Experience Matters
Dr. Joel Lopez, M.D., C.N.S., is a primary care physician, certified nutrition specialist and the former Associate Medical Director at the well known San Francisco Preventive Medical Group.
After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in 1996, Dr. Lopez continued his medical training; aligning his work with his personal philosophies. He studied with complimentary alternative medical pioneers such as Dr. Gus Prosch, Ayurvedic specialist Dr. Robert Willix, Dr. Chiedu Nchekwube and Dr. Paul Lynn.
"I believe that optimal health is not just the absence of disease, but more importantly, having a well-functioning body, mind, and spirit."
"I subscribe to the Hippocratic oath of "First, do no harm". As such, I use the safest, most gentle modalities to begin with (such as dietary and lifestyle changes) and proceed from there. I believe in not just treating the symptoms of disease but addressing the root cause/causes of the problem as well."
Among my favorite quotes are the following:
"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."
-Thomas Edison
"Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food."
-Hippocrates
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
-Arthur Schopenhauer (German philosopher)