Acne is a very common disease of the tiny fat glands at the base of hair follicles. The purpose of...
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How to treat Asthma part 2
Please note: This is part two of a two part post because of the length. Part one of this article...
How to treat Asthma part one
Please note: This is a two part post because of the length. The link to the second part is at...
How to treat 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...
How to treat High Blood Pressure
Hypertension is defined as a repeated blood pressure (BP) reading of greater than 150/90 mm Hg (mercury). There are two...
How to Treat High Cholesterol
The standard definition of high cholesterol is having an excess of cholesterol in the blood, usually more than 200 mg/dl,...
How to treat IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Q: I’m not sure I am absorbing my nutrition. I try to eat well; no alcohol, sodas or fried food. ...
How to Treat Osteoarthritis with TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a 3000+ year old system of diagnosis and therapeutcs which works primarily in stimulating the...
How to treat Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, which means “porous bone,” is a bone-thinning disease that has affected over 200 million people worldwide. It has been...
How to Treat Sore Throat
Sometimes a sore throat is due to a “strep” infection; the throat will usually look beefy red and the uvula...
How to treat the common cold
If you have a non-productive cough, your body is having a hard time coughing up whatever is in your lungs...
How to treat Toothache and Gum Disease
Toothaches and gum diseases are usually only related in that they both occur in the mouth. They have, generally speaking,...
How to Treat Urinary Tract Infections
Though I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, I feel quite fortunate to have once suffered a bad UTI (urinary tract...
How to Treat Vaginal Yeast Infections
Joel stood leaning against the bedroom doorway, thinly disguising his disappointment. Jane had a yeast infection. Again. Their relationship was...
How to understand Food Allergies
ALLERGIES is a word we hear a lot these days; everybody seems to have them, especially kids. Atopic children —...
If Your Temperature is Below 98.6…
… you will almost certainly feel better by bringing it up to the optimal level for enzyme functioning in humans....
Improve your Health by eating Fish
Q: I can’t understand living in Alaska and being purely vegetarian. Is there something wrong with eating meat or fish?
Is Lifestyle related to Health?
Is your “lifestyle” correlated to your health? Although the intuitively obvious answer is a resounding YES! very little credence is...
Is Milk Safe?
Starting January 1st 2008 the state of Pennsylvania will ban labels on dairy products which claim to be rBGH, pesticide...
Is walking a good exercise?
Q: I’ve been accused of being a couch potato. I suppose it’s true but I’m just not the natural Joe...
Juice Recipes
If you are considering a 5 day “spring cleanse” here is a shopping list and recipes for 5 days of...
Lowering TRIGLYCERIDES
Do you have labs results with HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES? Is your conventionally trained physician just telling you to take drugs? Yikes!...
Mammogram Controversies
There has been a lot in the press lately about the utility and effectiveness of various types of screening tests...
Managing Menopause Naturally
by Emily A. Kane, N.D., L.Ac. A clear, informative, 192-page guide detailing a natural approach to managing menopause. Preview the...
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), particularly the seeds, has been used medicinally for over 2000 years. Ancient writings recommend milk thistle...
Natural Approaches to ANXIETY
Anxiety is a very real and unpleasant physiologic condition, created by over-stimulation of the adrenal glands. These tiny organs which sit...
Natural Remedies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other Wrist Issues
As always, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you are in a profession that demands...
Natural Remedies for Tinnitus
Tinnitus is not a disease, and is very rarely a symptom of a serious medical problem. But it can drive...
Natural therapies for COVID19 infection
Basic naturopathic principles for treating COVID 19 infection Help brain recovery (especially if already diagnosed, or at risk of, dementia):...
Natural Therapies for Depression
Clinical depression affects 15 million Americans yearly, and countless more suffer from milder versions of this illness. Antidepressants are among...
Natural Treatments for Menopause
Q: I’m 50 and starting the “change of life.” I’m very upset that I can’t make a decision about whether...
Natural Treatments for Vertigo
Vertigo is a feeling of spinning even though you are on solid ground. Sometimes the sensation is strong enough to...
Natural ways to treat Constipation
Despite its prevalence, constipation is often not understood, nor mentioned to doctors and thus may go untreated for years. While...
Oregano — Wonder Herb
Origanum vulgare (Oregano) is native to Greece, but mostly produced today in Turkey. Like all mints, the plant has a...
Osteoarthritis
The arthritic diseases revolve around degeneration of bone and cartilage and can be due to infection, trauma, and inflammation, or...
Overheard at Rainbow Foods
Overheard in the Healthfood Store Two friends, Linda and Jenna, who work at Rainbow Foods in beautiful downtown Juneau, Alaska,...