I’ve had a number of discussions with clients as well as attendees of recent workshops about whether their illness is genetic.  According to Dr. Russell Jaffe MD, PhD, CCN, FASCP, FACN, FAMLI, FRSM, only 8% of illness is genetic.  I know what YOUR doctor said but I’m going to take Dr. Jaffe’s word for it.  He’s WAY smarter than me and WAY smarter than your doctor.

Could you be one of those minority 8% of people with a truly genetic ailment?  Sure, but 92% of time, you’re not.  You’re not that special.  Neither am I.  Just because your doctor can’t figure out what’s wrong with you or has said, “There’s nothing more we can do” doesn’t mean you are part of the 8% and that you have an incurable ailment.

What it means is that your doctor doesn’t have the right tools, thought patterns, or small enough ego to look outside of a diagnostic manual provided by the pharmaceutical industry.

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