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I transitioned from traditional medicine to a broader approach. This transition was gradual. I chose a more holistic approach because I value the whole person as well as the social context in which distress or illness occurs. In addition I found that medicine treats illness as a condition that is below the person's normal baseline; from this perspective the solution is to restore the person to their baseline. However the restorative approach may get the person to a dysfunctional condition. The alternative I have chosen is to seek a higher baseline, characterized by positive health and wellness.