For many years I had patients complaining that they were not feeling well and after many consultations referrals and tests I came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with them.

However the patients kept complaining and they explored many avenues including complementary Medicine and sometimes some therapies, which have no scientific rationales.

I became interested in many of the modalities, learned about them and practiced them I will like to share some of my conclusions of more than 20 years of practice in places as different as Ndola Africa, St. Martin French West Indies, Paris France and Paita New Caledonia where I practiced.

This situation "Do not feel well and is perfect" is very common for many doctors and patients and is very costly, frustrating and avoidable.

With time the misunderstanding and aggravation on both sides increase, the doctor labeling his or her patient as an hypochondriac, a border line personality or in non academic settings as a "pain in the butt", the doctor try to avoid seeing the patient facing his own incompetence.

The patient label is Doctor as uncaring, cold, dreadful, unable to understand the condition, the medical bills increases, after many years of frustration and hundreds of tests sometimes the Doctor is happy, triumphant "You have a Cancer" finally the "Do not feel well and is perfect" has been diagnosed and the patient can go back to a long series of new tests, treatment and suffering.

This ordeal from unrecognizable symptoms of ill feeling to diagnosis is the most important time for both the doctor and patient to correct "undiagnosable diseases."

There are three main categories of "undiagnosable diseases"

Category One: Not in the Doctor scope of Practice

The disturbances do not fit the education of the Doctor; he or she is used to diseases with tissular or biological markers and they are not familiar with Energy Medicine. Some practitioners have been trained in energy evaluation the Acupuncturists evaluate the "Chi" The Homeopaths "The Life Force" the "Nutritional imbalance" of the nutritionist.

The Doctor should accept his or her lack of training in the field and refer to a fully qualified Doctor of Health professional trained in Energy (or Functional) Medicine.

Category Two: Not diagnosable by standard testing

The disturbance does not fit the classical biological testing, as you may know from reviewing the history of Medicine, many patients suffering from diagnosable diseases where misdiagnosed as psychiatric patients in the past, this has been documented for many diabetics and patient suffering from hypoglycemia and also for patient suffering from metabolic diseases.

There are many tests which may not be used by your Doctor because they are not known to him or not covered by the health insurance.

I had an adolescent suffering from epileptic fits of unknown origin, he had seen the best Doctors in town and had regular evaluation including EEG and Pet Scan, he was under standard treatment but was still experiencing fits at regular intervals, I convinced his mother to test for hundred of biological markers of body composition and we found out that he had a very low level of Omega 3 (an essential fatty acid) after supplementation all epileptic fits disappeared, this association has been described in the literature such testing are rarely reimbursed.

I had a toodler with chronic eczema seen by a pediatrician, an allergy specialist, a dermatologist who both concluded that he will do well with corticosteroids, I happened to decide to think out of the box and explored him with a hair analysis which revealed high level of lead and aluminum, we subsequently found out that he was eating lead paint from the wall of the old house of his grand mother where he was staying.

Removing the exposure, homeopathic and nutritional intervention cured the case.

Category Three: Environmental toxicity

We are all toxic we carry many substances which may not create the condition as an individual substance but may as an overload create body disturbances.

In fact that toxicity started at birth A recent study of newborn by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in collaboration with Commonweal, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage.

Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood

Mercury (Hg) - Pollutant from coal-fired power plants, mercury-containing products, and certain industrial processes. Accumulates in seafood. Harms brain development and function.

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - Pollutants from burning gasoline and garbage. Linked to cancer. Accumulates in food chain.

Polybrominated dibenzodioxins and furans (PBDD/F) - Contaminants in brominated flame retardants. Pollutants and byproducts from plastic production and incineration. Accumulate in food chain. Toxic to developing endocrine (hormone) system

Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) - Active ingredients or breakdown products of Teflon, Scotchgard, fabric and carpet protectors, food wrap coatings. Global contaminants. Accumulate in the environment and the food chain. Linked to cancer, birth defects, and more.

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and furans (PBCD/F) Pollutants, by-products of PVC production, industrial bleaching, and incineration. Cause cancer in humans. Persist for decades in the environment. Very toxic to developing endocrine (hormone) system.

Organochlorine pesticides (OCs) DDT, chlordane and other pesticides. Largely banned in the U.S. Persist for decades in the environment. Accumulate up the food chain, to man. Cause cancer and numerous reproductive effects.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) Flame retardant in furniture foam, computers, and televisions. Accumulates in the food chain and human tissues. Adversely affects brain development and the thyroid.

Polychlorinated Naphthalenes (PCNs) Wood preservatives, varnishes, machine lubricating oils, waste incineration. Common PCB contaminant. Contaminate the food chain. Cause liver and kidney damage.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - Industrial insulators and lubricants. Banned in the U.S. in 1976. Persist for decades in the environment. Accumulate up the food chain, to man. Cause cancer and nervous system problems.

While your Doctor may not want to test you for the above toxicants, while you may not be able to afford the testing many strategies exist to diminish the body burden

- Nutritional intervention - Hydratation (our body contains a large quantity of water not sodas) - Amino-acid supplementation - Green Food - Homeopathic therapies (using low dose of toxicants to stimulate elimination) - Acupuncture (to reestablish energy flow) - Chiropraxie (body posture) - Yoga (body posture, mind-body connection, sweating) - Exercise (activation of the metabolism, sweating) - Herbal (mainly herbs having an effect on the liver and kidneys)

By understanding the situation you will be able to focus your energy on new therapies and strategies which will "make you feel well even if you are not perfect".

About the author:

Richard Clement is a French Medical Doctor with more than 20 years of practice worldwide he teaches Homeopathy and Pharmacology at the ATOM school of Acupuncture in Fort Lauderdale Florida and has developed his own line of homeopathics and nutritional products www.web-outpatients.com