Take 5...and call me in the morning...

"The truth is,' she said with a gentle smile, 'if you were anyone else, I might prescribe [my eyes glaze over as she begins what sounds like an entire grocery list of hard to pronounce medicinal cocktails]...But I know you,' she continues. "You prefer the more holistic method of medicine  - which I wholeheartedly support whenever possible."

The NP gives me an encouraging smile again. "So what I strongly recommend is....REST."