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 …
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 …
Six weeks ago I had a local physician come in to see me for treatment of a very annoying illness. As I shook his hand I saw he was wearing plastic gloves. As we sat down to discuss his problem he immediately began relating what happened a year ago to him. He pretty much spent …
The FDA clearly demonstrated recently that it is a pawn of big pharmacies by threatening cherry farmers and tart cherry juice producers with legalaction if they continue to educate the public about the health benefitsinherent in eating and/or drinking tart cherries. This is despite the fact thatthere is plentiful scientific evidence for the efficacy of …
A recent study conducted by Pennsylvania researchers revealed that 59 of the 200 children’s hospitals surveyed hosted on-site fast-food restaurants (e.g., McDonald’s). Fifty-six percent of the adult survey participants and their children who were outpatients at a hospital with an on-site fast-food restaurant ate fast food the day of the survey. It is common knowledge …
I was surprised to find an article in the Archives of Internal Medicine which looked at a randomized controlled trial involving selenium supplementation in the treatment of HIV. In the study HIV viral load and CD4 count were evaluated after 9 months of treatment with high selenium yeast supplementation (200micrograms/day). The study found that the …
Plantar fasciitis is a relatively common problem that I see in the office. It usually will manifest as pain on the sole of the foot especially first thing in the morning on putting weight on the foot. Besides homeopathic treatment patients can do the following: Icing is recommended after exercising, stretching, and strengthening, and at …
Did you know that starting in the fall of 2007, truly raw almonds will not be available in the USA or Canada? The FDA, USDA and the California Almond Board has developed a marketing order which mandates that all almonds must be pasteurized. This came about because ” two outbreaks of salmonella, associated with conventional …
Sweaty hands, though not a true illness, are a sign of imbalance in the body. For those suffering from this problem it often times can be very embarrassing. In an attempt to cover up this problem, people will try to wipe dry their hands before shaking hands or will avoid doing it at all. I …
Just as energy in the wrong frequency or strength can cause disease, so can energy in the right frequency and strength be used to heal. Susan, who works as a personal trainer,began experiencing severe headaches and tingling on the side of her head following a motor vehicle accident in which she suffered a concussion from …