Every physician has, or should have, a sense of mission and I am no different in this respect. And out of that mission and my medical practice has grown a philosophy of medicine that I call the Health Coach philosophy, in particular a philosophy about the proper relationship between a doctor and patient. On these pages I will explain this philosophy, perhaps slowly, but steadily, beginning on the next page. But first my Mission--and then read on To teach and direct patients towards enhancing and optimizing their own ability to experience a self-directed health in body, mind, emotion, and spirit. To coach and educate patients to create loving and harmonious social relationships within safe, supportive, and nurturing environments (promoting family values) and thus help evolve towards a world that interacts for the benefit of all mankind and respect for all life more... See more text