*This post is not medical advice, only opinion.* Growing up in America, in the allopathic medicine model, we learned to go to the experts - the doctors - whenever we had an illness or issue. Allopathic medicine treats the individual symptom with a pill, a cream, surgery or a therapy like chemotherapy for cancer. It… Continue reading Why Allopathic Medicine Fails: A Parent’s Perspective
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Why Allopathic Medicine Fails: A Parent’s Perspective
*This post is not medical advice, only opinion.* Growing up in America, in the allopathic medicine model, we learned to go to the experts - the doctors - whenever we had an illness or issue. Allopathic medicine treats the individual symptom with a pill, a cream, surgery or a therapy like chemotherapy for cancer. It… Continue reading Why Allopathic Medicine Fails: A Parent’s Perspective
Raleigh’s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Journey
Topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is a wild journey. Before we began GAPS we were going about dealing with Raleigh's severe eczema in the typical Western medicine way: cortico-steroids on the skin, bleach baths, and wet wrapping. We even attended a week-long program at National Jewish here in Denver, Colorado to help us learn how to… Continue reading Raleigh’s Topical Steroid Withdrawal Journey