I am also a huge fan of Walsh Institute’s work on brain chemistry. 80-85% response rate optimizing micronutrients strictly using nutraceuticals. I have personally done testing to determine neurotransmitter levels and micronutrient levels in depression, anxiety, ptsd and ADHD before making treatment recommendations. Every doc has this opt…
I am also a huge fan of Walsh Institute’s work on brain chemistry. 80-85% response rate optimizing micronutrients strictly using nutraceuticals. I have personally done testing to determine neurotransmitter levels and micronutrient levels in depression, anxiety, ptsd and ADHD before making treatment recommendations. Every doc has this option but many haven’t even made themselves aware of the testing capabilities that have been there for years now. Prescribing a pill is what is reimbursed at the highest “risk/complexity” level for that 5-10 minute visit (which equals the reimbursement rate of a 60 MINUTE face to face visit with a “low risk/complexity”, education/counseling/non-prescribing visit). Docs can prescribe and bill 5-10 times in one hour what they receive for “talking” with 1 or 2 patients in that same hour. Insurance companies and the government know this and yet they continue to financially reward the prescribing behavior instead of the listening, educating, troubleshooting and advising behavior. At this point in my career, I realize that this system is intentional (and grotesque) in a cannibalistic way. I am so grateful have exited the hamster wheel a decade ago to become a part of the parallel movement of medical physics and natural healing.
I am also a huge fan of Walsh Institute’s work on brain chemistry. 80-85% response rate optimizing micronutrients strictly using nutraceuticals. I have personally done testing to determine neurotransmitter levels and micronutrient levels in depression, anxiety, ptsd and ADHD before making treatment recommendations. Every doc has this option but many haven’t even made themselves aware of the testing capabilities that have been there for years now. Prescribing a pill is what is reimbursed at the highest “risk/complexity” level for that 5-10 minute visit (which equals the reimbursement rate of a 60 MINUTE face to face visit with a “low risk/complexity”, education/counseling/non-prescribing visit). Docs can prescribe and bill 5-10 times in one hour what they receive for “talking” with 1 or 2 patients in that same hour. Insurance companies and the government know this and yet they continue to financially reward the prescribing behavior instead of the listening, educating, troubleshooting and advising behavior. At this point in my career, I realize that this system is intentional (and grotesque) in a cannibalistic way. I am so grateful have exited the hamster wheel a decade ago to become a part of the parallel movement of medical physics and natural healing.