In a “league of its own,” however, there is chronic pain and illness. This seems to baffle science. Both western and alternative medicine struggle to provide healing for these diagnoses.

Over time, both modalities have put together a menu of symptoms and tests and tagged the results with a label. Sometimes, the medicine and supplements can help, but too often, you’re given your label and sent home to try to manage it yourself with little direction.

When learning to create balance in your life in the pursuit of whole health, the change of seasons can sometimes throw you off-course. It’s the same thing as when your friend knows that a storm is coming because an old injury flares up or they experience a migraine when the barometric pressure changes.