Rita Brewer - Medicine Should Heal People, not Treat Symptoms - #43

Rita Brewer had her sight set on the medical field at a very young age. She worked in surgery as a Physicians Assistant, and still loves surgery. But she's a lifelong learner, and continues to explore and finds ways to grow.

After going through all the conventional treatments for her autoimmune disease - without success - she began a search for integrative therapies: energy medicine, lifestyle medicine, and functional medicine. 

That's where she found healing.

Tired of a system that doesn't allow flexibility, she transitioned out of conventional medicine and started her health coaching practice incorporating the different integrative therapies she learned along the way. In this conversation, Rita discusses her life as someone who has a foot in both allopathic medicine and integrative practices, the limitations of conventional medicine, and her hopes to provide a holistic health environment.

Episode quick guide:
01:21 Guest’s background
02:40 Going beyond conventional medicine
05:21 The experience of energy medicine
07:26 The move to integrative practice
13:05 Discovering different practices and starting her own health coaching
20:34 From lifestyle medicine to functional medicine
28:21 Dealing with the diagnosis of palindromic rheumatism through functional medicine
32:49 How energy medicine works
44:59 The challenge of wanting to be in an integrative health environment
47:40 Breaking out from the system
50:20 Find the right practitioner

Get to know our guest:
Rita Brewer is committed to empowering men and women to achieve optimal health and live their lives free of chronic diseases. She has over 30 years of experience in surgery, weight loss, conventional, integrative, and energy medicine.

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