Dr. Tabatha Barber argues that aging isn't disease and pushes back against doctors who dismiss symptoms as inevitable. She shares how one patient regained function by finding a provider willing to investigate, not accept decline.
You should feel amazing in this time in your life. Aging does not equal disease. That is a myth. So if one more doctor says it's because you're getting old or because you're aging, you need to walk out of that office and never go back, because that is garbage. God did not create our bodies to fall apart and create disease as we age. That's just not how our bodies were created. Our bodies were actually created to maintain homeostasis, stasis, and function vitally, you know, throughout all of our years. And so I would encourage you to continue to educate yourself, continue to ask, why? Why, why, why? And not be afraid to take ownership of your health. You are your own best health advocate. You are the doctor. You are in charge. I can be your guide, so somebody else can be your guide. And we can help you order the right tests, interpret the tests, get back into balance, use medications if necessary. But you no longer have to be the victim of this broken system. You can be in the driver's seat of your own health. So I hope this pumped you up today and encouraged you to either look for a new provider or go have a conversation with your current one. You know, and just keep seeking answers, because you deserve to feel amazing. You should. You know, I saw someone this morning who, when I saw her a couple of years ago, she said to me, I feel like I'm 83 years old. And apparently she said today that I told her, you don't have to feel like that. And she was so grateful because I gave her hope where her conventional doctors were not giving her any hope. They told her this was life from here on out, and she didn't want to accept that. And here she is a short while later, living a beautiful, amazing life, and she doesn't feel like she's in her 80s anymore, nor should she, because that means something's imbalanced and something's wrong. And so when I hear that, it just fills my heart and it drives me to keep getting this message out and to help you guys realize, like, there is another way. Don't lose hope, okay?
