JosephEdwardBosiljevacMDPhD,RVT, RPVI,FACS

Summary

• INTRODUCTION
  While in private practice I have listened to and observed many of my patients who found relief in complementary and alternative methods, including chiropractic treatments, vitamins and supplements, EDTA chelation, oxidative therapy with hydrogen peroxide, and prolozone/ prolotherapy for joint and soft tissue injections. I saw the tunnel vision of conventional (allopathic) medicine which is well-versed to treat established disease and cover symptoms with medication or surgery. However, over the course of my first career I became frustrated, realizing that the causative factors many times were not being addressed. In addition, various idiopathic diseases can be considered in a catch-all term meaning “we do not know the cause.”
  Donna came to me as a patient with breast cancer in 1994 and subsequently developed a local chest wall recurrence within a year. Textbooks would give her a very poor chance at survival in five years (less than five percent). As related in Donna’s story, she became disillusioned with the treatment proposed by conventional medicine and elected to try alternative methods. She approached me to see if I would supervise and follow her at intervals with whatever methods she elected. The experience with Donna over the years accompanied by additional observations with other patients increased my curiosity about complementary and alternative methods.
  I had the opportunity to participate in several medical missions in third world countries. This allowed me to witness lifestyle and health at other levels and in other environments. Despite the technology available to me in the United States, I found that I could perform successful surgery with basic tools. Observing the lifestyles and natural foodstuffs in these “lesser” countries I saw a good healing ability, tolerance of pain, and immunity that overshadows our own.
  I became impressed at how “the Guy upstairs” put us together and realized the body has a tremendous ability to heal itse