients believe what they find on the internet, especially if it agrees with their preexisting opinions. 

Example:

For a patient with migraine headaches, I could:

A: Google "make migraine headaches go away." Google returns 70,100,000 results for this, so now I must decide which of these 70 million ideas I should try. There's the haystack!

B: I could use testing, labs, my doctorate in healthcare, 30 years of experience, tremendous amounts of additional study and education, and some very finely honed observational skills to find the needle (and help the patient regain their health, also resulting in a resolution of the migraines).

Imagine my dismay after designing a correct treatment program, only to have my patient tell me they plan to do something completely different based on Googling their symptoms.

Random internet research can lead to massive failure and trouble.

What's the solution?

The "Dr. Google" phenomenon is a problem for doctors of every persuasion. I've even seen signs warning people of this trap on the walls in my veterinarian's office.

My recommendations for Google research:

1. Unless you have a definitive medical diagnosis and are looking for medical or scientific disease-specific information about this, googling health questions will most likely result in a negative outcome. I can say this because I've tested it out: there is no chance of finding reliable information you KNOW is accurate by doing random google searches on health problems.
2. Most people do better concentrating on positive actions to heal, such as stress reduction, being active, eating healthy foods, and being as involved as possible in their lives. Random internet research on symptoms (just about any symptom can have an almost unlimited number of causes—especially on the internet!) can cause anxiety, stress, and confusion.
3. The time you spend with your doctor is incredibly valuable to you. I recommend spending every minute in a positive and productive activity aimed at you recovering your health. Don't waste time making your doctor debunk false internet information.

A replacement for google:

Find a well-educated, experienced, holistically-minded doctor to help you with your health problems. This is your excellent source for all information regarding your health problems. This solution will give you the best chance of getting well and staying that way without being made anxious and confused by a fire hose of false, misleading, and irrelevant information from the internet.

Or meanwhile,

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