I have heard numerous times that all herbal efficacy gets 'drilled out of you' in conventional medical or veterinary colleges, but a lot of very bright professionals I've spoken with in both fields completely disregard any benefit or curiosity about herbal medicine even if it helps their own client. I was speaking with a nutritionist and just at the mention of Chinese herbs she scoffed and said 'if theyre not talking about detox pathways they dont know what theyre talking about'. The purpose of the herbs in many cases is to balance and realign the body which Includes 'detoxing' by moving, expelling, and flushing... I am not well equipped enough yet to get certain points across but I at least believe in the vast possibility and power of herbs and know there's an infinite amount to learn.. How can Drs and Vets have such a stark negativity and attitude toward a realm they know so little about and was it ever discouraging for you forging a path when many medical professionals were in a way 'against' you?

David said: It is easier and much lazier to be negative about things you are ignorant of, than admit you are ignorant. I have had Dolores tell me in medical school they were told never to admit ignorance, that is too bad. No one knows everything and no matter how much one knows it is a fraction of what there is to know. Detox pathways are fine but many pharmaceutical medications and herbs do not work that way, there ar eco many mechanisms of action. The nutritionist is showing her ignorance. Of course it can be frustrating to have people who know little or nothing of herbs dismiss them, but it is equally frustrating to hear people making ridiculous or unrealistic claims of cures. If you become knowledgable you will be able to help people, many who have not found help anywhere else. That is incredibly gratifying and there research that is published the more traditional herbal medicine is proved to be valid and often quite effective.