When I herniated a lumbar disc a few years ago, I had a steep learning curve about how to treat...
Dr. Kane's Articles
Why I Got The COVID Vaccines
Opinion: Why I got vaccinated It’s the most responsible approach to the health of your neighbors and fellow community members....
5 Basic Steps To Improving Digestion
I know you’ve heard this before, but it is SO important that it bears repeating: CHEW, CHEW, CHEW. This means...
A Healthy Heart May NOT Need Aspirin
Q: I take one regular aspirin a day and a small dose of a beta blocker to regulate the electrical...
Acupuncture
Q: I’ve heard about acupuncture, and that it helps people to get better. But I just don’t get it. How...
Addictions
In this land of plenty, a conservative estimate calls 4 out of 10 Americans “addicts.” Abused substances include sugar, caffeine,...
Adult ADD/ADHD — The Diagnosis Persists Beyond Childhood
Are you jittery, distractable or disorganized? Do you lose your keys a lot? Do you get excited or depressed easily?...
Allergies
Q: Tis the season to be sneezing. Is there ANYTHING I can do about my pollen allergies?
Alopecia In Women
The Spectre of Balding Women – Caroline, a new mother in her mid-twenties, came for help in a state of...
How To Breathe Easily At High Altitudes
To have the best time possible when traveling from a low place (like Juneau) to a high place (like Denver)...
Anti-Aging: Let Food Be Thy Medicine
Old age is a consequence of civilization; it is seen seldom in primitive societies and very rarely seen in wild...
Are EGGS Good Or Bad?
Q: I am trying to eat right and stay healthy, but should I include eggs in my diet or are...
Are You Toxic?
Would you benefit from cleansing? Yes, if you: Smoke Are regularly exposed to environmental toxins Drink less than a litre...
Asthma I
Please note: This is a two part post because of the length. The link to the second part is at...
Asthma II
Please note: This is part two of a two part post because of the length. Part one of this article...
Athlete’s Foot
Athlete’s foot isn’t exactly a sexy topic, but that is one good reason to stamp it out. Two other reasons...
Basic Naturopathic Treatments For “The Crud”
If you have a non-productive cough, your body is having a hard time coughing up whatever is in your lungs...
Bone Loss: Treating With Diet & Exercise
From Women’s Health, January 2005 Q: I’m a 70-yr old female. What can I do naturally to improve my bone...
Can A Statin Ruin Your Workout?
For years, physicians and scientists have been aware that statins, the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, can cause...
Can Healthy Diets Really Change Gene Expression?
Epigenetics is the study of genetic variations that are caused within an individual, by external or environmental factors that can...
Can The Adrenals Burn Out?
The adrenal glands are walnut sized, when healthy, and sit above the kidneys. That’s what their name means: “Ad” is...
Can Toothpaste Cure Asthma?
Recently, while visiting with some of my naturopathic medical school classmates, my friend told us an interesting story. She had...
Cancer Prevention
Prevention is the most important step in any health-care plan, and preventing cancer is 99 possible with a sensible sleep/work/play...
Chinese Medicine
Health, as defined by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is balance. The Qi (pronounced chee), or vital force, will flow smoothly...
Chinese Medicine & Osteoarthritis
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a 3000+ year old system of diagnosis and therapeutcs which works primarily in stimulating the...
Cholesterol
The standard definition of high cholesterol is having an excess of cholesterol in the blood, usually more than 200 mg/dl,...
Constipation
Despite its prevalence, constipation is often not understood, nor mentioned to doctors and thus may go untreated for years. While...
Curbing Carbohydrate Cravings
There are many approaches to weight loss; it is a multi-million dollar industry in our land of plenty. The bottom...
Damping Down Seasonal Allergies
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you are not alone. Twenty percent of the US population (about 50 million people)...
Depression
Clinical depression affects 15 million Americans yearly, and countless more suffer from milder versions of this illness. Antidepressants are among...
Diabetes
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Type II) The name of this set of symptoms comes from the Greek; diabetes means “passing through”...
Diverticular Disease
Diverticula are pouch-like projections from the inner wall of the large intestine. They are caused by slow-moving stools which increase...
Do I Really Need My Gallbladder (my Surgeon Wants It Out…) ?
Nature is very efficient. Good designs, no waste. The purpose of the gallbladder is to store a small repository of...
Do Kids Need To Detox?
If I had been asked this question 20 years ago, I would have gently explained that kids are clean —...
Dr Kane Reboots Annual Spring Cleanse. Join Us!
DATES: Meetings on 3 Saturdays 3:30 – 4:30 PM April 30, May 7 and May 14 2022 LOCATION: on the second floor of...
EARTHING
First published in December 2012 issue of Better Nutrition Q: Hi Doctor Em! Have you heard of earthing? A: Yes,”earthing”...