I have training in pathology, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, drugs, biology, botany, pharmacology, microbiology... 5 yrs of technical complex things. 40+yrs with patients and endless problems, and my own pain issues.

A decade ago we got our first computer. And PubMed became accessible to me at home, opening many doors. I am an avid reader, and don't do sports TV or much TV in general. I READ.

I am very inquisitive and a puzzle solver so all those things rather
come together for me. Some of medicine is plain old common sense, which seems to be lost these days with "specialists". While I was blessed with pain and arthritis from a relatively early age, my mind is still very sharp and I still use it. I am a good holistic thinker, and find lots of things "outside the box". Right now I am doing further experiments on myself with my neodymium magnets. Magnets have been very good for my own pain control.
Like my signature quote... There are many truths out there, you just have to FIND them.

I think doctors memorize too much. They don't step back and see how things really work, or mesh together. It is sort of how I work with my plants, seedlings, and garden as well. School misses the boat and does not teach "process"...only facts.

I found it interesting the author of The 4 Hour Body, says a similar thing in his introduction of that book.
http://www.fourhourbody.com/

He claims that there are many answers to medical problems today --HIDDEN in the research and never applied in the real world. And I believe that.