Getting Family To Visit A Doctor
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Russell Greenfield, M.D.
Greenfield Integrative Healthcare, PLLC and Greenfield Consulting, LLC
704-364-2658
info@bewelldoc.com
Russell H. Greenfield, M.D. is the Director of Greenfield Integrative Healthcare (GIH), PLLC and President of Greenfield Consulting (GC), LLC.
He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Harbor / UCLA Medical Center and subsequently entered into an administrative / teaching fellowship at the same institution. He moved to Charlotte, NC and became involved in the emergency medicine residency program at Carolinas Medical Center, where he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. He then became one of the first four physicians worldwide to graduate from the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine under the direct instruction of Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Greenfield returned to NC to become the founding medical director of Carolinas Integrative Health, a freestanding center in Charlotte owned and operated by the Carolinas HealthCare System. He was a consultant to the Federation of State Medical Boards in the development of national model guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative therapies, and is co-author of Healthy Child, Whole Child (2nd ed. HarperCollins, 2009).
Dr. Greenfield maintains a private consultative medical practice in Charlotte, consults with media and industry on integrative health initiatives, and lectures widely. He is the editor of Alternative Medicine Alert, a monthly newsletter designed for healthcare professionals. He also directs the creation of wellness information for shoppers for Harris Teeter, Inc.
Professional affiliations include Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
In his spare time he likes nothing more than spending time with his wife and children. His personal interests are baseball and anything related to The Lord of the Rings.
Getting Family To Visit A Doctor
Dr. Russell Greenfield explains how to talk to a family member about seeing a Doctor by discussing the importance of regular check ups and screening tests.
Transcripts
Dr. Russell Greenfield: There are many people who don't want to go to the doctor, often out of fear that something wrong might be found. For such folks ignorance is bliss. I understand the perspective but I respectfully disagree. In a day and age where so many things are beyond our control, it makes sense to take control of what we can, and that includes our health. Here are some key points to discuss with your family members so they understand the importance of seeing a doctor regularly.
First of all, seeing a doctor regularly helps create a healing relationship between the patient and caregiver.
Secondly, a doctor can share ways to lower their risk for illness through relatively easy diet and lifestyle changes.
Lastly, screening tests can help detect the health problem early, in a more treatable state, before it goes undetected and begins to impact quality of life.
Encourage your loved ones to find a doctor who meets their value system and make an appointment with that doctor, at least once a year. Doing so, is just one way to take control of their health.
I am Dr. Russ. Be Well!
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