Cassone Wellness

HPV Vaccine "One of my favorite medical terms, anosognosia, means lack of awareness of a deficit. I have come to find this useful in description of so many of my colleagues who practice the medicine they were trained to practice without conscious acknowledgement of its gross limitations and even hazards." - Kelly Brogan, M.D.

The Alternative or Complimentary Care field is truly a mixed bag full of poorly trained practitioners. The greatest danger is belief system based participation that excludes standard care when there is illness requiring medical treatment. This is especially harmful or life threatening when the condition is time sensitive and the window of opportunity is closing. However, it not as simple as real medicine vs witch doctors. Standard Care is not always the safest option anymore.... Defensive Medicine refers to an approach to patient care focused on managing liability. Expensive tests are ordered for protection and not necessarily to understand the physiological needs of the patient. The result is an approach where physicians are treating numbers not patients. Lab number = drug, with less that 5 minutes examining or interviewing the patient, is a terrible but common practice. Unfortunately, deviating from this model (standard of care) puts the physician at risk of malpractice. In other words, exploring causative factors so that the patient does not need the drug (or need to stay on the drug) is not favored; not allowed. This phenomenon is driving consumer interest in alternative approaches. People end up on a handful of drugs which are making them tired, depressed, and achy while there's no exit strategy. They know they're not getting better. The patients I treat don't want emotional support, they want results. Unfortunately, if you have a physician, trained in western medicine, that commits themselves to the higher integrity of a patient centered practice they are considered a witch doctor (they are included in the mixed bag along with the shamans). I have a handful of colleagues that gave up their MD licenses because as long as their licenses were active they could not practice patient centered care. Interesting times we're in. When referencing research you have to understand that pathophysiology is complex. The body is like an ecosystem. You can't effectively study the use of a treatment model (including drugs) one dimensionally. Instead of analyzing how a substance effects the headache, more focus should be on the cause of the headache. Solution? Not sure. For starters, I think defensive medicine needs to be ditched. Doctors need to be encouraged to keep their patients safe using drugs as needed but with motivation to practice investigative medicine to get their patients off the medications when possible. See more

Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses like colds, flu, most sore throats, bronchitis, and many sinus and ear infections. Get smart about when antibiotics are neededto fight bacterial infections. Taking antibiotics for viral infections, such as colds, flu, most sore throats, bronchitis, and many sinus or ear infections:... *Will NOT cure the infection. *Will NOT keep other people from getting sick. *Will NOT help you or your child feel better. *May cause unnecessary and harmful side effects. *May contribute to antibiotic resistance, which is when bacteria are able to resist the effects of an antibiotic and continue to cause harm.

Our emotions really do effect our Biology. Contributing Disciplines: immunology psychology genetics... behavioral medicine pharmacology ...(read more) See more

A short course in happiness.

"If your body has become sensitive to carbohydrates then you will begin to secrete insulin out of proportion to your carbohydrate consumption (hyperinsulinemia)."

Sprains and strains are very common injuries. This can help you tell the difference.

"Unfortunately, until a medical model, practice, or component can be patented for mass profit it tends not to be 'scientific' regardless of efficacy."

Cassone Wellness is excited to announce that along with the modalities currently offered, ACUPUNCTURE appointments will be scheduled beginning next month!