|
 I
have
been in medical practice for 34 years and moved to Colorado in
November, 2006. I met my wife, La Vonne, through eHarmony and am
very happy in our relationship and with living here in the most
beautiful place I have ever been. We share many hobbies and
interests - general exercise, hiking, skiing (both cross country and
downhill), scuba diving, music, woodworking and others.
I am excited to be part of Rocky Mountain Integrative Medicine.
Since my senior year of medical school, I have dreamed of being part
of a multi-disciplinary group that would include all aspects of
health - emotional, spiritual and physical. I was taught in medical
school that you could not separate those aspects of a person and
that if you did not pay attention to all of them, you were not
practicing good medicine.
However, in today’s medical world, it is almost impossible for
doctors to take the time necessary to allow patients to express
their needs in other than the physical arena. And, sadly, even if a
patient wants to express their needs or tries to, the doctor is
simply too busy or doesn’t know how to respond.
In my experience, sometimes what appears to be a physical problem
may be mostly emotional or spiritual Sometimes addressing a
spiritual or emotional need will “miraculously” heal a physical
problem. That to me is a miracle, and I also believe in a “pure”
miracle of healing - I have seen many of those.
I have also seen many “alternative” treatments that can have a
profound effect on a person’s health, that I would like to
collaborate with people experienced in this area.
I believe that recreation (preferably in the beauty of the
outdoors), spiritual seeking and nutrition are essential to health.
In fact, all three of these are an integral part of my life and an
important aspect of my medical practice.
I also believe that every person has much more wisdom inside them
than they realize, and I want to help people who want to participate
in their health care and who are willing to embrace many different
modalities to seek their own healing. I believe that people who see
the doctor as a resource and a partner, and who will take an active
part rather than the typical passive role of the patient will do
much better in gaining or regaining health.
I believe that God is speaking to all of us all the time, like radio
waves in the air - if you don’t have the radio on and tuned to the
right frequency, you will not hear anything. That voice might be an
inner voice, it might be our body in some way, it might be through
God’s creation, it might be through a book or a person we know or
someone we have never met before. It might be something profound
and very direct, or it might be very quiet and simple, but if we are
not listening we will not hear. Sometimes it seems to hurt to
listen because we may not be willing to do what we are going to
hear, and change is very difficult for many of us. The familiar,
even if it is unhealthy and even painful, is often less painful to
most of us than something new. Let us embrace change and growth for
without growth, anything will begin to die.
A common understanding is that as we age, good healthy tissue will
be replaced with less good tissue leading to all kinds of health
problems. About four years ago, I suddenly got a strange thought -
“Does that have to happen? Isn’t it possible that through good
nutrition, good exercise, and deep spiritual life, atoms and
molecules can actually replace unhealthy tissue?” I know there is a
limit to this - I don’t believe that humans will live in their
physical body forever, but I do think we can remain much healthier
than the average American is for a longer period of time. The Bible
speaks of many people who lived to a very advanced age and it says,
“Their sight was not dimmed and their strength was not abated.”
Let us believe that is possible for us and begin working toward
better health.
Paul Glanville MD
1964 -1968 Luther
College, Decorah,
IA - B.S. Biology/Chemistry.
1968 - 1972 - University of
WI Medical
School, Madison,
WI.
1973 University of
WI Medical
School, Family Practice, Madison,
WI.
1973 - 1974 Internship, Medical College of
VA,
Richmond, VA.
1974 - 1978 Medical Director, Shiloh Youth Revival Centers Bible
Study Center, 15 miles outside of Eugene, OR.
1978 - 1992 Private practice, Tempe, AZ.
1992 - 2003 Private practice and Locum Tenens, WA.
2003 - 2006 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, MS.
2006 moved to CO. |
