Next week I will be embarking on a new adventure. No, I won’t be scaling Mount Everest, or swimming the Amazon River, though at times it feels as big as those tasks. I will be entering the world of health care with active hands. In an effort to become more involved in my own health and wellness, I will be going off the grid of the American Health Care System, and into the world of Integrative Medicine.
I have an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor on Friday. Unfortunately, in the State of Ohio, Naturopathic Physicians are not licensed, so I will continue to keep a primary physician licensed by the state for blood work and other tests that my ND won’t be able to request. The MD I will be keeping works with an Integrative Medicine center, so they won’t be prone to looking at me like I am crazy when I say I’m taking herbs as part of my treatment.
I’m really excited. I feel like I can really take control of my own health and provide good care for myself in times of sickness. Through the process of research, I feel I have been able to locate a very competent ND, and I really hope this will be a positive process. I have also learned quite a lot about health insurance and HSA’s(Health Savings Account) and the medical system in the US as a whole.
I’ve been studying herbalism in my spare time for over a year now, and I love the learning process, so I see this as just another step in the right direction. I’ll be posting about my experiences and what works and doesn’t work for me, as well as my impressions of Alternative Medicine as a whole.
