Ellen Kamhi Ph.D., RN, RH(AHG), AHN-BC, The Natural Nurse and Dr. Erica Elliot discussed her book, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert, which chronicles her life among the NAVAJO People.
About Dr. Elliot
Dr. Erica Elliott, MD, has been referred to affectionately as the “Health Detective,” drawing from a wide range of disciplines, both mainstream and alternative, in order to diagnose and treat chronic illness. She has successfully treated problems that do not respond to pharmaceutical drugs and other conventional treatments. These include chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, severe allergies, chemical sensitivities, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, recurrent sinusitis, recurrent migraine headaches, depression, bipolar illness, panic attacks, insomnia, multiple joint and muscle pains, and chronic candidiasis. Dr. Elliott’s approach, utilizing integrative therapies, is clear and systematic, and can be life-changing.
Erica Elliott, M.D. is board-certified in both family practice and environmental medicine, and practices in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has more than two decades of experience in successfully treating people with complex and perplexing chronic ailments. Dr. Elliott has lectured extensively on nutrition, the role of hidden food allergens, environmental toxins, and detoxification with infra-red sauna. She is co-author of Prescriptions for a Healthy House, New Society Press, 2008.
About the Book: Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert
After her first week teaching at a boarding school on the Navajo Reservation near Canyon de Chelly, young Erica Elliott almost leaves in despair, unable to communicate with the children or understand cultural cues. But once she starts learning the Navajo language, the people begin to trust her, taking her into their homes and ceremonies. As she is drawn deeper into Navajo life, Erica has a series of profound experiences with the people, animals, and spirits of Canyon de Chelly. Fulfilling a Navajo grandmother’s prophecy, she returns years later as a medical doctor to offer her services to Navajo patients.
Contact: Erica Elliott, MD
Family Practice & Environmental Medicine
www.ericaelliottmd.com
www.musingsmemoirandmedicine.com
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