Dear Friends,

I am about to celebrate my 54th birthday on pi day, 3.14! Since my mid 20s I have been a doctor, a job that has intimately guided my entire adult life and which has given me both tremendous satisfaction and a strong identity.

As you may've heard, earlier this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and after successful surgery in February, I will begin chemotherapy this month. Having been blessed with exuberant health and vitality to date, this is a first for me, to be in the role of patient. I am gracious to my caregivers, keep a good sense of humor and a strong mental game, but nonetheless, this is a big shift for me. I am most definitely in the patient seat right now.  I am rather enjoying and learning so much from taking time for healing and experiencing  life and healthcare from the patient's perspective!

I have many thoughts on this new role, but will focus here on just one: homeopathy is amazing! Remedies enabled me to sidestep all painkillers after my two day hospital stay for bilateral mastectomy. Remedies got me through some rather uncomfortable nights. Remedies have continued to be remarkably effective with little things that arise after such a procedure. I know I will also be taking remedies to help mitigate side effects of some of my upcoming treatments.

I feel incredibly blessed to have this medicine carrying me along, which leads me to say:  keep on your path with homeopathy! You have a powerful tool in your hands for helping others. Keep that in the forefront of your mind and keep improving your skill with study & practice- it's WORTH it!

For those who might like to read more about my story, my personal blog is FieldNotes from Natural Medicine. 

I have also written two pieces for the Huffington Post about cancer and naturopathic supportive treatments, here:

Naturopathic Oncology

Say Goodbye to the Girls

I have been buoyed by the generous and ongoing outpouring of love and prayers and good thoughts I have received; if you'd like a specific verbiage, this will do!: "Let Amy go through treatments well & be blessed with vibrant health."

As to this issue of Less is More, we hope you'll enjoy an immersion into the remedy Anacardium, another of our helpful medicines and one which Dr. Herscu has written & taught about with insight and deep understanding. 

And here's wishes for your own healthy and productive spring, it will come not a minute too soon!