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A wise family physician that I trained with once told me that the first and foremost part of "Family Medicine" is "Family."  

Going to the doctor should be a healing process with constructive energy, and I would be remiss if I did not treat you with the listening and caring that I try to give my own family members.  Pictured above (Aly, my stepdaughter, an amazing massage therapist and esthetician in Colorado; Andy, my husband, awesome father and fantasy adventure writer, as well as a criminal defense attorney for indigent people; Andre, my son, who attends Weimar High School, top of his class, and who wants to be a physician; Alex, my son who is attending the Liberal Arts Honors program at UT Austin as an English Major;  Myself, mom and physician; Bruce, my stepson, a talented programmer who is attending the Denver Art Institute, and pursuing the design of video games).  

I maintain that the first four letters of health are "HEAL," and that there are Five Pillars of Health - Love (Psychosocial Balance), Sleep (Quality and Sufficient), Water (Hydrate Properly), Play (Mind, Body, Spirit), and Eat (focus on whole foods - what doesn't come in a box, a bag, or a can, unless it is freshly washed produce!) and that these Pillars form the foundation of the best achievable health for everyone.  Research studies back this up every single day.  A state of health will differ for each of us, depending on our circumstances, but we can all strive towards the best that we can.

Healing is a partnership between a physician who provides good tools and a patient who is able to use those tools and uses them effectively to help the body to heal itself.  The human body has an incredible ability to heal and change itself.  Of course this can be limited by chronic or acute disease processes and even aging.  I am a firm believer in taking the time to educate my patients about their conditions and treatment options.  I am openminded towards Integrative Medicine modalities, and I believe that Evidence-Based Medicine is very important, but it is not always applicable to each person and depends on the quality of the evidence as well as the quality of the interpretation of that evidence.  Medical advice changes as new information becomes available.  A solid understanding of physiology and psychology helps the physician to craft an individual treatment plan.  Not all of it requires pills, but sometimes medicines are necessary and appropriate.

None of us will live forever, but all of us have the potential to live well, even through the difficulties of chronic and terminal illnesses.  This is called quality of life, and this is what medicine should always strive towards.

People come in all sizes, shapes, colors, traditions, and conditions, and every single person should be treated with respect and dignity.  That is the BEST medicine of all.

~  Dr. Beatrice Taylor, DO