Do you have labs results with HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES? Is your conventionally trained physician just telling you to take drugs? Yikes!...
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Mammogram Controversies
There has been a lot in the press lately about the utility and effectiveness of various types of screening tests...
Managing Diabetes, Treating Kidney Stones, Is SOY OK?
Random clinical pearls from the 2008 Naturopathic Medicine convention in Phoenix, AZ (Aug 13-17, 2008) on DIABETES management, the question...
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...
Medical Definitions
Benign What you be after you be eight. Bacteria Back door to cafeteria. Barium What doctors do when patients die....
Medical Jokes
Ran into an old friend the other day who is now a Glaxo rep. She told me of a drug...
mental health resources: help for addiction, anger management and dementia for teens, parents and elders
A Checklist for Parents with Children with Mental Health Problems For Teachers: Children’s Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheet for...
Metformin increases risk of low Vitamin B12
*DID YOU KNOW? Long term use of metformin, the commonly prescribed “cornerstone” type 2 diabetes drug, increases the risk of...
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), particularly the seeds, has been used medicinally for over 2000 years. Ancient writings recommend milk thistle...
Monsanto revives Agent Orange
This week, the USDA will decide whether to allow Monsanto and Dow to introduce one half of the chemical mixture...
More Benefits of Vit D
Not only does having adequate blood levels of Vit D3 significantly reduce “flu” rates, it lowers attacks in kids with...
More good news about CHOCOLATE 🙂
Courtesy of my brilliant and slightly zany colleague in Denver, CO, Dr. Jacob Schor While I’m sitting here thinking about...