Andrew Litchy, N.D.

And that's often a big gap in conventional care is working with functional health issues. You know, IBS, people can be debilitated, unable to leave the house. And often the people just don't have enough training to actually help with them or drink more water, eat more fiber and like that. So functional health conditions are a huge place we help people.

And that's often a big gap in conventional care is working with functional health issues. You know, IBS, people can be debilitated, unable to leave the house. And often the people just don't have enough training to actually help with them or drink more water, eat more fiber and like that. So functional health conditions are a huge place we help people.

And like I said, you know, adjunct care for autoimmune autoimmunity cancer care, serious conditions as well.

And like I said, you know, adjunct care for autoimmune autoimmunity cancer care, serious conditions as well.

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. Yeah. Yep. And yeah, yeah, it matters so much. You know, your gut's just a huge immune active mucosal tissue, right? And inflammation there affects everything greatly. So at the very least, that's really important for systemic health. And like I said, people with IBS or certain heartburn conditions, it's not really a Prilosec deficiency.

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. Yeah. Yep. And yeah, yeah, it matters so much. You know, your gut's just a huge immune active mucosal tissue, right? And inflammation there affects everything greatly. So at the very least, that's really important for systemic health. And like I said, people with IBS or certain heartburn conditions, it's not really a Prilosec deficiency.

It's, you know, it can be a bacterial imbalance. It can be a food reaction. A number of some mechanical issues are a lot of, a lot of possibilities of what that is. Yeah.

It's, you know, it can be a bacterial imbalance. It can be a food reaction. A number of some mechanical issues are a lot of, a lot of possibilities of what that is. Yeah.

Right. Barry, go ahead.

Right. Barry, go ahead.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I think that's a really important point. One of the things I like about naturopathic medicine is really acknowledging the humanity of the provider and the humanity of the patient. And we really canonize and talk about that relationship. You know, docere, doctor is teacher, right? Doesn't docere mean teacher in Latin? And that is the foundation of the relationship.

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I think that's a really important point. One of the things I like about naturopathic medicine is really acknowledging the humanity of the provider and the humanity of the patient. And we really canonize and talk about that relationship. You know, docere, doctor is teacher, right? Doesn't docere mean teacher in Latin? And that is the foundation of the relationship.

It's mutuality, right? Not so hierarchical. When you have very little time, you have to just kind of convey frequently, you have to convey the information, make sure they understand, and that's what you got. And when you have time, you can enter in relationship you can skillfully and nicely push back or point out where people are not doing the right thing.

It's mutuality, right? Not so hierarchical. When you have very little time, you have to just kind of convey frequently, you have to convey the information, make sure they understand, and that's what you got. And when you have time, you can enter in relationship you can skillfully and nicely push back or point out where people are not doing the right thing.

And because of the relationship and the shared space of you two as people in the room, people can make change and go past things that were holding them back from making those changes. And I think Maybe specifically to your question, that therapeutic relationship in that moment between two people is so important for providers and people to heal. And that's...

And because of the relationship and the shared space of you two as people in the room, people can make change and go past things that were holding them back from making those changes. And I think Maybe specifically to your question, that therapeutic relationship in that moment between two people is so important for providers and people to heal. And that's...

something I wish everyone had time to cultivate and in training to cultivate because how you hold yourself as a provider in that moment, um, take some, some practice, some skill, some coaching about how, how it is best for you to be, how can you be yourself truly and, you know, the right kind of person and right kind of provider. So, yeah.

something I wish everyone had time to cultivate and in training to cultivate because how you hold yourself as a provider in that moment, um, take some, some practice, some skill, some coaching about how, how it is best for you to be, how can you be yourself truly and, you know, the right kind of person and right kind of provider. So, yeah.