Fatty liver disease seems to be on the rise. Twenty years ago when I first started practicing it was uncommon. Now I have quite a few patients with this disease. Weight gain and life style is the biggest culprit in this disease. There is an array of potential natural therapies are being tested against fatty …
Want to quit overeating, smoking, drinking, gambling or spending too much or other bad habits? Unfortunately, just “saying no” doesn’t quit do it. Unlearning a habit that you’ve been practicing for 10-20 years demands effort. Habits are behaviors you’ve repeated so often, you now do them on autopilot. They’ve become part of your comfortable routine …
Monica who works as an EMT began experiencing pain in her feet and then her hands. Within a months time, she was unable to clench her fist and walking caused extreme pain in her feet. Suspecting that it was rheumatoid arthritis she saw a rheumatologist at the university hospital who confirmed her suspicions. He suggested …
As I was finishing up seeing a patient this morning I heard a screaming infant out in the waiting room. My initial thought was I hope I am not seeing this child but that was only wishful thinking. As the mother carried her 16 month old child into the office he was screaming at the …
In the type of practice that I have most patients are very health conscious and take care of their body. However, on occasion I do have a patient that smokes. I, like every other physician they have seen, explain the medical ramifications of smoking. Sometimes it is enough to convince them to stop smoking. While …
This week while standing up at the front desk a patient came in wanting 3 tubes of Arnica. Out of curiosity I asked her what she was using it for. She replied that she was getting one for herself, her mother and a friend. She found that arnica was invaluable for any type of physical …
In June 2000, the CDC assembled a collection of government scientists, high-level officials from the CDC and FDA, the top vaccine specialist from the World health Organization, and representatives from every major vaccine manufacturers. The impetus for this secret meeting was a study performed by CDC epidemiologist Tom Verstraeten. Verstraeten had analyzed the medical records …
Scientists, doctors, and nutritionists who have warned that soy is not a health food and that soy poses special risks in infants and children received support this week from the Israeli Health Ministry, which issued a health advisory recommending that soy foods be eaten only in moderation. The Health Ministry strongly recommended that consumption of …
Today when I received the following e-mail I was saddened to hear of the passing of a patient and yet on the other hand glad that chelation therapy extended his life as long as it did. I came to know Bert about 20 years ago when he traveled down from Idaho to receive chelation therapy …
Patients will often ask, ‘how long does it take the remedy to work?’ The answer is pretty straight forward in that the more acute and severe the symptoms the quicker the remedy will work – sometimes within seconds. As an example, several weeks ago I had a woman 3 months pregnant with hyperemesis gravadarum (severe …