Meet Dr. Luis David Suárez Rodríguez; medical doctor, acupuncturist, and phytotherapist, a true pioneer of integrative medicine now with offices in Playa del Carmen.

In recent years, more and more people around the world , including Playa del Carmen , are looking for healing options that include our whole being, not only the physical body, but the mind and the spirit as well. This is called the holistic approach. This approach offers a wide set of healing options that are now increasingly available, ranging from therapeutic massage, reiki, homeopathy, herbal therapies, acupuncture, ayurvedic medicine and many others.

With so many options and with so many proponents of natural therapies, it’s very easy to get lost in the labyrinth of the so called, alternative or complimentary, healing therapies. And if you happen to be sick, and are not particularly fond of allopathic medicine (Western medicine), you might want to be sure that the healing option you have chosen is the safest and most effective therapy to treat your illness.

Despite the fact that allopathic medicine lacks a holistic approach to a patient, it is the most accurate form of approaching a health problem. The diagnostic methods and techniques of allopathic medicine are based upon scientific, demonstrable evidence, of the way our body works; our physiology and the way our bodily functions are affected by disease. But when it comes to treatment options, there are several therapies that can be used safely and effectively before allopathic medicine, which should be reserved for severe, unresponsive or surgical cases, a sort of last resort instead of a first line of treatment.

Knowing why and when a complimentary therapy is indicated is the core of what has become our new holistic paradigm: Integrative Medicine. This is how we call a medical approach that has scientific medicine in the center, as a sound basis for establishing the diagnosis and analyzing the case, and then integrates complimentary medicines such as acupuncture or phytotherapy (the use of plants to treat medical conditions)to achieve the best results in the treatment of a particular patient. Yes, in integrative medicine we treat people, not diseases. Nobody has the same disease as their neighbor, we are all different beings with different situations in our lives that condition the way we process the environment, how we get sick and how we heal is always different and individual.

Integrative medicine integrates not only the scientific with the complimentary; it also integrates the patient’s body, mind and soul when deciding upon a particular therapy. When we get sick it’s not only our liver or our stomach aching, but also our mind and spirit suffering, and if we want to cure ourselves instead of just palliating the symptoms, our whole being should be addressed in the therapy.

Dr. Luis David Suárez Rodríguez, originally from Mexico City, moved here with his family just this past September to open his practice in Playa del Carmen. He is a medical doctor and a specialist in acupuncture and phytotherapy combining allopathic medicine with acupuncture and herbal remedies. He offers a full range of services in a quiet, tranquil and relaxing atmosphere. For more information or to make an appointment you can contact him at:

CONSULTORIO MEDICO SANAR, S.C.

Located on 16th Street between 40th and 45th Avenues in Playa del Carmen.

Tel/Fax: 984-803-2039 Cellular: 984-135-0492

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