"An anonymous saying summarizes Dr. Gardner's approach to medicine, "The greatest medicine of all is to teach people how not to need it". Concentrating on health before a patient requires intervention is essential to Dr. Gardner's practice, and returning a patient to a state of least intervention for continued health is her ultimate goal. She addresses all elements of every patient's being, including nutrition, exercise, social health, and mental health. Medicine is more than pills; it is a way of life.