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| Dr. Michelle Dillon c. Charlotte Natural Wellness |
Our society is comfortably numb. We are overmedicated, for
sure. You say you are uncomfortable? There are lots of chemicals that may or
may not treat your symptoms that medicine companies [not doctors, mind you]
will happily sell to you for thousands of dollars.
There is a medicine for
almost every minor discomfort under the sun. The more addicted you are, the
better off they are. Medicine companies are making billions of dollars. I
stopped watching TV long ago, but I remember I couldn’t watch for any length of
time without being pummeled with an antidepressant ad or worse, a Viagra ad
coming on. Magazines aren’t safe either.
That's why it was very refreshing to meet a doctor who wants to first
and foremost solve things without drugs, but isn’t afraid to use them when
necessary.
I met Dr. Michelle Dillon at my church. I was really stoked
to find out what she does. She is a Naturopathic Doctor at Charlotte Natural Wellness.
Her passion is working with mothers, who are probably the
most stressed out people in the world. She should know, she’s a mother of
three.
First of all, is
there a difference between homeopathic, naturalistic, there is a lot of words
people throw around. Are they all the same?
Dr. Michelle~No. Homeopathic remedies, I would
say, fall into the same category as natural medicines. The difference is that
homeopathic remedies are produced differently, are diluted multiple hundred
times vs. natural medicines are just a vitamin, herb, or combination.
She said the differences between homeopathy and
traditional practice are, that traditional medicine prefers to treat symptoms
while homeopathy advocates a preventative healthy lifestyle which encompasses
the whole person.
My own personal
moment of clarity came when I found out that anxiety is a gut issue, not a
psychological issue. This really resonated with me. I know that I can get
really grumpy when I’m hungry, or am sick to my stomach. Also anxiety is known
to manifest itself in the gut, constipation, diarrhea, what have you. [All the
digestion aid medicine ads started to make sense].
Dr. Michelle~ There is a percentage of serotonin that is
made in the gut It’s like 60 – 80 percent of serotonin, which is the happy
hormone or neurotransmitter, is produced in the gut. If you have weak
digestion, if you have chronic diarrhea you are not absorbing everything, it’s
going to definitely affect your moods. A lot of health issues are stemmed in
the gut.
~Anxiety, I find a large correlation with irregular blood
sugar. So when your blood sugar is really low, your body will kick in norepinphrine, the
stress hormones to help increase the blood sugar, but in the process it
increases your anxiety as well. It’s a lot of things...There is never just one
answer. There are so many components to it and it’s different for everyone.
What do you say to
people who think that homeopathic medicine is new agey. To people who would
never consider seeing a homeopathic doctor or yoga or meditation. I remember
there was a time when I thought that was something only hippies did, and there
are some who consider meditation just dangerous.
~ I do
encounter nay sayers - but most of the time if they feel that way they will not
call me in the first place!
~I think meditation is good; It’s just what are you
meditating on? Because I’m actually working on a CD for Christian mediation;
like just meditating on scripture. The Bible uses meditation frequently...It
says whatever your thoughts are constantly thinking of, that’s what you’re
meditating on. So, yes, I think there are some meditations that are kind of new
agey, creepy and weird, but a lot of meditation is just bringing your thoughts
to something that is calming and restful and focusing on positive things instead
of all the crazy in your life. So I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.
A lot of new agey stuff...there’s no harm in it.
My boyfriend is a
yoga teacher. And until I met him I had never tried yoga, but it really does
help you relax. I can tell a huge difference after I practice. Now I wouldn’t
be able to give it up.
~yogadownload.com is great. They just has a thing on
Groupon, where you could have a whole year and then you could just do it
whenever you want. You can do it on your phone. It comes in handy when you
don’t have a lot of time to go to a class.
Dr. Michelle~Are you taking any supplements?
No...Actually I did
just start taking something I heard from Dr. Oz. It’s a teaspoon of ginger, a
teaspoon of lemon juice and a half teaspoon of honey. You are supposed to take
it three times a day. I’ve been doing it inconsistently. But it seemed to work.
I’m going to keep trying it though.
~I’m sure not going too long without eating will help with
anxiety and supporting your adrenal glands, like adaptogenic
herbs; Kava Kava, California
Poppy. These all help with anxiety and stress. A lot of people turn to alcohol, but there are some herbs
you can turn to as well. Which sounds kind of bad, you know, Turn to herbs, no? [laughs] The proper
kind, the legal kind, like Valarian or Kava to
take that edge off.
And these are herbs you can get at the grocery store?
~Yeah, you can get them at Earthfare, a Vitamin shop. You
want to make sure you read the label that it’s filtered for any contaminants,
cause some of the herbs can be high in arsenic or heavy metals or pesticides.
Make sure it’s by a good company, that it proudly states that they filter it or
they investigate any impurities. Because not all supplements are created equal.
They’re like Oh, let’s get the cheap kind.
Most of the cheap ones have no medicinal value. You’re just wasting your money
or you’re even contaminating yourself. Like the big popular one now is Centrum.
And Centrum is high in copper and tin. And tin is neurotoxic. People spend big
money to get that out of their body and you’re paying, like nothing, to get it
in.
Thank you so much, Dr. Michelle!
Dr. Michelle Dillon is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor at Charlotte Natural Wellness
who is an expert in relieving fatigue, allergies, headaches, women's issues,
and a variety of other imbalances without medicine, if possible.
c. 2014
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