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Ecological medicine tries to discover the underlying causes of disease. This is often related to poor nutrition, toxicity, allergies and individual susceptibility.

Why an Integrated Approach can help Modern medicine has many benefits. It is excellent for treating acute conditions (accidents, infections, surgical emergencies, heart attacks) and diagnostics tests have improved immensely during the time I’ve been in practice. However the major problem we face as a society today is an epidemic of chronic illness. Mainstream medicine […]

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I'm Dr Jerry Thompson. I have now retired from general practice (from July 2023) after working in general practice for four decades. This means I am no longer doing consultations. However, I may still be able to help. During my time in general practice I wrote many leaflets about commonly seen diseases and other medical information. Patients told me they found these useful. They are now on my website.

I believe people nearly always get better (and sometimes spectacularly better) results if they use an integrated approach that takes into account diet, nutrition and sometimes reducing toxicity. An example would be the reversal of type 2 diabetes on a low carb diet.

Whilst working in general practice, I soon discovered that there were many illnesses for which conventional medicine had little to offer. I started looking for answers. Since then, I’ve studied many fields of medicine, particularly ecological medicine, and developed an interest in people who have got better against the odds. This led to my book Curing the Incurable. As I learned more I found I could help more people. I have tried to integrate these methods into general practice and my leaflets reflect this holistic approach.

I still hear from many patients who say mainstream medicine has been unable to help them. They ask who they can turn to for help. I would suggest the practitioner list for BSEM is a good starting place. Other useful sites are Dr Jenny Goodman's website which has a useful practitioner list, Natural Health Worldwide and practitioners of functional medicine (try the Institute of Functional Medicine, although I understand this is in a process of change). There's nearly always something that can be done to help.

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Illness is common

Illness is common. Doctors are busy and don’t always have good answers. Most people today look on the internet. But what information can be trusted? Some sites are selling products and medical charities are typically funded by pharmaceutical companies who have their own agenda.

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I have been searching for the best ways to treat illness throughout my career. I would like to share some of this knowledge.

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What follows is a series of patient leaflets covering many commonly-met illnesses and related topics. I frequently use these with patients and know they have proved useful. Some of this information is well-known but much of the information is not easy to find.

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I have retired this year (2023) and have now stopped doing consultations. However, there may well be information on the website that could help you. I would be happy to answer queries about this.